TFWP In Canada

(Beamer, 2011). Culture shock then extends to the four stages of Euphoria, disillusionment and frustration, they do try to adjust and finally intregrate. All these emotions could cause a lot of problems for the foreign workers. It should be noted that some of the tempoaray foreign workers come from high context cultures and might fond the way Canadians express themselves rather aggressive and intrussive. Communication breakdown results in misunderstanding btween the foreign workers, local workers and possibl management. This then leads to other issues which can impede interaction with local populations and create obstacles in workplaces. It also notes that tension is seen with respect to temporary foreign workers experiencing racism and harassment. Temporary foreign workers may contribute to an overall lowering of wages.

“While a myriad of laws exist at the state and federal level to protect undocumented workers from exploitation, discrimination and abuse, enforcement is often lax and many in the legal community have turned a blind eye, or worse, have watched undisturbed while their clients commit crimes against humanity” (Lazar). The problem does not reside in the lack of laws that protect undocumented workers, but the lack of willingness from the government to enforce these policies in the everyday workplace. “The current movement of non-profit worker centers across the country—empowering immigrant workers to defend their employment rights and recover their dignity in the workplace—is a vital sign of progress. But it must be complemented with a real commitment from the public and private sector to protect the rights of all workers” (Workplace Fairness). Workers from the Tracy, California factory decided to take things in their own hands, they organized multiple protests against Taylor Farms, they set up a Teamsters accounts, and have also created an Appeal for Justice to inform the CEO of Taylor Farms, Bruce Church Taylor, of the unjust conditions that the workers suffer

In this person’s article, he/she discusses some of the hardships which many immigrants, may face in Canada. This person talks about how they at first had utopic dreams about Canada: that Canada did not have any “human weaknesses” and that they would find a job and be happy, free from racial discrimination. However, in the viewpoint of the author, this is far from the reality. The author warns about the difficulties of finding a job in Canada: difficulty in communication between the immigrant and the job supplier, lack of trust with the immigrants history in their home country, the fact that many of the jobs are not advertised in places where people can access them, and racism in choosing which person should get the job. Because of this sources personal experience, he/she warns others not to come to Canada. This is the reason that this source was created is to warn other people from facing the same dangers the author did in Canada. This author ends his/her article by saying that “work” is not something you can depend on to find in Canada. The main economic issue regarding immigration that this source addresses is that it is often very hard for newly landed immigrants to get jobs for many reasons. This is a very important problem as the main reason that the immigrants are let into Canada in the first place is to find a job and help Canada's economy.

This has come to be through the emerging of programs from the 1970’s such as the Canada Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP). Programs like the SAWP, has made it possible for interested Canadian farm owners and Mexican or Caribbean workers to form a working contract that allows, most commonly Mexican migrant workers, to come to Canada for eight to ten months to work for Canadian farmers in exchange for set wages, living and working conditions. (Brem, M. 2006., Gabriel, C., & Macdonald, L. 2014., Government of Canada.

The Government of Saskatchewan in October 2013, introduced a new legislation, Foreign Worker Recruitment and Immigration Services Act (FWRISA). This FWRISA was introduced as a step to protect the exploitation of the foreign workers in the province(1). This act safeguard the interests of foreign workers from recruitment and workplace related misconducts.

Migrant farm workers come to Canada to give themselves a better work opportunity and they believe that will get the same rights as a Canadian. Globalization has allowed many of these migrant workers to receive an indefinite status which allows many of these individuals’ rights that starts problems for citizenship and human rights. What happens is the Canadian citizenship and international human rights have allowed these migrant workers to come to work, but these workers find it difficult to secure their rights that have been organized by SAWP. Gabriel and Macdonald (2014) found that struggle begins with Canada because they use human rights laws that is embedded into the domestic laws to help secure citizenship rights, which is better suited

The Temporary Foreign Workers allows Canadian employers to hire foreign nationals to fill temporary labor and skill shortages when qualified Canadian citizens or permanent residents are not available for the migrant. (Canada, Canada, & Branch, 2015) Migrant workers can stay in Canada for 4 years and later apply for residency since it is not available for them at that time. There are four examples of Temporary Foreign workers: Skill workers are migrant workers who get selected to immigrate to Canada because of their work experience and skills. Un-skill workers are migrant workers that get selected to immigrate to Canada but do not have any experience or kills. Seasonal workers are migrant workers who work in farmland and gardens who only work for that certain time in the season. Live in/Live out caregivers are migrant workers who resides in and provides childcare, senior home support care or the disabled without supervision in the private household in Canada.(Reserved, 2011) I’ll briefly explain the impact on migrant workers through an article by Donald Payne, an Academic article, Government article and Assigned weekly reading. Also though out the stages of Micro, Mezzo, Macro and Transnational level.

This article comprehensively analyzes how the Canadian government aimed to accomplish different policy objectives in order to make immigration processes simpler: “These programs generally increase the participation by the provincial governments and employers in the selection of immigrants; increase the use of temporary foreign workers, and give the federal government more authority to control the flow of immigrants of particular types.” . The Canadian government implements new programs in order to make the selection of immigrants much more efficient. The Canadian government states specifically how their future programs will increase the participation of various governments and employers in selecting immigrants. Secondly, the article describes how the difficulty of applying for immigration status has increased over the years due to Canada’s government regulations: There is a wide variety of criteria for the selection of economic immigrants. For example, the PN program has up to 60 streams in which an immigrant can apply, each with different criteria. There are many streams to which an immigrant can apply, meaning that these government agencies that aim to accept certain immigrants are all based on various criteria. They do not aim to accept all immigrants that apply for immigration, but

The huge lack of equal rights, access to training and information, and concealment the workers receive can be sources causing pressure, anxiety, and stress. All these factors added to the unsettledness they face day to day from their working, living, and health care issues effect the mental state of these immigrants. The isolation and segregation the workers feel come from a sense of superiority Canadian citizens present to the workers, when in the reality of the circumstances, these workers should be looked upon nothing less than equal due to the fact that they are working hard to do jobs Canada needs to be done. Along with the isolation, the problem of the lack of community in which these workers encounter is directly linked. In many communities in Canada, seasonal workers are viewed as “others”, even though they return annually. (Dube 2007). This shows signs of uneasiness and these workers start to see themselves as “others”. Not to mention, where language barriers exist, there will always be some feeling of isolation and without being comfortable to able to ask for what they need, migrants’ mental health can be affected causing depression. Without communication and a community these migrant workers can not become accustomed to the Canadian norms and practices. These negative experiences ultimately affect Canada, as

Today, the situation is not getting better. After 9/11, people come from other countries are seen as a threat. Canadaian not only afraid that they could take the jobs, they also seen the migrant workers as potential criminals (Street, 2003). In fact, white settlers came to Canada as foreigners. After the white settler society been established, the racial hirearchy was created (Razack, 2002). Migrant farmers worker have no insurance to protect them in case they become sick. When Canadian worried about the migrants might become criminals, the workers’ safty and health are under the risk. Migrant workers are taking jobs that Canadians do no want to do (Chowdhury). Most of the workers come to Canada without knowing their rights or unable to argue because of the language. J4MW was established for the migrant workers to educate them to understand that they are treat unequally and help them connect with the agency which can help them. J4MW organized mant labour movement in Canada which link to race, gender, sexuality and class. Their supports helps migrants to practice the organising skills and inspire many other eqity groups.

Recently, according to Joe Friesen (2012b) reports that Canadian government considers changing immigration policy, but this policy is unfair for most of the immigrants.

As a leading union and voice of workers employed in 26 sectors of the Canadian economy, at UFCW Canada we believe that respecting each other’s cultural traditions and ethnic identities is pivotal to supporting the rights and freedoms of all workers in Canada. By taking a stand to support the human rights of all workers in the workplace, we support diversity through inclusion. By better understanding the historical injustices endured by First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples in Canada today and supporting Aboriginal issues locally, provincially and federally, we support the human rights of all Canadians.

For employers or regulatory professional’s perception, foreign degrees or working experience have lower economic return than the same level of domestic degrees. Canadian credential as criterion takes a more important role than educational degree in determining employee’s ability. Buzdugan and Halli (2009) explained the Spilt Labor Market Theory, which argues that immigrants are paid different wages compared with native born people for same qualitied works. The reason of causing that process is the “rooted in differences in the price of labor” (Buzdugan and Halli, 2009). In other words, the immigrants who got lower salary in previous foreign work, then they would have similar level earnings based on previous salary records. Age is also a factor that cannot be neglected. Based on the research from previous works, Frank (2013) indicates the younger immigrants have more competitive advantages than older immigrants in job earnings. Although most factors explain the difficulties that immigrants encounter in the Canadian labour market, there are still some positive factors. Professional immigrants who are proficient in Canada’s official languages would

Beginning a new life is not easy. Migrants who yearn for refuge, hope and prosperity often select Canada for its’ proudly proclaimed multicultural society given its’ “abundance of opportunities.” However, many are left deeply disappointed. Aziz Choudry et al. endeavours to expose the stark untold reality awaiting many Canadian migrants who long for an improved life. Fight Back; Workplace Justice for Immigrants provides a comprehensive overview detailing the endless adversities surrounding employment, social discrimination and exploitation, vividly accented by the very migrants battling at the forefront.

Worker's Justice Project helps is creating economic substitutes as an answer to unemployment and exploitation. It aims at changing the harsh conditions that are the reasons for exploitation, to toughen the base of the immigrant labour movement and to seek economic alternatives that would help the workers look for themselves and their family. This organisation seeks to achieve this by adopting a creative outlook and working in an alliance with associates and partners that support the common objectives.