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100			_aFerguson, Sue,
245		0	_aHard Time in Canadian Fields. _cSue Ferguson.
260			_bMaclean's, _c2004.
440			_aSIRS Enduring Issues 2006. _nArticle 44, _pBusiness, _x1522-3191;
500			_aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.
500			_aOriginally Published: Hard Time in Canadian Fields, Oct. 11, 2004; pp. 72+.
520			_a"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.
599			_aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
650			_aAgriculture _zCanada
650			_aAlien labor
650			_aEmployee rights
650			_aLabor laws and legislation _zCanada
650			_aMigrant agricultural laborers
650			_aSeasonal labor
650			_aWork environment
710			_aProQuest Information and Learning Company _tSIRS Enduring Issues 2006, _pBusiness. _x1522-3191;
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