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Article de journal

The Caribbean Migrant Farm Worker Programme in Ontario: Seasonal Expansion of West Indian Economic Spaces

Date

1992

Auteurs

R. G. Cecil

Résumé

Individual characteristics & earning levels of Caribbean migrant workers participating in the Canadian Foreign Agricultural Resource Management Services, established in 1966, are examined, based on a 1987 questionnaire survey of 297 farm workers in Ontario, & anthropological observations conducted in 1987/88. Findings show that migrant workers are able to plan life strategies based on the recurrent opportunities to work in Ontario; they are perceived as nomads, able to extend their geographic space. The minimal weekly wage of $250 per worker is considered a highly effective form of foreign aid, & there are benefits for Ontario's economy as well. 14 Tables, 15 References. I. Shagrir

Journal title

International Migration/Migrations Internationales/Migraciones Internationales

Volume

30

Numéro

1

Liens

Secteurs économiques

Agriculture and horticulture workers et General farm workers

Types de contenu

Statistics on work and life conditions

Groupes cibles

Chercheurs

Pertinence géographique

Regional relevance et National relevance

Sphères d’activité

Économie et Socioligie

Langues

Anglais