Difficult Questions: The Impacts of Covid-19 on Precarious Employment

Date: March 30

Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM PST

Speaker: Glenn French & Jennifer Mak

Covid-19 has exacerbated longstanding systemic issues and injustices both within our communities and our workplaces. These impacts are particularly salient for members of marginalized communities who, due to systemic oppression, are often caught in cycles of precarious employment which many of us fail to recognize.

The pandemic has spotlighted the issues and inequities that marginalized workers experience and endure on a daily basis. However, as the pandemic persists and attention to these issues begins to dwindle, with contingent work on the rise, workers in precarious employment relationships continue to be marginalized and exploited.

As an introduction to the three-part webinar series: “Difficult Questions: The Impacts of Covid-19 on Precarious Employment”, moderators Glenn French and Jennifer Mak will engage in a roundtable discussion with three outstanding leaders.

Join us for a lively and informative conversation with roundtable participants:

• Deena Ladd, Executive Director of the Workers’ Action Centre
• Stephanie Premji, Associate Professor and Graduate Chair of McMaster University’s School of Labour Studies
• Sultana Jahangir, Executive Director of the South Asian Women’s Rights Organization

Deena, Stephanie and Sultana will offer their unique perspectives on precarious employment and how the contingent workers are vulnerable to workplace abuses, during the pandemic and beyond. More importantly, we will be focusing on how you can recognize and address the challenges faced by marginalized communities.