Understanding Precarity in BC

Research and public engagement initiative investigating precarious work

Understanding Precarity in BC (UP-BC) is a research and public engagement initiative investigating precarious work and multi-dimensional precarity in British Columbia. UP-BC is jointly led by Simon Fraser University’s Morgan Centre for Labour Research and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives BC Office, and brings together four BC universities, 26 community-based organizations and more than 80 academic and community researchers and collaborators.

Understanding employment precarity in BC

  • Half of BC workers lack access to “standard jobs” and 37% are in precarious employment
  • BC should protect app-based workers

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