In many Bangladeshi garment factories, the women and men who make clothes for export around the globe endure gruelling schedules—six days a week, 10 to 12 hours a day. But no matter how long and hard they work, their wages are so low, these workers cannot escape...

OTTAWA, ON – The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is demanding immediate and decisive action from the federal government to protect workers and defend jobs as an escalating trade war—fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump—threatens Canada’s economy. Just today, Trump...

The G7 meets in 2025 in a time of profound geopolitical shifts and tensions. While the world stands divided in the face of existential threats and global challenges, the G7 has a responsibility to reaffirm the fundamental principles underpinning the rules-based...

Across Canada, women and gender diverse workers are fed up with bearing the brunt of a broken economy, crumbling public infrastructure systems and precarious, low wage employment. With a federal election on the horizon, Canada’s unions are taking a stand to Rise Up...

The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) welcomed today’s announcement that the $10 a day Child Care Plan funding will be extended to 2031 in eleven provinces and territories. “We are pleased to see that the Canada Wide Early Learning and Child Care funding agreements will...