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Oct 7, 2026
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Kasata plans to take the streets in various cities today to mark World Day for Decent Work.
Zanelle SabelaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
What we're looking at is rampant retrenchments.
Zanelle SabelaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Also, workers find that about 40% of them do not earn the minimum wage.
Nick WisemanHOST
Yeah.
Nick WisemanHOST
Now, I want to talk a little bit about The World Day for Decent Work.
Nick WisemanHOST
Now, I know we're going to get into Bill C-39 shortly, but Chris, what can you tell me about World Day for Decent Work?
Chris WatsonHOST
Oh, the World Day for Decent Work.
Chris WatsonHOST
I, you know what, I don't know a whole lot about it.
Wes WillsHOST
That is today, isn't
Nick WisemanHOST
it? It is today.
Nick WisemanHOST
Allow me to read.
Sakina KamwendoHOST
But what concrete outcome, uh, do, would you wish to see from today's action?
Matthew ParksGUEST
I think, well so today's the International Day of Decent Work, um, which is celebrated across the world, so it's an event we have every year to remind governments, um, to do more in terms of budgets, in terms of legislation, in terms of policy initiatives.
Matthew ParksGUEST
To also remind employers to do more as well with regards to their responsibilities to support decent work.
Matthew ParksGUEST
And as you, you mentioned that there's a host of issues that workers, the working class are facing, um, from the rising cost of, of living, especially with the fuel price, electricity prices, we need to see them falling.
Matthew ParksGUEST
From high levels of unemployment and retrenchments, we need to see employers move away from that, rather engage on alternatives.
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Elvis PresslinHOST
Workers are taking to the streets today as Cosatu leads nationwide marches to mark World Day for Decent Work.
Elvis PresslinHOST
The federation says workers face mass retrenchments, noncompliance with minimum wage, and growing casualization.
Elvis PresslinHOST
Marches will target Sun International over planned job cuts and Massmart over the dismissal of hundreds of macro workers.
Maria RioHOST
It makes me think sometimes that organizations treat staff as paid volunteers with the same kind of disregard, like not really thinking about how does this work feel meaningful to you? What brought you to this work? How can I keep you here long term? And it just feels like there's a lot of disregard for the people who spend their time doing the work, including board members, actually.
Jessica Pang-ParksGUEST
When we're talking about ethical volunteer engagement, it's really linked to this idea of decent work.
Jessica Pang-ParksGUEST
Ontario Nonprofit Network is doing work on decent work right now, so I encourage you to go look on their website, and they're asking nonprofits to create decent work environments for their staff, right? So that includes paid time off, benefits, fair wages.
Jessica Pang-ParksGUEST
But in terms of decent work for volunteers, what does that mean? Maybe you've seen this at some nonprofits.
Jessica Pang-ParksGUEST
Are you asking a volunteer to take on the work of a staff member because you can no longer afford that staff member? That's straight up unethical.
Jessica Pang-ParksGUEST
Are you asking a volunteer to do work that potentially puts them in danger? This can be physical, but for folks who are volunteering because they have lived experience, they can speak to policymakers, they can speak to funders about why the organization's work is important.