Bibliograph

Farm workers in Western Canada, injustices and activism, Shirley A. McDonald and Bob Barnetson, editors

Type

Label

Farm workers in Western Canada, injustices and activism, Shirley A. McDonald and Bob Barnetson, editors

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Farm workers in Western Canada

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Shirley A. McDonald and Bob Barnetson, editors

Sub title

injustices and activism

Summary

Farm workers are the faceless multitudes driving agriculture production. Many workers-men, women, and children-are injured and even killed at work. In nine essays, contributors to Farm Workers in Western Canada look at the origin, work conditions, and precarious lives of farm workers in terms of larger historical forces such as colonialism, land rights, and racism. They also examine how the rights and privileges of farm workers, including seasonal and temporary foreign workers, conflict with those of their employers, and reveal the barriers many face by being excluded from most statutory employment laws, sometimes in violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Scholars in the disciplines of sociology, Canadian history, law, and rural and labour studies, as well as policy makers, farmers, farm workers, and activists will benefit from reading Farm Workers in Western Canada

Target audience

adult

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