Workers have lost out on $28 million over the past six years because the ministry failed to collect the money owed to them, research shows. The pilot project will bring together employers and labour groups to identify major risks to workers’ rights in the sector, according to ministry documents obtained by the Star. Article Continued BelowThe Ontario government has commissioned an overall review of its employment and labour laws with an eye to providing better protection for precarious workers. In Toronto, the median hourly wage for the sector is $11.50, and less than 3 per cent of workers are unionized according to municipal data. A study of Chinese workers in the GTA revealed that some 43 per cent were paid less compared to the provinicial minimum wage.

Source: thestar August 30, 2016 09:56 UTC