TAKING BACK OUR JOBSTAKING BACK OUR JOBS
TAKING BACK OUR ENVIRONMENTTAKING BACK OUR ENVIRONMENTKB/jhcope343KB/jhcope343
ACTIVITY ACTIVITY “What is a – GOOD – Green Job?”“What is a – GOOD – Green Job?”Your task:Your task:
Read through these “Green Job” Read through these “Green Job” descriptions descriptions
As a group discuss what makes this a As a group discuss what makes this a “Good” job.“Good” job.
As a group discuss what makes this a As a group discuss what makes this a “Bad” job.“Bad” job.
Be prepared to explain your answers Be prepared to explain your answers to the class.to the class.
Trends inPrecarious Work
Employment Forms 2008, Canada
"Standard Employment"
Permanent Full Time
(deteriorating in many cases)
64%
Temporary Part Time
4%
Temporary Full Time
6%
Self-Employed Employers
5%
Self-Employed Own Account
10%
Part Time Permanent
11%
Part time and Temporary Work in Canada 2008
Temporary Work – Ontario 1997-2010
Temporary Work Growth in Ontario (1997-2010)
Permanent Employment
20.8%
Temporary Employment
74.9%
Seasonal 55.8%
Contract 98.7%
Casual 81.6%
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
120.0%
% Change
Part Time Work – Ontario 1976-2010
Growth of Part-Time Work in Ontario (1976-2010) Share of Total Employment
13.5%
16.6%
19.4%
1976 1988 2010
Part-time by choice in Canada ?
200.0
250.0
300.0
350.0
400.0
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650.0
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
1 in 10 part-time workers can’t find a
full-time job
1 in 5 part-time workers can’t find a
full-time job
• Because of poor economic conditions
Temporary Work as a % of Total – Ontario 1997-2010
Temporary employment, as a share of total employment in Ontario, is on the rise...
9.3%
11.2%
12.8%12.9%
8.5%
9.5%
10.5%
11.5%
12.5%
13.5%
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Who is in Precarious Work?
•Immigrants
•Women
•Young people
•Workers of Colour
•Aboriginal Workers
Who is Pushed into Precarious Work?
• Laid-off workers
• Workers with no pensions
CAW Tracking StudyCollins-Aikman, Chrysler, Kitchener Frameworks
Survey of laid off members:
• Workers that found at least one job ……….. 25%
• Proportion of those jobs full-time ……………29%
• Proportion of immigrants who found a job, that got full-time work ……………………………15%
• More than half of workers who found a job took a pay cut of over $10 an hour
Creating “Good” Green Creating “Good” Green Jobs in LondonJobs in London
1.1. Think ahead 10 years, after our Think ahead 10 years, after our “Good, Green Jobs” Campaign was “Good, Green Jobs” Campaign was successfullysuccessfully
What’s different about that London What’s different about that London than this London?than this London?
2. What’s one thing holding us back 2. What’s one thing holding us back from getting there?from getting there?
Activity: Framing the futureActivity: Framing the future
THE RIGHT BALANCE