HALIFAX - Authors of Nova Scotia's Child Poverty Report Card say each tax cut for an economically secure Canadian is a broken promise to a child living in poverty.
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives releases an annual report to record changes in the rates of child and family poverty each November. This year gives statistics for 2004, and shows there were well over one million (1,195,804) Canadian children living in families where income was below the Low-Income Cutoff — 33,791 living in Nova Scotia.
Children and youth
The idea that people should be paid equally for work of equal value is not exactly new. It has been recognized internationally since the 1970s by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and United Nations, and more recently in pay equity legislation enacted in many Canadian provinces.
Balancing child care and employment has become a growing challenge for households. Families are increasingly dependent upon two incomes. In 2003, more than 75 per cent of two-parent households relied on dual incomes. The challenge for single parents is even more daunting as they seek to balance nurturing, homework and paid work.
Inside this special edition on labour and employment:
The Erosion of Employment Standards
Who's Up, Who's Down: Labour and Capital in BC
Paying our Public Servants: The New Bargaining Mandate
Children in the World of Work
HALIFAX: Child poverty in Nova Scotia has increased for the fourth year running and now stands at 20.7 percent, according to a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
(Vancouver) A new study that surveyed public school students raises
concerns that BC’s employment regulations are leaving children and
youth without adequate protections in the workplace.