A massive rally and demonstration was held in Ludhiana on Sunday by workers and agricultural labourers under the banners of Zameen Prapti Sangarsh Committee (ZPSC), Pendu Mazdoor Union (PMU), Democratic Workers Federation (DMF) and Indian Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) against the anti-worker policies of the BJP government at the Centre.
Core demands:
*Repeal the anti- #worker #Labour Codes
*Restore the MNREGA Act
*Implement the Minimum Wage Act
*Cancel the pro-privatisation Electricity Bill

Judge to rule in Moncton workplace death case next month
A judge will rule in April in a Moncton workplace safety trial about a worker crushed by a large tire.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/coast-tire-death-trial-day-2-9.7141593?cmp=rss

Worker crushed while rolling 454-kg tire, Moncton trial hears
A worker was rolling a 454-kilogram tire out of a transport truck trailer when the tire tipped over and crushed him, a Moncton court heard Tuesday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/coast-tire-trial-worker-crushed-9.7140548?cmp=rss

Injured worker, damage to equipment delay snow clearing in Paradise
Snow clearing in the Town of Paradise was delayed during Tuesday's snowstorm after two early morning incidents involving snow equipment and a worker being sent to hospital.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/paradise-snow-clearing-delay-9.7140342?cmp=rss

Canada’s federal minimum wage is about to go up
This will apply to all workers in federally regulated industries such as air transportation, banking, most federal Crown corporations, ports and telecommunication, among others.
#Canada #Consumer #Economy #MinimumWage
https://globalnews.ca/news/11743947/canada-federal-minimum-wage-april-1-2026/

Coke Canada Bottling terminates worker injured on the job, says keeping him would be too hard on the company
A longtime worker for Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited in Calgary was recently terminated after being seriously injured on the job two years ago. Coke Canada Bottling cited a legal principle that says keeping him employed would cause the company “undue ha...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/go-public-coke-coca-cola-factory-injury-wcb-frustrated-empoloyement-disability-9.7133409?cmp=rss

Coke Canada Bottling terminates worker injured on the job, says keeping him would be too hard on the company
A longtime worker for Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited in Calgary was recently terminated after being seriously injured on the job two years ago. Coke Canada Bottling cited a legal principle that says keeping him employed would cause the company “undue ha...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/go-public-coke-coca-cola-factory-injury-wcb-frustrated-empoloyement-disability-9.7133409?cmp=rss