Tortillas and tomatoes : transmigrant Mexican harvesters in Canada / Tanya Basok.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Basok, Tanya, 1958-

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign workers, Mexican--Ontario.

Foreign workers, Mexican.

Agricultural laborers, Foreign--Ontario.

Agricultural laborers, Foreign.

Ontario.

Physical Description:

xx, 168 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2002]

Summary:

Based on interviews with Leamington greenhouse growers and migrant Mexican workers, Tanya Basok offers a timely analysis of why the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program is needed. She argues that while Mexican workers do not necessarily constitute cheap labour for Canadian growers, they are vital for the survival of some agricultural sectors because they are always available for work, even on holidays and weekends, or when exhausted, sick, or injured.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0773523383 :

OCLC:

48032344