This project focused on increasing awareness of the barriers injured and disabled workers face while getting back to work following a workplace accident or disease. In fact, almost 75% of workers with a permanent disability are chronically unemployed. We want to build support to improve these numbers.

This project was an initiative to build and encourage links between injured workers, their local communities, and the labour movement. During the spring of 1998, three cross-country training sessions in New Brunswick, Ontario and Alberta resulted in a total of fifty-three individuals being trained to deliver short (approx. fifteen minute) presentations to interested groups and organizations. The focus of the presentation they were trained to deliver is returning to work after injury, but many have since been delivering presentations on various topics of interest to injured workers groups.

Group Photo of Speakers Bureau Participants

If you are interested in finding out more about this project and/or having one of our trained presenters at your meeting, check out our "Returning to Work" pamphlet in the merchandise section for more details.