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The Canadian Labour Revolt was a loosely connected series of strikes, riots, and labour conflicts that took place across Canada between 1918 and 1925, largely organized by the One Big Union (OBU). [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The compromise Act Against Slavery stands as the only attempt by any Ontario legislature to act against slavery. [ 6 ] [ 51 ] This legal rule ensured the eventual end of slavery in Upper Canada, although as it diminished the sale value of slaves within the province it also resulted in slaves being sold to the United States.
Forced labour, or unfree labour, is any work relation, especially in modern or early modern history, in which people are employed against their will with the threat of destitution, detention, or violence, including death or other forms of extreme hardship to either themselves or members of their families.
The A21 Campaign (commonly referred to as "A21") is a global 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-governmental organization that works to fight human trafficking, including sexual exploitation and trafficking, forced slave labor, bonded labor, involuntary domestic servitude, and child soldiery.
1949 – Controversial U.S. labour unionist Hal C. Banks comes to Canada to assist in a labour dispute between rival shipping unions. [38] The Canadian Seamen's Union was red-baited and attacked by Hal C. Banks and others, and replaced by the Seafarers' International Union. By 1950 the Canadian Merchant Navy had no more ships under its control ...
The looming strike is the latest twist in a labor dispute at Canada's top two railroads, which locked out more than 9,000 unionized workers on Thursday, triggering a simultaneous rail stoppage ...
In 2005, the RCMP estimated that 600-800 people are trafficked into Canada annually, and that additional 1,500-2,200 are trafficked through Canada into the United States. [citation needed] This was updated in 2010. [15] In 2011, Corporal Jassy Bindra stated that there were more than 30 ongoing investigations into human trafficking across Canada ...
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