British Columbia Federation of Labour

WHEREAS the agricultural employers are one of the largest groups to be found in violation of the Employment Standards Act; and

WHEREAS farm workers have long fought for the protection of their rights at the workplace; and

WHEREAS the BC Liberals have introduced changes to the Employment Standards Regulations that strip farm workers of their basic rights to overtime pay, minimum wage and statutory holiday pay; and

WHEREAS these changes are in violation of the International Labour Organization standards; now

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BC NDP demand that the provincial government immediate repeal their Regulation changes to the Employment Standards Act.

Sponsored by the B.C. Federation of Labour