Health Sciences 1002A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Gastritis, Insomnia, Reproductive Health
8 Feb 2018
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Health science lecture 24 making visible those that should remain hidden. Situating workers stories: what we know: global economic migration on the rise. Economic migration is the fastest growing form of migration worldwide in the last decade, with undocumented workers comprising its largest group (approx. In canada, the largest concentration of undocumented workers > ontario (over 200,000 people; half a million in canada); many in gta (greater toronto area: undocumented work and moral distress. Canadian health professionals face dilemma of fulfilling duties while denying access to uninsured people. The rules that socially exclude these types of workers are made by politicians - Policies regarding care provision are made by administrators and politicians, but they are carried out by front-line staff. Austerity measures in canada compound the problem by narrowing already limited avenues of access through service cuts and through tougher immigration/border control. Canadian immigration policy produces various categories of immigrants with varying levels of rights and entitlements.
