The Politics of Migrant Worker Organizing in Canada
Resource type
Authors/contributors
- Ross, Stephanie (Editor)
- Savage, Larry (Editor)
- Gardner, Karl (Author)
- Magsumbol, Dani (Author)
- Tungohan, Ethel (Author)
Title
The Politics of Migrant Worker Organizing in Canada
Abstract
Argues that COVID-19 has exposed the flawed premise of the migration system, namely that workers are essential yet disposable. Discusses the exploitative forms of precarious migrant labour and organized efforts to counteract them including a union drive in British Columbia (UFCW Local 1518 versus Sidhu & Sons), social movements like the Migrant Rights Network, and the hybrid approaches of the Montreal Immigrant Workers Centre.
Book Title
Rethinking the Politics of Labour in Canada
Series
Labour in Canada (Halifax, N.S.)
Series Number
1
Edition
2nd edition
Place
Halifax, N.S.
Publisher
Fernwood
Date
2021
Pages
152-170
Language
English
ISBN
978-1-77363-486-9
Accessed
11/14/21, 12:27 AM
Notes
Abstract by Desmond Maley.
Citation
Gardner, K., Magsumbol, D., & Tungohan, E. (2021). The Politics of Migrant Worker Organizing in Canada. In S. Ross & L. Savage (Eds.), Rethinking the Politics of Labour in Canada (2nd edition, pp. 152–170). Fernwood. https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/rethinking-the-politics-of-labour-in-canada-2nd-ed
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