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Tortillas and Tomatoes: Transmigrant Mexican Harvesters in Canada

Date

2002

Authors

Tanya Basok

Abstract

Based on 565 interviews with Leamington greenhouse growers and migrant Mexican workers, Tanya Basok offers a timely analysis of why the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program is needed. She argues that while Mexican workers do not necessarily constitute cheap labour for Canadian growers, they are vital for the survival of some agricultural sectors because they are always available for work, even on holidays and weekends, or when exhausted, sick, or injured.

Place published

Quebec City

Publisher

McGill-Queen’s University Press

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Economic sectors

Agriculture and horticulture workers

Content types

Policy analysis

Target groups

Researchers

Geographical focuses

Canada, Ontario, Alberta, México, Manitoba, Quebec, British Columbia, Other provinces, Federal, Nova Scotia, and National relevance

Spheres of activity

Anthropology and Sociology

Languages

English