Détails du document

Impression et sauvegarde

Article de journal

Migrant agricultural workers and processes of social inclusion in rural Canada: encuentros and desencuentros

Date

2004

Auteurs

Kerry L. Preibisch

Résumé

ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH: For 38 years, agricultural workers from the Caribbean and Mexico have spent extended periods working in Canada under a guest worker program. In this article I explore worker-community relations in the Canadian rural communities in which they live, examining the ties that have developed between non-citizen migrant agricultural workers and civil society. Although the integration of migrant workers as a social group into Canadian society is characterized by social exclusion, the nature of relationships between the migrant and permanent communities is undergoing transformations throught the development of personal ties, including the emergence of non-state actors who have become increasingly relevant in defending the rights of migrant workers before their employers, their home country government officials, and the Canadian state. The discussions presented here are relevant for debates on international migration, citizenship, civil society, and transnationalism.

Journal title

Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Volume

29

Liens

Secteurs économiques

Agriculture and horticulture workers et General farm workers

Types de contenu

Policy analysis

Groupes cibles

Chercheurs

Pertinence géographique

México, Regional relevance et National relevance

Sphères d’activité

Socioligie

Langues

Anglais