Close X
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
ADVT 
National

Surrey-Newton MP Jinny Sims Clears Air On Discriminating Job Ad For Punjabi-Speaking Callers

IANS, 11 Aug, 2015 11:59 AM
    An Indo-Canadian politician has come out with a clarification over a job posting by her party that allegedly offered lower wages to Punjabi-speaking callers than their English-speaking counterparts, said a media report.
     
    India-born Jinny Sims' New Democratic Party (NDP) had come under criticism after the ad on classified advertisements website Craigslist, placed by Express Employment Professionals, offering merely $13 per hour to Punjabi-speaking callers while the party was paying $17 an hour for English-speaking canvassers, the media reported.
     
    Sims, who represents the electoral district of Surrey-Newton in the Canadian House of Commons, blamed the subcontractor for the discrepancy.
     
    "The NDP contracted with a company called Stratcom, who in turn subcontracted with a job agency to recruit two (canvassers). We did not know about the subcontractor. However, when Stratcom learned the (canvassers) were paid less than $17 per hour, their salaries were immediately topped up," Sims was quoted as saying in a statement.
     
     
    "Contrary to spin by the Liberals and Conservative, the subcontractor pays exactly the same rate to all of its (canvassers), which is $17," she added.
     
    Sims was elected in the 2011 election.
     
    She migrated from India to England at the age of nine and earned a bachelor's of education degree from the Victoria University of Manchester (now the University of Manchester).
     
    Sims moved to Canada in 1975.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Four Dead, Two Injured As Car GetsTrapped Under The Fuel Tanker Near Granby, Quebec

    Four Dead, Two Injured As Car GetsTrapped Under The Fuel Tanker Near Granby, Quebec
    Quebec provincial police say a fiery crash involving a tanker truck and three cars Friday night has resulted in the death of four people outside Montreal.

    Four Dead, Two Injured As Car GetsTrapped Under The Fuel Tanker Near Granby, Quebec

    Multiple Drones Force Wildfire Crews To Halt Air Operations Near Kelowna, B.C.

    Multiple Drones Force Wildfire Crews To Halt Air Operations Near Kelowna, B.C.
    WEST KELOWNA, B.C. — Crews have been forced to halt air operations on a wildfire burning near West Kelowna, B.C., due to multiple drones flying overhead.

    Multiple Drones Force Wildfire Crews To Halt Air Operations Near Kelowna, B.C.

    Governor General David Johnston Dissolves Parliament For Oct. 19 Election Campaign

    Governor General David Johnston Dissolves Parliament For Oct. 19 Election Campaign
    OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he has asked Governor General David Johnston to dissolve Parliament, touching off an 11-week campaign in advance of an election Oct. 19.

    Governor General David Johnston Dissolves Parliament For Oct. 19 Election Campaign

    Ontario Premier Rails Against Harper For Anticipated Early Election Call

    Ontario Premier Rails Against Harper For Anticipated Early Election Call
    One of Canada's most prominent politicians is lambasting the idea of an early federal election call as "unnecessary" and an affront to taxpayers who will foot the bill.

    Ontario Premier Rails Against Harper For Anticipated Early Election Call

    No Winning Ticket For $10.4-million Jackpot In Saturday's Lotto 6-49 Draw

    TORONTO — No one has the winning ticket for the $10.4-million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 6-49 draw.

    No Winning Ticket For $10.4-million Jackpot In Saturday's Lotto 6-49 Draw

    Peter Fassbender Eyes New Plan For Translink, Focuses On Public Confidence

    VANCOUVER — One of Premier Christy Clark's most respected ministers is vowing to restore confidence in Metro Vancouver's transit authority plagued by ongoing criticism and the recent defeat at the polls of a multibillion-dollar transportation plan. 

    Peter Fassbender Eyes New Plan For Translink, Focuses On Public Confidence