Objective
In a context where immigrant women working in precarious jobs in Quebec encounter difficulties in accessing legal resources and asserting their rights, this project seeks to address this issue. More specifically, this project aims to:
- Inform and raise awareness among vulnerable workers about their legal rights regarding sexual harassment in the workplace.
- Facilitate access to legal and psychosocial resources for women who are victims of sexual harassment.
- Encourage employers in Côte-des-Neiges to adopt inclusive policies and prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.
Activities
In the fall of 2025, we held workshops on sexual harassment in the workplace at our facilities for participants and members of Femmes du monde in Côte-des-Neiges.
In 2026, we hope to expand our scope and offer these workshops to other immigrant women in the neighborhood and the Montreal area!
Public awareness tools
As part of the project, we developed tools for immigrant women to inform them about their rights and how to exercise them.
Public awareness tools
As part of the project, we developed tools for immigrant women to inform them about their rights and how to exercise them.
Des ateliers bilingues sur le Sexual harassment in the workplace destinés aux travailleuses immigrantes, aux femmes immigrantes occupant des emplois précaires et aux travailleuses immigrantes ayant un statut d'immigration précaire ou sans statut.
Workshop #1
Sexual harassment in the workplace : what is it ?
Workshop #2
Sexual harassment in the workplace : Your rights and legal options
Workshop #3
Sexual harassment in the workplace : what is it and what should I do if it happens to me? (condensed version of workshops 1 and 2)
Informative videos on Sexual harassment in the workplace, available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Creole, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Romanian, Persian, Russian, and Bengali.
We are also in the process of developing a workshop and practical guide on anti-harassment policies for local employers in Côte-des-Neiges. These tools will be available starting in April 2026!
Contact
Do you think participants in your organization or employees in your company could benefit from our workshops? Would you like to learn more about this project? Contact the project manager!
SARAY ORTIZ TORRES
This project is made possible thanks to the financial support of the Department of Justice Canada.
