CHYS 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Sex Tourism, Mcjob, Organic Cotton
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Welcome to mcworld: child labour & work around the globe. Low paying job that requires little skill and provides little opportunity for advancement . Regular army of cheap, young, student labour (allan et al. , 2005, p. 417) Losing jobs to adults who need work. Prep time for a whopper = 23 sec. Fast food workers strike across the u. s. in 150 cities. Living wage vs. minimum wage: living wage: Minimum income to meet basic needs: minimum wage: Lowest amount employer can pay by law; legislated provincially (canada) Exploitation: employer taking unfair advantage of employee, no/low wages, long hours, unsafe conditions, abuse, harassment. Child labor or chores: cool springs ranch, saskatchewan 2014. Family forced to remove daughters 8 and 10 from certain farm work. Brought chickens to slaughter, chicken processing plant, prepared for sale. Children allowed to work as long as not jeopardizing safety, health, education. Should children be allowed to work in canada: discourse of childhood innocence: