About Us

All funds raised at the Workers’ Bowl go directly to the OEERC Education and Leadership Fund for Workers in Precarious Employment. The fund supports leadership development and educational projects, executed in collaboration with the Workers’ Action Centre (WAC). In the past such projects have included: 

• The Feet on the Ground (FOG) Leadership Training Program to develop skills in community organizing for racialized and low-income workers, rank and file union members, and non-unionized workers in precarious jobs across Ontario;
• Internships for workers that have supported them to develop skills in community outreach, and public education on rights in the workplace in Mandarin, Bengali, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish and Tamil;
• ESL classes focusing on the language of the workplace and workplace rights;
• Public education through multi-lingual community-based newspapers, radio shows and online programs

About our charity

The Ontario Employment Education & Research Centre (OEERC) is committed to improving public education and awareness on workplace legislation, as well as developing and implementing much-needed supports and strategies for workers who have experienced violations of their rights.

The impetus to establish this charitable organization arose from grassroots groups and a wide range of community organizations.  Through their research, outreach and front-line experience, it became clear that it would be invaluable to have a charitable organization whose mandate was to focus on providing public education on employment legislation, as well as much-needed support to workers experiencing violations of their rights at work.

Working with our community partners, the OEERC supports a wide range of program initiatives — protecting workers’ rights through a telephone hotline, free clinics, and one-on-one support; educating workers on their employment rights in the workplace through workshops, printed materials and on-line resources; raising public awareness on issues affecting workers; and supporting the development of community leaders to strengthen the ability of diverse communities to know and protect their rights. See our Annual Reports for more information on the scope of our work.

Our work is guided by the principles of increasing accessibility and strengthening communities.

OEERC

WAC

Workers' Action Centre