Migrant Labour
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 NEW! Harvesting FreedomThe Life of a Migrant Worker in Canada |
In this singular firsthand account, a former migrant worker reveals a disturbing system of exploitation at the heart of Canada’s farm labour system. When Gabriel Allahdua applied to the … | Edward Dunsworth; Gabriel Allahdua | 224 | 2023 | View |
 Sick and TiredHealth and Safety Inequalities |
Bringing together a multidisciplinary group of experts from the fields of labour studies, public health, ergonomics, epidemiology, sociology and law, Sick and Tired examines the … | Stephanie Premji | 203 | 2018 | View |
 NEW! White RiotThe 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver |
White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver explores the conditions leading up to and the impact of a demonstration and parade in Vancouver, Canada, organized by the Asiatic Exclusion … | Henry Tsang | 2023 | View | |
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From NEW! ForewordFrom: White Riot |
The foreword to this book discusses the increase in Chinese and Japanese labourers immigrating to Vancouver, the building of Chinatown and Powell Street, and the racist ideology that led to the … | Patricia E. Roy | 14 | 2023 | $1.40 Add |
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From IntroductionCauses and Expressions of Inequalities From: Sick and Tired |
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From NEW! PrefaceFrom: Harvesting Freedom |
Included in the preface is the poem I Am Many Things as well as the details of Gabriel Allahdua’s early life in St.Lucia. The preface also discusses the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program … | Edward Dunsworth | 13 | 2023 | $1.30 Add |
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From NEW! Part 1A Child of History From: Harvesting Freedom |
Part 1 discusses Gabriel Allahdua life in Mabouya Valley, St. Lucia, including his family life, education, his interest in agriculture, early career as a teacher, and time in Guyana. Part 1 also … | Edward Dunsworth; Gabriel Allahdua | 55 | 2023 | $5.50 Add |
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From The Changing Nature of Work in CanadaImpact on the Health of Workers From: Sick and Tired |
Data Sources Labour Market Participation Immigrants and Permanent Residents Temporary Foreign Workers Self-Employed and Employed Workers Part-Time, Overtime and Absences Information Gaps Emerging … | Peter Smith | 15 | 2018 | $1.50 Add |
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From NEW! Part 2A Migrant Farm Worker From: Harvesting Freedom |
Part 2 discusses Gabriel Allahdua’s time working in a greenhouse in Leamington, Ontario, the "migrant farm worker capital of Canada", including the intense workplace conditions, … | Edward Dunsworth; Gabriel Allahdua | 61 | 2023 | $6.10 Add |
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From NEW! Part 3Status for All From: Harvesting Freedom |
Part 3 details Gabriel Allahdua’s activist work against the injustices that migrant workers experience in Canada. Part 3 also explained Allahdua’s process of leaving the program and … | Edward Dunsworth; Gabriel Allahdua | 37 | 2023 | $3.70 Add |
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From NEW! EpilogueFrom: Harvesting Freedom |
The epilogue included a brief poem and a conversation between the authors about how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected conditions for migrant farm workers. | Edward Dunsworth; Gabriel Allahdua | 8 | 2023 | $0.80 Add |
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From  Which Side Are You On?Between Yellow Vests and Migrant Rights in the New Saskatchewan From: Divided |
This chapter highlights how policy makers responded to public cases of foreign worker exploitation and took seriously the state of precarity that defines migrant labour. | Andrew Stevens | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
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From  Just TransitionFrom: Getting to Zero |
Discusses how the shift away from carbon-heavy industries should and could be done in a socially just way to ensure workers in sunset industries, Indigenous People, and immigrants will not be … | Tony Clarke | 30 | 2018 | $3.00 Add |
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From NEW! The Bellingham RiotFrom: White Riot |
In this chapter, Paul Englesberg describes the anti-Asian riots that took place in Washington State in 1907. Englesberg explores how the violent riots against the Punjabi labourers in Washington … | Paul Englesberg | 12 | 2023 | $1.20 Add |
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From NEW! Census Making and City Building:Data Perspectives on the 1907 Anti-Asian Riots and the Development of Vancouver From: White Riot |
In this chapter, Yan provides critical context to understanding the 1907 anti-Asian riots in Vancouver. Yan discusses the anti-Asian racism and the unreliable data that led to an inflated number … | Andy Yan | 18 | 2023 | $1.80 Add |
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From Immigrant Men’s and Women’s Occupational HealthQuestioning the Myths From: Sick and Tired |
The Myth of the Uneducated Immigrants The Myth of the Unhealthy Immigrants The Myth of the Unsafe Immigrants From Careless Workers to Vulnerable Workers Conclusions | Stephanie Premji | 12 | 2018 | $1.20 Add |
