The Struggle for Recognition: A Minority Organizes - A Case Study of the Canadian Farmworkers Union

Date
1983-02-16
Creator: Jhappan, Carol A.
Description

Working draft for the June 6, 1983 completed master thesis titled 'Resistance to Exploitation: East Indians and the Rise of the Canadian Farmworkers Union''. The thesis is of interest because it was written after the first three years of CFU organizing.

Nationality
Indo-Canadians
South Asians
East Indians
First Nations
Aboriginals
Indigenous
Asians
Chinese
Japanese
Vietnamese
Laotians
Quebecois
Subject (Geographic)
British Columbia
Lower Mainland
Fraser Valley (B.C.)
Keywords
Farmworker Related
farm workers
farmworkers
Organizing
Union Cabin Access
Collective agreements
Strikes
Support Committees
English as a Second Language
Educational and Cultural Activities
Labour Laws
unemployment insurance
employment standards
Poverty
Child Labour
Labour Contractors
Transportation
Housing
BC Labour Relations Board
Accidents and Deaths
Health and safety
pesticides
Workers' Compensation
Women's issues
Domestic Workers
Off-shore Labour
racism
Discrimination
Immigrants
United Farm Workers of America
Farm Workers Organizing Committee
Genre
Records (Documents)
Type of resource
Text
Language
English
Part of
Canadian Farmworkers Union Collection
Identifier
EPH0584
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