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Articles on Migrant workers
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Canada’s beef processing sector heavily depends on low-wage immigrant and temporary migrant workers, exploiting them to sustain a workforce that is less likely to push for better working conditions.
Rather than tinkering around the edges, the federal government needs to fundamentally overhaul the Temporary Foreign Worker program to end the exploitation of these workers.
Mobility restrictions imposed on internationally trained physicians in Canada could be aggravating the health-care crisis intensifying an ongoing doctor shortage.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada must expedite all pending permanent residence applications for migrant care workers to ensure timely family reunification for these essential workers.
Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board must ensure all injured migrant workers — past, present and future — are spared systemic discrimination in the wake of its recent apology.
The federal government needs to recognize and address the structural problems of the current migration system that lead to migrants living and working in Canada without authorized immigration status.
The ‘small claims’ court process is supposed to help workers pursue unpaid wages and entitlements without needing a lawyer. But the system isn’t working for migrants.
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Sanitation in Shanghai is not just about cleanliness but also power, culture and social norms.
Labour’s Modern Slavery Reporting Bill would require businesses to act if they suspect worker exploitation in their operations or supply chains. But will the National-led government support it?
More than 6 million people have fled Venezuela seeking better living conditions – now they are boosting economic growth in their host countries.
The contours of the Middle East conflict have long influenced Israel’s migrant worker policy.
The care industry is tough work - making migrant carers’ lives harder will only worsen a deepening crisis.
Migrant workers, despite being an essential part of the European agricultural workforce, are systematically exploited.
The new government is likely to increase the numbers of workers coming to New Zealand on seasonal work schemes. But the impact on Pacific economies and communities is now too great to be ignored.
The work environment is a social determinant of health. However, work has been underused as a lever to address health inequalities.
Natural hazards like wildfires are adding yet more challenges to the difficulties many migrant workers face.
These women most often experienced workplace sexual harassment when they were in temporary, casual or contract positions.
What makes a city workable to many people is access to informal labour markets, cheap travel options, flexible housing and rental arrangements.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor of Health Studies, Research Associate, International Migration Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Doctoral Candidate, Medical Anthropology, University of Toronto
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Research Fellow, Centre for Rural Policy Research, University of Exeter
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ARC Future Fellow and Professor of Criminology, Monash University
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Professor of Sociology, York University, Canada
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Assistant Professor, Documentary Film, OCAD University
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Professor, International Migration Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Associate Professor in Law, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Development Studies, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Social Economics, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Honorary Research Associate, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Assistant Professor, Nursing, Western University
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Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer & ARC DECRA Research Fellow, Griffith University
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Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
