'Domestic transnationalism': legal advocacy for Mexican migrant workers' rights in Canada

• Published in: Citizenship studies Vol. 18; no. 3-4; pp. 243 - 258
• Main Authors: Gabriel, Christina, Macdonald, Laura
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 03.04.2014
• Subjects: Advocacy; Canada; Citizenship; claiming citizenship; Employment; Globalization; Human Rights; Legal status; Legislation; Mexicans; Mexico; migrant class; Migrant Workers; Provinces; Rights; Transnationalism; Travel; Unions; Workers

Every year thousands of Mexicans travel to Canada to work in Canadian fields and greenhouses under the Mexico-Canada Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program. While the programme is often praised, it has also been the subject of persistent criticism about its failure to meet certain human rights standar...