Migrant Workers In Canada
The government of Canada construction of migrant workers as persons who come to countries like Canada and pays them to do the “dirty work” that no Canadian citizen wants to do. Velasco (2013) points out that the Canadian government have constructed migrant workers to be cheap, docile and exportable labour and because of this constructed of migrant workers, many countries like Canada go for cheap labour. Velasco (2013) explains that the Canadian government have use their immigration policies to get cheap labour when Canada was in of economic help, however Canada closes this door when it comes to an economic crisis. Canadian government’s construction of migrant workers have allow the Canada to decline, as Velsco (2013) explains that Canada refuses
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to sign the International Convention for the Protection of Migrant Workers because the government believe that protecting foreign domestics workers from abuse and exploitation. The Canadian government has constructed migrants’ workers to be outsider, by treating them as outsiders. The Canadian government does not give the migrant workers respectability and care as a Canadian citizen and as Velasco (2013) explains that the government creates policies that are not beneficial to migrant workers, for example Immigration Canada’ head tax and bond system when it come to sponsoring children, as it not grant because they are not automatic Canada citizens.
The construction of migrant workers affects women in different ways.
Macklin (2013) explains that migrant workers participate on different types work because they need to support their families and/or themselves and have no other means of work. Macklin (2013) acknowledges that gender-inclusive phenomenon exist in the Canadian market. Women are imported to perform traditional women roles because the role is gender specific. Many Canadian women are not fulfilling traditional female role, so for that reasons many migrant workers it becomes a transnational trade. These services are usually sex workers, domestic workers, and mail orders. Macklin (2013) defines sex trade workers as a person whose work involves sexually explicit behaviour. Domestic workers are people who are paid to help with mental tasks such as cleaning or nanny. Mail-order brides are women who enlist herself to be selected by a man for a marriage. Macklin (2013) notes that trading women in a business and migrant women are used for certain jobs, whether working for a pimp, parents or a single men, most of the women are poor and young. The impact of international law on domestic and immigration law is seen as a symbol. Canada laws does not protect migrant workers for being exploited and trafficked, instead it is used to make a decision about sexual exploitation that does not sex workers. Overall, the Canadian government has constructed migrant workers as outsiders and women are affected by construction because they use as trading pieces in the Canadian
marketplace
to sign the International Convention for the Protection of Migrant Workers because the government believe that protecting foreign domestics workers from abuse and exploitation. The Canadian government has constructed migrants’ workers to be outsider, by treating them as outsiders. The Canadian government does not give the migrant workers respectability and care as a Canadian citizen and as Velasco (2013) explains that the government creates policies that are not beneficial to migrant workers, for example Immigration Canada’ head tax and bond system when it come to sponsoring children, as it not grant because they are not automatic Canada citizens.
The construction of migrant workers affects women in different ways.
Macklin (2013) explains that migrant workers participate on different types work because they need to support their families and/or themselves and have no other means of work. Macklin (2013) acknowledges that gender-inclusive phenomenon exist in the Canadian market. Women are imported to perform traditional women roles because the role is gender specific. Many Canadian women are not fulfilling traditional female role, so for that reasons many migrant workers it becomes a transnational trade. These services are usually sex workers, domestic workers, and mail orders. Macklin (2013) defines sex trade workers as a person whose work involves sexually explicit behaviour. Domestic workers are people who are paid to help with mental tasks such as cleaning or nanny. Mail-order brides are women who enlist herself to be selected by a man for a marriage. Macklin (2013) notes that trading women in a business and migrant women are used for certain jobs, whether working for a pimp, parents or a single men, most of the women are poor and young. The impact of international law on domestic and immigration law is seen as a symbol. Canada laws does not protect migrant workers for being exploited and trafficked, instead it is used to make a decision about sexual exploitation that does not sex workers. Overall, the Canadian government has constructed migrant workers as outsiders and women are affected by construction because they use as trading pieces in the Canadian
marketplace