Detalles del documento

Imprima y guarde

Artículo de periódico

Invisible People: The Rights of “Temporary Foreign Workers”

Fecha

2016

Autores

Sarah Duggan

Resumen

The first time Alberto Mendoza-Galina[1], a journalist and producer of independent video documentaries, became involved in the lives of temporary foreign workers (TFW) working in Canada was when he ran into them, accidently, at the Vancouver airport. “It was just luck, because they’re so invisible, nobody knows they’re here.”

TFWs have been coming to British Columbia (BC) to work in agriculture since 2004, the year that the Seasonal Agriculture Workers Program[2] (SAWP) was introduced to the province. Yet to this day, many Canadian consumers are not aware of the connection between local produce and the lives of these migrants. Although it has become more commonly known “where” our food is grown, “who” grows our food still remains virtually unknown.

Titular

Praxis Center

Editor

Praxis Center

Archivos adjuntos

Conexiones

Los sectores económicos

General relevance - all sectors

Tipos de contenido

Análisis de políticas y La política actual

Los grupos destinatarios

Conciencia Pública

Relevancia geográfica

Canada, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, Colombia Británica, Otras provincias, Federal, Nueva Escocia, y National relevance

Idiomas

Inglés