The Caribbean Migrant Farm Worker Programme in Ontario: Seasonal Expansion of West Indian Economic Spaces
- Date
1992
- Auteurs
R. G. Cecil
- Résumé
Individual characteristics & earning levels of Caribbean migrant workers participating in the Canadian Foreign Agricultural Resource Management Services, established in 1966, are examined, based on a 1987 questionnaire survey of 297 farm workers in Ontario, & anthropological observations conducted in 1987/88. Findings show that migrant workers are able to plan life strategies based on the recurrent opportunities to work in Ontario; they are perceived as nomads, able to extend their geographic space. The minimal weekly wage of $250 per worker is considered a highly effective form of foreign aid, & there are benefits for Ontario's economy as well. 14 Tables, 15 References. I. Shagrir
- Journal title
International Migration/Migrations Internationales/Migraciones Internationales
- Volume
30
- Numéro
1
- Liens
- Secteurs économiques
Agriculture and horticulture workers et General farm workers
- Types de contenu
Statistics on work and life conditions
- Groupes cibles
Chercheurs
- Pertinence géographique
Regional relevance et National relevance
- Sphères d’activité
Économie et Socioligie
- Langues
Anglais