Labour Advocacy and Research Association

Date
1979
Creator: Forsythe, Linda
Creator: Labour Advocacy and Research Association
Description

An early historical overview of farm workers in BC province, including: from 1820's when First Nations worked farms at colonial outposts; late 1800s when Asian worked farms after the gold rush; up to early 1970s.

Nationality
Indo-Canadians South Asians East Indians First Nations Aboriginals Indigenous Asians Chinese Japanese
Subject (Geographic)
British Columbia
Keywords
farmworkers
Organizing
Poverty
Labour Laws
Child Labour
Domestic Workers
Immigrants
Discrimination
Genre
Periodicals
Type of resource
Text
Language
English
Part of
Canadian Farmworkers Union Collection
Identifier
labour_advocacy_research_assc
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