Farm Workers in Western Canada

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-77212-138-4
Verlag: Alberta Press

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 650 g

Bill 6, the government of Alberta’s contentious farm workers’ safety legislation, sparked public debate as no other legislation has done in recent years. The Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act provides a right to work safely and a compensation system for those killed or injured at work, similar to other provinces.

In nine essays, contributors to Farm Workers in Western Canada place this legislation in context. They look at the origins, work conditions, and precarious lives of farm workers in terms of larger historical forces such as colonialism, land rights, and racism. They also examine how the rights and privileges of farm workers, including seasonal and temporary foreign workers, conflict with those of their employers, and reveal the barriers many face by being excluded from most statutory employment laws, sometimes in violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Contributors: Gianna Argento, Bob Barnetson, Michael J. Broadway, Jill Bucklaschuk, Delna Contractor, Darlene A. Dunlop, Brynna Hambly (Takasugi), Zane Hamm, Paul Kennett, Jennifer Koshan, C.F. Andrew Lau, J. Graham Martinelli, Shirley A. McDonald, Robin C. McIntyre, Nelson Medeiros, Kerry Preibisch, Heidi Rolfe, Patricia Tomic, Ricardo Trumper, and Kay Elizabeth Turner.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McDonald, Shirley A.

Barnetson, Bob

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Rechtssoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtspolitik
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements // Shirley A. McDonald
Introduction // Bob Barnetson and Shirley A. McDonald

ONE CAPITALIST FARMS, VULNERABLE WORKERS
The Political Economy of Farm Work in Alberta // Bob Barnetson

TWO THE PERSONAL EXPERIENCES OF AN ALBERTA FARM WORKER
AND ACTIVIST // Darlene A. Dunlop with Shirley A. McDonald

THREE GEORGIC THEMES AND MYTHS OF ENTITLEMENT IN
THE LIFE WRITING OF PRAIRIE SETTLERS // Shirley A. McDonald

FOUR COWS, MEAT, PEOPLE
The Social Effects of Migrant Meat Processors in Brooks, Alberta // Michael J. Broadway

FIVE A TEMPORARY PROGRAM FOR PERMANENT GAINS?
Considering the Workplace Experiences of Temporary Foreign Workers
in Manitoba’s Hog-Processing Industry // Jill Bucklaschuk

SIX WORKING AWAY
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Farm Owner-Operators with
Off-Farm Employment in Alberta // Zane Hamm

SEVEN FARMING THE CONSTITUTION
The Illegality of Excluding Alberta Farm Workers from Labour
and Employment Legislation // Jennifer Koshan, Gianna Argento, Delna Contractor, Brynna Hambly (Takasugi), Paul Kennett, C.F. Andrew Lau, J. Graham Martinelli, Robin
C. McIntyre, Nelson Medeiros, Heidi Rolfe, and Kay Elizabeth Turner

EIGHT BC-GROWN
Examining the Place-Embeddedness of Managed Migration
and Farm Labour Markets in British Columbia // Kerry Preibisch

NINE LABOURING IN THE “FOUR-SEASON PARADISE”
Workers and Agriculture in the Okanagan Valley // Patricia Tomic and Ricardo Trumper

Contributors
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Barnetson, Bob
Bob Barnetson is a professor of labour relations at Athabasca University. His research centres on the political economy of employment regulations.

McDonald, Shirley A.
Shirley A. McDonald teaches at UBC Okanagan. Her research interests combine literature, Canadian history, and life writing.