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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