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Working rough, living poor : Employment and income insecurities faced by racialized groups in the Black Creek area and their impacts on health

21 Jun 2011

This report reveals how racialized people are being pushed into protracted conditions of precarious employment and income insecurity, and how existing employment training services and job search supports often prove ineffective. It also clearly illustrates the everyday pathways through which these employment and income insecurity challenges damage health within these groups. It is the result of community-based research (CBR) conducted in Toronto's Black Creek community in collaboration with local residents trained to be community-based researchers.
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