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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
Hotel Hilton Lac Leamy
Gatineau
Canada
Agriculture and horticulture workers, General farm workers, y General relevance - all sectors
Los investigadores y ONG / grupos comunitarios / redes de solidaridad
Quebec y National relevance
Inglés