Taking a Look at Worker Vulnerability in the Hamilton Workforce

Taking a look at worker vulnerability in the Hamilton Workforce

The existence of precarity & employment vulnerability is now starting to be more visible and evident in today’s labour force due to the effects of the recent recession. Recent stats indicate the increase in temporary jobs, jobs in which employers provide no benefits, low wages and insecure jobs. These issues alongside with other various types of employment vulnerability are explained in the articles “Temporary employment and social inequality in Canada: exploring intersectiosn of gender, race and immigration status” by ¬¬Sivlia Fuller & Leah F Vosko and the article “The extent of economic vulnerability in the Canadian labour market and federal jurisdiction: Is there a role for labour standards?” by Richard P. Chaykowski & George A. Slotsve. Both articles look at the general concept of employment vulnerability and precarity. Fuller and Vosko examine the “incidence and remuneration of different types of temporary employment” . Chaykowsi and Slosve in their research look at the economic vulnerability in the federal jurisdiction. Mainly, focuses on characteristics such as employment status, worker labour standards, wages and a look at non-standard employment . These readings helped understand the change in the Hamilton workforce that is predicted to take place between 2006-2016 . Authors use sub arguments and a variety of data in the articles to develop arguments. The article by Chaykowsi and Solsve was more useful in terms of understanding Hamilton’s force as issues examined in the article were more relevant to the recent change in the workforce in Hamilton.

The researchers of these articles investigate two different concepts of employment vulnerability in the labour force. Even though the common argument of precarity and vulnerability is similar amongst the two each look at different issues that help understands