Media Advisory: Western University and Canadian Labour Congress to Release Survey Results on Domestic Violence at Work


OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 26, 2014) - Western University's Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children (CREVAWC) and the Canadian Labour Congress will release findings from a groundbreaking survey that asked 8,429 workers about domestic violence and its impact on the workplace. The report will also be released at a concurrent news conference at Western University.

WHAT: News Conference
WHERE: Room 130S, Centre Block, Parliament Hill
WHEN 10:00 a.m., Thursday, November 27, 2014
WHO: Vicky Smallman, Director, Women's and Human Rights, CLC
Barbara MacQuarrie, CREVAWC Community Director
Melissa Corbeil, domestic violence survivor
Hassan Yussuff, President, CLC
Nadine Wathen, Associate Professor, Western University's Faculty of Information and Media Studies

Contact Information:

Kerry Pither
Director of Communications, CLC
613-294-2203
kpither@clc-ctc.ca

Chantal St-Denis
National Representative, Communications, CLC
613-355-1962
cstdenis@clc-ctc.ca