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Gendered citizenship and migrant work in Canada

Petsa

2007

May-akda

Alexandra Law

Buod

The Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program and the Live-In Caregiver Program facilitate migrant work in farming and home care, respectively. Though their industries differ, the programs are built upon similar assumptions about worker autonomy, transnational citizenship and the public-private distinction. This has consequences for migrating worker resistance in Canada. Workers first exercise transnational civil citizenship by signing an overseas contract. Conceived in law as autonomous contracting parties, they are nevertheless motivated by family relationships. In Canada, worker citizenship is managed through the work permit, a framework which enables workplace injustice. This injustice is maintained through a blurred line between 'just like family' and 'employee' status, and the public discourse of the 'family farm'. Using court cases as evidence, I conclude that worker disruption of the artificial line between public and private may result in positive legal change, including concrete gains in pay, benefits and labour protections.

Unibersidad

Carleton University (Canada)

Lugar ng publikasyon

Canada

Kalakip

Pang-ekonomiyang sektor

Agriculture and horticulture workers and Occupations in services - Domestic work

Mga Uri ng Nilalaman

Policy analysis and Dokumentado kaso ng pang-aabuso

Geographical kaugnayan

Canada, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, British Columbia, Iba pang mga Lalawigan, Pederal, Nova Scotia, and National relevance

Wika

Ingles