OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Dec. 5, 2013) - The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is working with researchers at Western University to launch a national survey gathering data about the impact that domestic violence has in the workplace. This pan-Canadian survey, the first of its kind, will provide made-in-Canada research to help unions, employers, advocates and governments develop good public policy as well as negotiate workplace supports.
CLC Executive Vice-President Barbara Byers and other spokespersons will introduce the survey at a news conference in Ottawa on Thursday, December 5th.
| WHAT: | Launch of Domestic Violence Survey |
| WHO: | Barbara Byers, Executive-Vice President, Canadian Labour Congress |
| Linda Silas, President, Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions | |
| Barbara MacQuarrie, Community Director, Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children, Western University | |
| Lise Martin, Executive Director, Canadian Network of Women's Shelters and Transition Houses | |
| WHEN: | Thursday, December 5, 2013 |
| 10:00 a.m. | |
| WHERE: | Charles Lynch Room, 130-S |
| Centre Block House of Commons | |
| Ottawa, ON |
Contact Information:
Vicky Smallman
Director
CLC Women's & Human Rights Department
613-526-7413
Cell: 613-866-8741
vsmallman@clc-ctc.ca
Director
CLC Women's & Human Rights Department
613-526-7413
Cell: 613-866-8741
vsmallman@clc-ctc.ca