Migrant Workers and Changing Work-place Regimes in Contemporary Agricultural Production in Canada

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This article focuses on Canada to contribute to our knowledge of contemporary labour–capital relations in high-income country agriculture and the role of migrants within the global food system. In particular, I investigate recent modifications to the country’s temporary migration programs...

Temporary Migration, Chronic Effects: the Health of International Migrant Workers in Canada

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In this article, we document recent trends in labour migration and begin to address these questions. We focus on migrant workers entering low-paid, low-status occupations, who account for most of Canada's foreign workforce.

The Other Side of el Otro Lado: Mexican Migrant Women and Labor Flexibility in Canadian Agriculture

Throughout the global South women are fast becoming the predominately waged labour force in commercial agriculture. The incorporation of workers from the global South into commercial agriculture within high-income countries has has a decidedly masculine bias.

Pick-Your-Own Labor: Migrant Workers and Flexibility in Canadian Agriculture

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Migrant workers are a growing component of the labor markets in high income countries. Today, some 90 million people – representing approximately three percent of the global workforce – cross national borders to find work.