Workers Rights Toolkit Design

Alberta Workers Association for Research and Education (AWARE)is a non-profit organization that focuses on raising awareness through research and education on issues related to non-unionized workers and workers with precarious immigration status. We create educational materials and facilitate programs pertaining to workers’ rights education, precarious workers’ challenges, and unemployment.
For years, AWARE has seen the need to empower newcomers by providing educational resources. Many of our community members have expressed “We did not know how the Canadian system is.” “It would have been helpful to have information when we first came to Canada, so we could have avoided exploitation” “Having information easily accessible in multiple languages is needed”. So, with this research project, the intern will be able to make a useful and accessible information toolkit about labour rights in Alberta with Spanish translation.
There is a growing population of temporary workers in Canada. Many come to Alberta because of its strong economy. In 2021, the 775,000 temporary foreign workers in Canada represented a 92 percent increase from 2015 and a 600 percent increase from 2000 (Globe and Mail). There has also been a significant increase in international students on temporary resident permits, with over 800,000 students in 2022 which has been a 30% increase (Pie News 2022), for example, there has been an increase of 300,000 students entering Canada during 2019 to 2022.
This project will benefit our community by sharing knowledge and building AWARE capacity to better serve Edmonton, as well as building community collaboration with other organizations.

Faculty Supervisor:

Mian Wang

Student:

Partner:

Alberta Workers Association for Research and Education

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

NorQuest College

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