Emily Norgang

Tweets on workers' rights, corporate accountability, social justice, and the environment. Director of Education for @CanadianLabour

[Emily Norgang @enorgang]

"Income and wealth inequality in Canada has been widening as the cost of living has squeezed the pocketbooks of low-income earners." #canlab #cdnpoli https://t.co/UCwBWyJiV0 via @torontostar

[Emily Norgang @enorgang]

“This corporation that has been called to Parliament Hill on the regular to explain their huge price and profit increases. At the same time, their workers can’t afford to shop in the very store they work in.” @PresidentCLC https://t.co/uPjKKIiLNs #canlab

[Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability RCRCE @cnca_rcrce]

“I urge the [Canadian] Government to bring forward legislation requiring Canadian companies to implement mandatory human rights due diligence, and expand the independence, powers, and mandate of the CORE” said UN Special Rapporteur on slavery, @TomObokata.
https://t.co/e3UPMVZHZW

[Emily Norgang @enorgang]

"A UN expert has joined a chorus of critics who are faulting the federal government for not empowering its new watchdog for international corporate wrongdoing with broader investigative powers." @globeandmail #canlab #cdnpoli https://t.co/ugdQAkyZTl

[Tomoya Obokata @TomObokata]

Another busy but good day, including a meeting with #CSOs and @CanadianLabour which continue to make important contributions to the advancement and protection of workers' rights in Canada and beyond.

[Canadian Labour @CanadianLabour]

This week, with @cnca_rcrce, we hosted @TomObokata, the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery. We talked about gaps in Canadian laws and policies on forced labour here and abroad, and how we can work together to address the issue.

[Above Ground @AboveGroundNGO]

Without comprehensive and fully enforced measures to target seafood produced using abusive practices, Canada feeds this global problem.

Read our op-ed in @TheHillTimes co-authored with Bea Bruske @PresidentCLC
@cnca_rcrce @BHRRC @CCPA_TIRP
https://t.co/6LDaSinDGx

[Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability RCRCE @cnca_rcrce]

Torex’s operations in Mexico have been linked to serious allegations of human rights abuse including threats of violence, engaging a protection union, and even deaths.

Canada needs mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation.

See: https://t.co/Vz5SltuRNd

[Emily Norgang @enorgang]

The wealthiest 20% of Canadian households accounted for more than 2/3 of all net-worth in the first quarter of 2023, while the poorest 40% accounted for less than 3% #canlab #cdnpoli https://t.co/YVFqL3MAwf

[Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability RCRCE @cnca_rcrce]

The actions of Canadian officials should comply with Canada’s international human and environmental rights obligations, to avoid human rights abuses like the murder of Mariano Abarca. Canada and its mining companies must do better. @MXREMA @MiningWatch
https://t.co/v4L2HniU0T

[Bea Bruske, CLC President @PresidentCLC]

Canada can and should create sustainable jobs as we shift to a low-carbon future.

The new Sustainable Jobs Act is a roadmap to make Canada’s economy competitive for years to come.
#CDNpoli
https://t.co/S2gyjwG82N

[Canadian Labour @CanadianLabour]

In recognition of International Domestic Workers’ Day, Canada’s unions urge the federal government to provide much-needed recognition and legal protections for domestic workers in this country.
#IDWD2023
https://t.co/ofYfYhFNPP

[Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability RCRCE @cnca_rcrce]

Good article by @globalnews's @JeffSempleGN on how forced labour goods are getting into Canada. Stories like this prove why Canada needs a real human rights and environmental due diligence law.
https://t.co/TDum8CGvGg

[Canadian Labour @CanadianLabour]

June is Indigenous History Month! Kick things off by learning more about Indigenous labour struggles in Canada.
https://t.co/HxoAngPjng

[European Coalition for Corporate Justice @ECCJorg]

Parliament just voted in favor of rules for businesses!🎉

Congratulations to @Larawolters for her tireless work to deliver a text that puts people & planet first.👏

📢Now @Europarl_EN must keep fighting for victims of corporate abuses & deliver access to justice in trialogue.

[SOMO @SOMO]

Major victory for people & planet! 🎉

EU parliament has just voted in favour of a strong #DueDiligence legislation that holds corporates accountable.

Together with many civil society organisations & movements, we have advocated strongly for this.

[Emily Norgang @enorgang]

"Eyes are on the EU... Parliament must defend what progress has been made on access to justice, close the loopholes and create a strong due diligence law that can stand the stress test of social, ecological and geopolitical pressures.” #DueDiligence
https://t.co/Mc2Fa780Xf

[Canadian Labour @CanadianLabour]

.@margaretcho to allies: “We need you. We’re all in this together, everyone is attached to the queer community in some way. It’s about fighting for what is right.”

“Pride is more important than ever.”

#CLC2023 #LiftingEveryoneUp

[Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability RCRCE @cnca_rcrce]

Plus de 43 000 personnes ont demandé au Canada d'adopter une loi sur la diligence raisonnable en matière de droits humains et d’environnement. Le @cnca_rcrce et ses 40 organisations membres l'ont remise aux députés fédéraux de tous les partis. Agissons!
https://t.co/Gj4R1KHYt8

[RRSE @RRSE_Org]

Bien que la loi inefficace sur le travail forcé et le travail des enfants dans les chaînes d'approvisionnement (S-211) ait été votée en faveur, la mobilisation doit continuer pour un cadre de diligence raisonnable plus contraignant.