Fair Employment Practices legislation

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Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)

Dates

1947 (indexed as 1947)

Level

file

Scope & content

Includes a 150 page report on evidence of unfair hiring practices which presents some sample testimonial letters from employees who have been discriminated against during the hiring process.

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Fair Employment Practices legislation

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TABLE OF CONTENTSMemorandum on unequal opportunity in employment in the Province of Ontario and the need for Fair Employment Practices Legislation.Appendix A. Suggested Fair Employment Practices Act for the Province of Ontario.Appendix B. Evidence of experiences of employment agencies. experiencedAppendix C. Examples of inequalities in employment/in business and industry by two minority groups.Appendix D. Application forms of various employers.Appendix E. Brief presented to the National Selective Service by the Canadian Jewish Congress in 1942.Appendix F. "Jewish Occupational Difficulties" (published by the Canadian Jewish Congress in 1939.)Appendix G. Index to Fair Employment Practices legislation in the United States including copies of the actual legislation.Appendix H. Report of the first year's operation of the Fair Employment Practices legislation in the States of New Jersey and New York.Appendix I. Declarations by Canadian labour leaders and labour groups.Appendix J. United Nations Organization statements on human rights.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.

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