SA 345 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Temporary Foreign Worker Program In Canada, Immigration, Economic Globalization

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SA 345
• Professor: Wendy Chan

Document Summary

Critical scholars contend that globalization is more of a threat since it has the greatest impact on those who are already in vulnerable position to begin with. Economic globalization has led to global urootedness and human displacement on an unprecedented scale. Migration for many becomes not a choice but an economic necessity. In 2015, 224 million people labeled as international migrants. 48% of migrants are women; 74% are working age, 136 million in north. 24 billion$ was remitted by migrants in canada in 2012 top receiving countries were china, india, Circular migrants (tfws) responsible for 2/3rds of remittances. Most from middle income countries going to high income countries. 4 different kind of flows: south going to north or another southern region or vice versa. Emerging with responsible for most of the increase in workers worldwide. Advanced economies faces aging workers workforce (canada) Bulk of the labour force moving into the future is not coming from the west.