Migrant Labour

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
NEW! Essential Work Disposable Workers Migration, Capitalism, and Class Fernwood Publishing	Across the world we are witnessing daily the lethal effects of a rapid and scary hardening of borders, ignited and justified by manufactured fear and scarcity. In such conditions, highly …	Mostafa Henaway	230	2023	View
NEW! Harvesting Freedom The Life of a Migrant Worker in Canada Between The Lines	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 Tired Health and Safety Inequalities Fernwood Publishing	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 Riot The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver Arsenal Pulp Press	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	192	2023	View
From NEW! Foreword From: White Riot View Arsenal Pulp Press	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
From NEW! Foreword / Introduction: Essential Yet Disposable From: Essential Work Disposable Workers View Fernwood Publishing	This section includes the foreword and introduction of this book. In the introduction, Mostafa Heneway describes the political landscape that facilitates the exploitation of migrant workers and …	Mostafa Henaway	14	2023	$1.40 Add
From Introduction Causes and Expressions of Inequalities From: Sick and Tired View Fernwood Publishing		Stephanie Premji	7	2018	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Preface From: Harvesting Freedom View Between The Lines	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
From NEW! Neoliberal Migration Takes Hold From: Essential Work Disposable Workers View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter focuses on four countries in the Global South to illustrate how the implementation of neoliberal policies has not led to development but has turned them into major labour-exporting …	Mostafa Henaway	15	2023	$1.50 Add
From NEW! Part 1 A Child of History From: Harvesting Freedom View Between The Lines	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
From The Changing Nature of Work in Canada Impact on the Health of Workers From: Sick and Tired View Fernwood Publishing	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
From NEW! Keeping Global Capitalism Afloat From: Essential Work Disposable Workers View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter examines how remittances play a crucial role within global capitalism. Remittances reinforce a pattern of migration from the Global South to the North, increasingly necessary for …	Mostafa Henaway	9	2023	$0.90 Add
From NEW! Part 2 A Migrant Farm Worker From: Harvesting Freedom View Between The Lines	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
From NEW! Border Militarization, Internalization and Externalization From: Essential Work Disposable Workers View Fernwood Publishing	Borders have become a means through which states can dispose of unwanted migrants through deportation and award those deemed legitimate with permanent residency. This has led to the increased …	Mostafa Henaway	10	2023	$1.00 Add
From NEW! Part 3 Status for All From: Harvesting Freedom View Between The Lines	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
From NEW! Epilogue From: Harvesting Freedom View Between The Lines	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