Oil Workers
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Report finds Alberta’s ‘fly-in, fly-out’ oilsands workers face significant stress, reluctant to seek helpA report looking at the mental health of "fly-in, fly-out" workers employed in Alberta's oilsands suggests more needs to be done to help employees deal with significant stress.CanadaOct 27, 2021
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As N.L.’s oil industry sputters, the emotional toll of the cod moratorium looms largeThe pandemic has reduced the global demand for oil and gas, and the downturn is causing similar damage to what was suffered after the cod collapse.CanadaOct 25, 2020
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Workers at Newfoundland oil refinery meet amid fears over facility’s futureNewfoundland and Labrador premier Andrew Furey said he recognizes that these are difficult, uncertain times for the refinery workers.ConsumerOct 6, 2020
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EI claims are rising fast in oil-producing provincesThe flow of federal employment insurance benefits is rising fast to out-of-work Canadians in formerly booming regions, new data shows. Claims are falling though in other parts of the country.CanadaFeb 18, 2016
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