Detalles del documento

Imprima y guarde

Artículo de periódico

In The Shadows" Exploring The Notion Of "Community" For Temporary Foreign Workers In A Boomtown

Fecha

2013

Autores

Jason Foster y Alison Taylor

Resumen

The rapid expansion of the oil sands in northern Alberta in the early 21st century led to the use of significant numbers of temporary foreign workers. These foreign workers became a part of the region’s so-called “shadow population.” This paper examines how the presence of foreign workers affects conceptions of community and social cohesion through the experiences of foreign workers employed in oil sands construction. The study finds foreign workers are excluded from the life of the community due to their differential exclusion, vulnerable and precarious connection to the labour market, experiences of discrimination, and conflicted transnational community identities. The paper discusses
the shortcomings of community and social cohesion approaches in addressing temporary foreign workers and considers the policy limitations of a widespread temporary foreign worker program.

Journal title

Canadian Journal of Sociology

Volumen

38

Número

2

Page numbers

167-190

Archivos adjuntos

Conexiones

Los sectores económicos

Underground mine service and support workers, Oil and gas well drilling and related workers and services operators, y Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers

Tipos de contenido

Análisis de políticas

Los grupos destinatarios

Los investigadores

Relevancia geográfica

Alberta

Esferas de la actividad

Estudios culturales y étnicas y Socioligie

Idiomas

Inglés