Hard Time in Canadian Fields. Sue Ferguson.
by Ferguson, Sue; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 44Business. Publisher: Maclean's, 2004ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Agriculture -- Canada | Alien labor | Employee rights | Labor laws and legislation -- Canada | Migrant agricultural laborers | Seasonal labor | Work environmentDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Unions, academics, church and social justice groups are among those trying to rectify the worst abuses and promote the rights of foreign workers. They're also keeping an eye on a new, less regulated federal initiative that brings in low-skilled workers in other industries. As Canadians increasingly depend on migrant workers--who number perhaps 170 million worldwide--to keep the prices we pay for produce in check, and a multi-billion-dollar industry afloat, advocates for workers pose a timely question: are we doing enough to protect the welfare and dignity of our guest workers?" (MACLEAN'S) The article discusses the discriminatory treatment of guest workers in Canada and relays stories of workers who have come forward about the plight of migrant laborers.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Hard Time in Canadian Fields, Oct. 11, 2004; pp. 72+.
"Unions, academics, church and social justice groups are among those trying to rectify the worst abuses and promote the rights of foreign workers. They're also keeping an eye on a new, less regulated federal initiative that brings in low-skilled workers in other industries. As Canadians increasingly depend on migrant workers--who number perhaps 170 million worldwide--to keep the prices we pay for produce in check, and a multi-billion-dollar industry afloat, advocates for workers pose a timely question: are we doing enough to protect the welfare and dignity of our guest workers?" (MACLEAN'S) The article discusses the discriminatory treatment of guest workers in Canada and relays stories of workers who have come forward about the plight of migrant laborers.
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