I refused to work because our work is done outside for 4 hours and the temperature was -24 Celsius with the windchill. I looked up what was legal to work in in Ontario and it said you could get frostbite within 30 minutes at that temperature. Since we work for 4 hours I didn’t want to put myself at risk. I haven’t been fired or anything but I’m wondering what I can do about something if I or anybody else gets fired because of something like this.

If your employer is forcing you to work in unsafe working conditions you could contact the Ministry of Labour to file a complaint. If your employer terminates you or any of your co-workers for complaining about working in this cold you will be entitled to your severance entitlements, and possibly additional damages as a result of the employer's bad faith conduct.

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