May 30

WORKSHOP ON EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

WORKSHOP ON EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE & THE UNEMPLOYMENT OF

TEMPORARY AGENCY WORKERS

Saturday, June 1st, 2013, 4:00 pm

Provided by Mouvement Action Chômage

4755 Van Horne Street, Suite # 110

Immigrant Worker Centre (IWC)

To answer all your questions:

Do I have the right to obtain unemployment benefits even if I don’t have papers?

Am I entitled for unemployment insurance if I don’t have an actual job but am still employed by an agency?

Can I access employment insurance if I was laid off or terminated?

FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION ABOUT

THE FUTURE AND PERTINENT ACTIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF TEMPORARY

AGENCY WORKERS

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