I recently learned about a new organization in Ontario providing support for contingent workers that you might want to know about. A large number of people in the workforce are now contingent workers--temporary, contract, agency, casual, self-employed. Contingent workers are those of us who do not have full-time permanent employment contracts. The vast majority of contingent workers are not well-paid "consultants" or "self-employed" but rather have limited resources, face instability and insecurity of income and work. The Contingent Workers Project is an effort to strengthen contingent workers' ties with each other so that we can better deal with common concerns about how our work affects our lives. Overall goals: --to explore issues and concerns facing contingent workers --to build collective support among contingent workers --to create a representative committee to address the needs of contingent workers --to hold a series of workshops for contingent workers which will address some immediate concerns and issues The current Contingent Workers Labour Adjustment Group (CWLAG) is made up of individuals concerned about the issues and representatives from the following: *contract and contingent workers *Workers Information and Action Centre of Toronto *Parkdale Community Legal Service *Occupational Health Clinic for Ontario Workers *Ontario Federation of Labour The CWLAG has received funding for the project from the Adjustment Advisory Program, Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Contact: Deena Ladd, Coordinator 541 Dovercourt Road Toronto, Ontario M6H 2W5 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
