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Labour Mobility: Selected Publications

Worker_in_field_by_Janet_McLaughlinGaining Perspective on Low-Skill Temporary Labour Migration in Canada
Policy Paper
August 2011
Jenna Hennebry

 

 

 

An agricultural worker prepares ears of corn for shipment.

Low-skill temporary work and non-access to permanent residence | FR | SP
Policy Brief
June 2011
Tatiana Gomez

 

Niagara_Grape_Harvest_JMcLaughlin_v2Vulnerabilities of female migrant farm workers from Latin America and the Caribbean in Canada | FR | SP
Policy Brief
April 2011
Evelyn Encalada Grez

 

Employment Insurance: How Canada Can Remain Competitive and Be Fair to Migrant Workers
Article appearing in Policy Options magazine
February 2010
Barbara MacLaren and Luc Lapointe

This article proposes a re-thinking of social benefits for migrant workers from both an ethical and economic perspective.

 

Janet_McLaughlin_IMG_9710_editedMigration and Health: Implications for Development: A Case Study of Mexican and Jamaican Migrants in Canada's Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program
Policy Paper
October 2009
Janet McLaughlin


Making a Case for Reform: Non-Access to Social Security Measures for Migrant Workers
Policy Paper 
October 2009 
Barbara MacLaren and Luc Lapointe
 

A View of the Hemisphere

 

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Explore the link between governance and development.