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October 25th: Caught in the Carceral Web: Anti-Trafficking Laws and Policies and their Impact on Migrant Sex Workers

Join us as we present the findings of an evidence-based research report which maps the tangled web of Canadian anti-trafficking laws and policies, and ...

Congratulations to our most recent Work & Society MA grads

On Thursday, November 17, 2016 graduates of McMaster University's School of Labour Studies Work & Society Master of Arts Program took the stage a Hamilton ...

Tim Hortons faces protests over employee benefit cuts

CBC's the National turned to Labour Studies Professor, Stephanie Ross for commentary on the challenges of unionizing the fast food industry. Her interview ...

The cruel trade-off at your local produce aisle

Every year, migrant workers come to Canada to pick the fruits and vegetables we take for granted. They aren't paid well and get none of the benefits they pay ...

The Rise of Precarity

Published in Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation magazine, Education Matters (February 23, 2017), by Stephanie Ross. Understanding and navigating the ...

Dr. Judy Fudge, 2019 recipient of the Bora Laskin Award

Professor Judy Fudge has been chosen by the Selection Committee as the 2019 recipient of the Bora Laskin Award. This award, named in honour of the late Chief ...

Suzanne Mills named University Scholar

Labour Studies professor Suzanne Mills is one of six McMaster professors that have been named 2019 University Scholars, an award that recognizes the ...

Canada may be undercounting auto employment

Brendan Sweeney, Project Manager, Automotive Policy Research Centre, School of Labour Studies, has released a report analyzing thousands of public government ...

Seminar | The Rise of the Intern Economy

Marco Marrone, Doctoral Candidate, University of Bologna, Italy, Thursday, November 24, 1:30-3:30PM, L.R. Wilson Hall room 1056

McMaster launches PhD in Labour Studies

“This is a very exciting time for us in Labour Studies at McMaster,” says Robert Storey, Director of the School of Labour Studies. “We started with a BA in ...