Posted on: 18-01-05 11:58:50
Hi guys,
I want to ask all you guys on CD what do you call as a labour job, Everyone says that in canada we must be prepared to do labour job, Please describe them in a bit of detail as many of us still don't have a wide and clear picture of things that are described as labour jobs.
I request you senior desies especially to tell about your experiences during your initial days in Canada.Also tell how much were you getting paid per hours as I would like to understand that whether that much earning takes care of your expenses. ALso how long were you in the labour job before you shifted to another type of a job.
This would really open our eyes a litter more before landing there.
Thanks Guys & Gals
Archana
Quote:
Orginally posted by acpatel
Hi guys,
I want to ask all you guys on CD what do you call as a labour job, Everyone says that in canada we must be prepared to do labour job, Please describe them in a bit of detail as many of us still don't have a wide and clear picture of things that are described as labour jobs.
I request you senior desies especially to tell about your experiences during your initial days in Canada.Also tell how much were you getting paid per hours as I would like to understand that whether that much earning takes care of your expenses. ALso how long were you in the labour job before you shifted to another type of a job.
This would really open our eyes a litter more before landing there.
Thanks Guys & Gals
Archana
You kow coolie or bhangi or waiter or cook or mamma, imagine them doing their job continous for 8 hrs not allowed to sit THAT is what labour jobs are, your supervisor is god and if he asks you to jump in ice cold water you have to do it or will not be allowed inside work premises next hour. Canada has worker safety board but I don't know what laws are implemented at workplace in Canada. I have seen and experienced too, lifting of more than 50 lbs weight without safety belts. If jobs are not heavy they are very fast and you have to do it continous for eight hours with 2 * 15 min break.
Sitting in India you can not imagine what is labour job.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Try overtaking child's imagination
Labour jobs are very near to slavery...
It is in modern terms "SLAVERY"
People have been forced to do slavery in canada after immigrating as there are not other options available to survive..
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Do or Die.....
A relevant link:
http://www.gov.on.ca/LAB/english/es/hours/info_hours.html
These conditions are implemented stringently. Complaints are investigated by the Ministry of Labour. Accidents in the workplace are taken very seriously.
Quote:
Orginally posted by crenshaw
A relevant link:
http://www.gov.on.ca/LAB/english/es/hours/info_hours.html
These conditions are implemented stringently. Complaints are investigated by the Ministry of Labour. Accidents in the workplace are taken very seriously.
I can give you name of the company which moderator will not like and give you contact information of employee involved, they objected to certain sets of job on grounds of dangerous condition. They were asked to lift more than 50 lbs weight carry it to certain distance and stack. It is not possible at workpalce to weigh exact weight. They were shown piece of paper signed by them agreeing to lift 50lbs weight. In the same shift accident occured and one person was hospitalised. After couple of days when this person resumed work he was fired on some other issue. Ask WSIB how many cases are reported to them. If you know any doctor working in hospital, ask them how many cases go reported to WSIB. If a worker is absent from the job after injury then only WSIB comes in to picture. But employer makes sure that the person physically reaches works and is swiped in for complete shift although he is not required to work. Why this loop hole in law? Why they dont inspect work site if accident is reported. Where I worked, supervisor will come shouting that WSIB is paying visit today so everybody has to follow rules. You have very respectable image of Canada. People who have worked in Canada as labour are very well aware how active WSIB is and how these stringent laws are maintained in this land of mordern slavery.
I wont care to visit the link you have posted because these laws are not maintained.
If you want to experience, PM me I will make arrangement for you to work as labour for 1 shift alone. After that tell us how laws are maintained at workplace in Canada.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Try overtaking child's imagination
Quote:
Orginally posted by jago_desi
I can give you name of the company which moderator will not like and give you contact information of employee involved, they objected to certain sets of job on grounds of dangerous condition. They were asked to lift more than 50 lbs weight carry it to certain distance and stack. It is not possible at workpalce to weigh exact weight. They were shown piece of paper signed by them agreeing to lift 50lbs weight. In the same shift accident occured and one person was hospitalised. After couple of days when this person resumed work he was fired on some other issue. Ask WSIB how many cases are reported to them. If you know any doctor working in hospital, ask them how many cases go reported to WSIB. If a worker is absent from the job after injury then only WSIB comes in to picture. But employer makes sure that the person physically reaches works and is swiped in for complete shift although he is not required to work. Why this loop hole in law? Why they dont inspect work site if accident is reported. Where I worked, supervisor will come shouting that WSIB is paying visit today so everybody has to follow rules. You have very respectable image of Canada. People who have worked in Canada as labour are very well aware how active WSIB is and how these stringent laws are maintained in this land of mordern slavery.
I wont care to visit the link you have posted because these laws are not maintained.
If you want to experience, PM me I will make arrangement for you to work as labour for 1 shift alone. After that tell us how laws are maintained at workplace in Canada.
The link that I provided (which you do not want to visit) is to the Ministry of Labour. Where laws are not being followed, an employee can call the telephone numbers provided, and an investigation will result.
Incidentally, my information is based on compliance responsibilities that I have at a manufacturing company. Amongst a lot of other things that I do, I make surprise visits to the shop floor to ensure that the company's (and the Ontario employment) standards are being met. I've also had the opportunity to visit a large number of companies in and around the GTA.
While I appreciate your experiences, you'd have to understand that they are in no way typical of the work environment in Canada. Besides, mechanisms exist to report abuses, both within the company as well as directly to the Ministry of Labour.
Companies - especially larger employers - take their safety standards very seriously and also expend a fair amount of resources in ensuring that abuses to not occur. They do that for a reason - they could be subject to huge fines if found to be in violation, besides the negative publicity from being labelled as having an irresponsible corporate culture....
Guys,
There is no need to fight on this issue.
On a side note, what abt the temp agencies who send unsuspecting immigrants to do the labor jobs? What they tell the employee is different from what the person does at the work premises. Strange? Nah. It’s common. If you complain, they will get someone else to do the work.
