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Sheila BlockKitchener-Waterloo/Cambridge
June 14, 2011
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Talking About Jobs: Overview
• What has been happening to the labour market in K-W/Cambridge?
• Labour market policies our political leaders should talk about during the election campaign.
• Next steps.
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Definitions
• Racialization -- acknowledge "race" as a social construct.• In census data, race is self-reported and includes the
following: Chinese, South Asian, Black, Filipino, Latin American, Southeast Asian, Arab, West Asian, Japanese, Korean.
• Precarious work is characterized by low wages, absence of benefits, part-time hours, irregular shift work, and other flexibility requirements.• Precarious workers more frequently have their statutory
rights violated.
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Labour Market Overview Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo CMA
2008 2009 2010
% change % change % change
Labour Force 276,500 3.0
282,200 2.1 286,600 1.6
Employed 259,900 2.5
255,400 -1.7 263,700 3.2
Unemployed 16,500 10.7
26,700 61.8 22,900 -14.2
Unemployment Rate % 6.0 9.5 8.0
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Changes In Precarious WorkKitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo
Changes from 2006
2009 2010
Full-time jobs -10,600 2,200
Part-time jobs 11,800 7,300
Employees -1,000 5,100
Permanent Employees -9,600 2,300
Temp Employees 3,200 2,800Self-employed, unincorp; no paid help 0 10
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Changes In Employment By Industry (2006-2010) Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo
-10,000
-5,000
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5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
-9,400 -8,900
18,900
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-1,200
3,200 3,500 4,000 6,500
3,800
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Average Employment Income Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo 2005
Men Women -
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
38,195 23,694
49,940 29,219
Racialized Non-racialized
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Unemployment Rates Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo 2006
Men Women Men WomenRacialized Non Racialized
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
7.510.2
4.8 5.5Perc
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Talking About Jobs: Overview And Process
• We brought together thoughtful leaders, practitioners and scholars to envision, in a pragmatic and practical way, 21st century labour market policies for Ontario.
• What grew from these discussions were a set of labour market policy proposals aimed at reducing labour market poverty.
• They will contribute to a healthier and more equitable Ontario.
• We are meeting with a number of communities in the next few weeks; have launched our website www.talkingjobs.ca; and are planning an event in Toronto in September.
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Talking About Jobs: Workforce Development
Workplace-based learning: Provincial support for workplace-based learning partnerships between employers and workers.
Strategic workforce development: A coordinated approach to workforce development that brings together employers, labour, workers, advocates and government for local labour market planning.
Supports for Internationally Educated Professionals (IEPs): Build on existing programs to ensure IEPs have an opportunity to use their skills, and the Ontario economy more fully benefits from their skills and experience.
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Talking About Jobs: Labour Market Regulation
Employment Standards Act: Modernize and better enforced to ensure all workers can access their rights.
Labour Relations Act: Amend and enforce the Act to provide workers with a meaningful right to organize in the 21st century economy.
Migrant Workers: Extend protections to all migrant workers: include prohibitions on passports and identity documents being seized and charging workers for the costs of recruitment.
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NEXT STEPS
We are hoping you will continue this conversation in your community.
Engage with us and look for resources at:
www.talkingaboutjobs.ca
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