Plus ça Change? – A Comparative Analysis of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program and the Pilot Foreign Worker Program for Farm Workers in Quebec
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18968852 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sophia J Lowe (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Publisher | Ryerson University Library and Archives (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.32920/ryerson.14646333 |
| OpenAlex | W254556772 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 19 |
For the last 40 years, migrant farm workers from the Caribbean and Mexico have been recruited to work temporarily on Canadian farms under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP). In 2002, the pilot Foreign Worker Program (FWP) for low skilled migrant workers was initiated in the province of Quebec and under this program began the recruitment of Guatemalan migrant farm workers. Since the program's start, the number of Guatemalan migrants has nearly tripled and there seems to be a decline in the number of workers hired under the SAWP in Quebec. This paper examines the FWP's development, set-up, consequences and operation alongside the SAWP and shows how the Canadian state is expanding the number of flexibility and temporary worker programs. This paper draws attention to the neo-liberal context of migrant farm labour in Canada, pointing to the ways in which Canada's federal policies governing seasonal agricultural migrants and athe agricultural labour market are exploitative and racist
Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Archaeology · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Farm workers · Geography · Labour economics · Migrant workers · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues · Health, Medicine and Society · Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
Racism and the incorporation of foreign labour
Tortillas and Tomatoes
Disposable People
Home Economics
The Decline of the Decent Job
On Being Not Canadian
Nafta and Mexico's maize producers
The prevalence of rural poverty in Mexico
The Making of the Mosaic
Migration of Mexican Seasonal Farm Workers to Canada and Development
Foreign Domestic Worker Policy in Canada and the Social Boundaries of Modern Citizenship
Mexican Seasonal Migration to Canada and Development
The Escalation of U.S. Immigration Control in the Post-Nafta Era
Reluctant Host
Migrant Agricultural Workers and Processes of Social Inclusion in Rural Canada
Post-national citizenship, social exclusion and migrants rights
Migrant and Immigrant Families in Canada
Migrant Remittances and (Under)Development in Mexico
Agrarian Change and Privatization of Ejido Land in Northern Mexico
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |