Impact Refuses to Pay Cleaner
Given eviction notice because she can’t pay rent
Eugenia Nagar has not been paid for her work at Impact. Almost four weeks after her last day of work for the company, she is still waiting for her paycheque. In the meantime, her landlord has given her an eviction notice because she has not been able to pay her rent.
A complaint has been filed against Impact Cleaning Services Limited on her behalf by the Service Employees International Union, Local 2.
Nagar’s first day of work at Impact was June 9th of this year. Because she felt her supervisor’s treatment was abusive, she left two weeks later. Her last day was June 20th. Despite repeated attempts to contact the company to receive her wages, she has been ignored.
“One works out of necessity,” she says. “What do you call this? Abuse … exploitation.”
“Many believe that because of their immigration status in Canada they have no rights … but the Ministry of Labour does not care whether or not you are documented,” she says.
Nagar plans to keep on fighting until there is justice, not just in her case, but for other workers who are too scared to speak out. “They often ‘bite their tongues’ because of the necessity they have – to meet their families’ basic needs.”