Roundtable R1.3 - Undercover Allies: Advocacy Challenges for Community Organizers Working Alongside Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada
- Date and time
2014.03.14, 11:00 AM to 11:00 AM
- Details
The lives of temporary foreign workers in Canada are shaped not by regulatory policy alone, but also
through a myriad of extra-legal codes. We explore the impact of these codes on workers’ lives and the challenges they present for community organizers and migrant advocates.Organizer: Elise Hahn
Participants: Elise Hahn, Master’s Candidate at the University of British Columbia, Co-Founder of Migrant Farmworkers Support Network (Spanish acronym RAMA)
Amy Cohen, Professor of Anthropology, Okanagan College, Co-Founder of RAMA
Evelyn Encalada Grez, PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto, Co-Founder of Justicia for Migrant Workers
Adriana Paz Ramirez, Master’s Candidate at the University of British Columbia, Co-Founder of Justicia for Migrant Workers
- Venue
Hotel Hilton Lac Leamy
- City
Gatineau
- Country
Canada
- Links
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Program (http://www.metropolis2014.net/download/AEC_Metropolis2014_V8_LR.pdf)
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- Economic sectors
Agriculture and horticulture workers, General farm workers, and General relevance - all sectors
- Target groups
Researchers and NGOs/community groups/solidarity networks
- Geographical focuses
Quebec and National relevance
- Languages
English