SOCIOL 2JJ3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Guest Worker Program, Migrant Worker, Family Reunion
15 Jan 2019
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Last week: work and income inequalities for canadian-born and immigrants populations. This week: work and income vulnerabilities among temporary migrant workers in canada. Temporary migrant workers common to many developed countries (global migration) Recent history of temporary migrant workers to western europe. By the mid 1950"s germany, uk, france and netherlands, for example, had an increasing demand for labour that could no long be satis ed domestically (supply- demand) South to north movement in the european continent. Prefer people who look alike if people she similar cultural backgrounds are more likely to adapt to culture/environment in host society. Protection of workers" rights policies might not be translated into reality. Source country south europeans, turkish and north africans. Colonial relation between source and destination country. Granting citizenship to colonial workers (the new commonwealth) naturalization. Workers became naturalized citizens granted them citizenship so can bring over family members family reunion.
