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Five tips for immigrants dealing with workplace harassment

3/31/2015

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Workplace harassment is a common reason why people leave their jobs. Often they are seeking better work environments. Harassment in the workplace can become a more complicated problem for immigrants due to intersecting issues relating to their citizenship status, place of origin, gender, ethnicity, race, faith, sexual orientation, and disability.  A lack of understanding of the Canadian workplace culture may also place newcomers at a disadvantage because they may not know what is and is not acceptable in the workplace. In addition, they may tolerate harassing behaviours from others in the workplace in order to protect their job security.
 
Several Canadian laws protect workers from harassment such as federal and provincial human rights legislation, occupational health and safety laws, and the Criminal Code.



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Brown Canada Summit 2020: Remembering Komagata Maru, Our Stories ... Our Histories ...

12/19/2014

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On December 10, 2014, CASSA (Council of Agencies Serving South Asians) organized a fantastic conference entitled ‘Brown Canada 2020 Summit’ at York University which also coincided with International Human Rights Day.
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The summit commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Komagata Maru event of 1914 which saw Canada deny entry to 376 Indians aboard the Komagata Maru ship due to the country's discriminatory Asian Exclusion Act.

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"Microaggressions": Trendy buzz-word or something to think about?

9/9/2014

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Microaggressions 101

Microaggressions are those subtle slights that occur daily for so many people from diverse communities, backgrounds, and identities. The slights can be so subtle that they are hard to identify or “prove”. Yet the affected people know they exist because of how these microaggressions make them feel. Microaggressions make people feel as if their identity is not welcome by others and that they are “outsiders” in the workplace and in Canadian society. Although these acts are not as noticeable to others in the same way that blatant “in your face” discrimination is, their cumulative effect can often be just as damaging to the target, and arguably more damaging.
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    Thamina Jaferi
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    Thamina is an Associate with Turner Consulting Group with expertise in human rights and workplace discrimination and harassment prevention

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