The
author of the current article Migrant
farm workers deserve better from Canada is aiming to show the roles of
migrant farm workers in the development of the agriculture of the country
Canada. As per the research work of author, near about 30,000 farm workers came
annually to Canada from various parts of the countries named as Jamaica and
Mexico. In addition, a large portion of the farm workers of Canada are also
coming from the other Caribbean nations. The migrant agricultural workers come
to Canada as per the Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program. In this
context, although the migrant workers have great roles in the development of
the agriculture of the country, but they do not come under the farm labor laws
of Canada. In accordance with Trottier and
Arsenault, (2011) as a result in most of the cases the workers are not
able to get their minimum wages for their hard work. They are also not paid as
per the overtime wages standards of the country. As Balkissoon states “ SAWP is
“the lifeblood of our industry and migrant workers have proven to be a vital
part of every growing season in Ontario, as they commit months of their time
each year to help farmers around the clock. However, Farm laborers in Ontario,
including SAWP migrants, are exempt from labor laws that govern minimum wage,
overtime and rest periods”.
Balkissoon
also proposes that the government should consider the fact with great concerns
as the migrant agricultural workers play most effective part in the agriculture
of the country. They should deserve proper wages as per the government rules.
In addition, the government also should give priority to the health standard of
these workers. They also should give proper medical facilities.
I
agree with the author’s views and thoughts as Dias-Abey, M. (2015) also states that in most of the cases, their family
members also do not get the permission to come into the country to accompany
them. In addition, there is no possibility of getting Canadian citizenships for
the farm workers. Besides this the farm workers also not get the minimum
medical facilities.
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