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Read the assign readings, lecture notes and lecture audio to answer the following question.
“Some activists and scholars, and the workers themselves, have argued that seasonal agricultural workers should be allowed to access Employment Insurance (EI) benefits in their home countries. First, IN YOUR OWN WORDS, please briefly summarize the arguments for extending EI to seasonal agricultural workers. Second, do you think that these workers should be eligible for EI? Please limit your response to 150 words.”Geraldina Polanco, “Globalizing ‘Immobile’ Worksites: Fast Food under Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program,” in Choudry and Smith, Unfree Labour?, 71-86.
Adriana Paz Ramirez and Jennifer Jihye Chun, “Struggling against History: Migrant Farmworker Organizing in British Columbia,” in Choudry and Smith, Unfree Labour?, 87-104.
Chris Ramsaroop, “The Case for Unemployment Insurance Benefits for Migrant Agricultural Workers in Canada,” in Choudry and Smith, Unfree Labour?, 105-122.
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Answer
Discussion on Employment Insurance (EI) To Seasonal Agricultural Workers
A wide-ranging debate has ensued in Canada about whether seasonal agricultural workers should be allowed access to employment insurance (EI) benefits. Some of the arguments for the extension of EI to seasonal agricultural workers is because the toxic intersection of poverty and lack of fundamental rights places the seasonal workers a greater risk of illnesses, injuries, and even death. Notably, evidence has demonstrated that the seasonal migrant workers are less likely to have safety equipment in the farms and report the existence of hazards and accidents in the workplace. As such, EI is vital to ensure that they are covered against injuries and the effects of unsafe work practices. I think that these workers should be eligible for EI because, just like other workers, they need to be sure that they will be covered in case of work-related injuries or loss of employment.
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