(Vancouver) A new study of farm work in BC reveals systematic violations of employment standards and health and safety regulations, poor and often dangerous working conditions, and dismal enforcement by government agencies. The study’s authors propose comprehensive policy changes that would ensure farmworkers — most of whom are immigrants and temporary migrants — are no longer relegated to...
Issue(s): Agriculture, Employment and labour
Projects & Initiatives: Economic Security Project (BC)
June 18, 2008
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