Tomorrow We're All Going to the Harvest: Temporary Foreign Worker Programs and Neoliberal Political Economy

by Leigh Binford

Book Overview

From its inception in 1966, the Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) has grown to employ approximately 20,000 workers annually, the majority from Mexico. The program has been hailed as a model that alleviates human rights concerns because, under contract, SAWP workers travel legally, receive health benefits, contribute to pensions, are represented by Canadian consular officials, and rate the program favorably. Tomorrow We're...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292756887
• ISBN13: 9780292756885
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"