The B.C. government is shutting down a commission it created to improve pay for the province’s lowest-paid workers, despite the objections of labour leaders and the commission’s own members. Last week the provincial labour ministry quietly published the final report from the Fair Wages Commission, which examined the gap between the minimum wage and the “living wage” needed to cover basic costs for families. The report’s biggest recommendation was that the commission should become a permanent, independent body to study and advise government ministries on how to address the prevalence of low-wage work. But the labour ministry rejected the call, saying in an unattributed statement Thursday that it “is not considering making the commission a permanent entity at this time" ... CLICK HERE for the rest of the story
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