'I Will Not Leave My Body Here': Migrant Farmworkers’ Health and Safety Amidst a Climate of Coercion
| Autor: | C. Susana Caxaj, Amy Cohen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Economic forces coercion Safety Management Economic growth Canada Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis lcsh:Medicine Coercion Article Occupational safety and health Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program 03 medical and health sciences Politics 0302 clinical medicine Political science Economic security 050602 political science & public administration Humans Narrative 030212 general & internal medicine Workplace Occupational Health Transients and Migrants Farmers occupational health and safety British Columbia 05 social sciences lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Focus Groups Focus group 0506 political science Silence farm workers 8. Economic growth temporary migrant agricultural workers Temporary Foreign Worker Program Female |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 15, p 2643 (2019) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 16 Issue 15 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Every year more temporary migrant workers come to Canada to fill labour shortages in the agricultural sector. While research has examined the ways that these workers are made vulnerable and exploitable due to their temporary statuses, less has focused on the subjective experiences of migrant agricultural workers in regards their workplace health and safety. We conducted interviews and focus groups with migrant workers in the interior of British Columbia, Canada and used a narrative line of inquiry to highlight two main themes that illustrate the implicit and complex mechanisms that can structure migrant agricultural workers&rsquo workplace climate, and ultimately, endanger their health and safety. The two themes we elaborate are (1) authorities that silence and (2) &ldquo I will not leave my body here.&rdquo We discuss the implications of each theme, ultimately arguing that a number of complex political and economic forces create a climate of coercion in which workers feel compelled to choose between their health and safety and tenuous economic security. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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