1980 - The Birth of the Farm Workers Organizing Committee

Date
1980-03-15
Creator: Gill, Charan
Description

An important early short history of the Farm Workers Organizing Committee (FWOC) by Charan Gill, one of the FWOC founding organizers. Includes a list of early supporters and how the committee was formed on a 'dare' between Raj Chouhan, Charan Gill and Harinder Mahil. Charan Gill's master thesis at the UBC School of Social Work.

Nationality
Indo-Canadians
South Asians
East Indians
Subject (Geographic)
British Columbia
Lower Mainland
Fraser Valley (B.C.)
Keywords
Farmworker Related
farm workers
farmworkers
Organizing
Labour Laws
unemployment insurance
employment standards
Poverty
Accidents and Deaths
Health and safety
Workers' Compensation
Discrimination
Immigrants
Farm Workers Organizing Committee
Genre
Records (Documents)
Type of resource
Text
Language
English
Part of
Canadian Farmworkers Union Collection
Identifier
EPH0088
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