A Study of Farmworkers in the Small Fruit Industry in the Lower Mainland Region 1994

Date
1994-09-30
Creator: Basran, Satvinder
Creator: Sidhu, Sukhpinder
Creator: Matsqui-Abbotsford Community Services Farmworkers' Project 1993-93
Description

Important summary of findings from 300 to 500 farmworker survey including: Work Force Composition; Crop Industries; Hours of Work; Number of farmworkers in transport vehicles; Washing and toilet facilities; Availability of drinking water and First Aid; Exposure to pesticides; Children accompanied to farms; Child Labour; Awareness of government regulations; Discrimination in workplace; Image of farmworker; Injury rate; WCB claims; etc. Also a list of recommendations for Enforcement; Education; various provincial and federal agencies; Farmworking Women and Children daycare; enforce standardized weigh scales; develop Agricultural Workers Associations; etc. List of References.

Nationality
Indo-Canadians
South Asians
East Indians
Asians
Chinese
Subject (Geographic)
British Columbia
Lower Mainland
Fraser Valley (B.C.)
Keywords
Briefs and Reports
farm workers
farmworkers
Labour Laws
unemployment insurance
employment standards
Poverty
Child Labour
Labour Contractors
Transportation
Housing
Health and safety
pesticides
Workers' Compensation
Women's issues
racism
Discrimination
Immigrants
Genre
Records (Documents)
Type of resource
Text
Language
English
Part of
Canadian Farmworkers Union Collection
Identifier
EPH0631
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