Vulnerable Workers Background Paper

(Note: there is a companion Consultation Paper in this Project)

The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) has extended its deadline for
receipt of submissions on its Vulnerable Workers and Precarious Work
Project to May 16, 2011.

Table of Contents

	Preface
	Executive Summary
I.	Introduction
II.	What we mean by "Precarious Work" and "Vulnerable Workers"
III.	The Legislative and Policy Framework
IV.	The Legal Regimes and forms of Precarious Work
V.	Who is Most Affected?
VI.	The Impact of Precarious Workers' Lives
VII.	A Review of Proposed Policy and Legal Responses
VIII.	Conclusion
IX.	Next Steps and how to Participate
	Endnotes