Recours aux travailleurs migrants temporaires: travail décent ou esclavage moderne?

Blandine Emilien; Patrice  Jalette

doi:10.3917/chii.188.0065

Recours aux travailleurs migrants temporaires: travail décent ou esclavage moderne?

Translated title of the contribution: Use of temporary migrant workers: decent work or modern slavery?

Blandine Emilien, Patrice Jalette

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Faced with a severe labor shortage, Quebec has recently welcomed temporary foreign workers (TFWs) like never before. This article presents their situation in the Quebec and Canadian context, the issues specific to these workers such as the “closed” permit, attached to a single employer, and their representation by unions. It highlights the tensions and contradictions arising from the notion of decent work for a company whose local workforce has tended to shy away from the difficult working conditions associated with jobs predominantly occupied by foreign workforce.

Translated title of the contribution	Use of temporary migrant workers: decent work or modern slavery?
Original language	French
Pages (from-to)	65-85
Number of pages	21
Journal	Chronique Internationale de l'IRES
Volume	188
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3917/chii.188.0065
Publication status	Published - 27 Jan 2025

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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

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decent work
temporary foreign workers
Canada

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