A draft act concerning the unemployment insurance program in Canada contains as one of its major changes a clause to protect against discrimination, because of race, religion, color, national origin or political affiliation persons sent for jobs by the government employment service.
In a conference between Saul Hayes, national executive director of the Canadian Jewish Congress, and Arthur Brown, Deputy Minister of Labor, the latter indicated that the anti-discrimination clause in the draft measure is in line with the fair employment practices policy. The CJC, meanwhile, has indicated it may submit its views on the bill in a memorandum to the appropriate Parliamentary committee that will consider the bill.
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