HUMR 1001 Study Guide - Security Certificate, Mohamed Harkat, Negativ

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Humr exam prep (answers to sample questions provided: pages 64 - 73 of seasonal agricultural workers (reading 1), contain several criticisms of the sawp (seasonal. Agricultural workers program) and tfwp (temporary foreign worker program). Q: what are six different criticisms made in these pages? (w1) Criticism: power imbalance between employer and worker. Government initiative to inform workers of their rights. Workers condition is to be housed on site as part of the program stipulations. Workers rely on their employer for housing, food and basic needs. Their interactions with others and mail on site is often monitored. The ability to challenge their boss is often affected by the power imbalance. There"s an atmosphere of fear among his co-workers they know that if they stand up to the boss, they risk getting sent home fast (pg. Often a worker will be coerced to sign non-compliance documents that say they are breaching their contracts and get sent home.