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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results26 Connexions Library3 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 3 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 1 Sources Library 1 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryBeyond the Fields Early, Steve Article 2011 There is a strong historical link between the United Farm Workers in its heyday and myriad forms of progressive activism today. UFW alumni, ideas, and strategies have influenced Latino political empo... Building a Solidarity City Article 2013 A Solidarity City is the creation of a community that rejects a system that engenders poverty and anguish, not solely for immigrants and refugees, but also for other Montrealers confronting these same... Das Capital, Volume 1: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production  Marx, Karl Book 1867 Marx's great work sets out to grasp and portray the totality of the capitalist mode of production, and the bourgeois society that emerges from it. He describes and connects all its economic features, ... Central America Raises Its Voice in Defence of Its Migrants Valladares, Danilo Article 2011 Spiralling violence against Central American migrants in Mexico has prompted legal reforms, diplomatic actions, and the creation of new mechanisms to protect citizens in this region. China's Disposable Labor: Against The Current vol. 140 Loong-yu, Au Article 2009 The global financial crisis has begun to take its toll in China, with a rapid decline in China’s exports. In Guangdong province where the export processing zones house 20 million workers, tens of thou... Class and Colour in South Africa 1850-1950 Simons, H.J.; Simons, R.E. Book 1969 A historical and sociological overview which provides a critical analysis of the Labour and National movements in South Africa and explores how and why the white working class traded its socialist pri... Connexions: Volume 6, Number 3 - September 1981 - Atlantic Development/Le Developpement Atlantique Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions Library: Labour and Unions Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on labour and unions. Death in the Desert: Migrants Risk Everything to Cross the Border Sprague, Jeb Article 2010 This is a NAFTA border. Money moves freely, people with money do too, but the poor are pushed into a dangerous cycle of crossing the desert. Dubai Labor Fighting Back Vs. Indentured Globalization: Against The Current vol. 132 Francis, Vicky Article 2008 October, 2007 saw the government of the United Arab Emirates halfway through a "humane" immigration amnesty which, in turn, paved the way for a clampdown on labour. In November a huge strike wave erup... Equality: New Internationalist January/February 2004 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2004 A look at theories on the thought of equality and its progress in society. Informal Labour, Another Wall Faced by Migrants in Latin America Frayssinet, Fabiana Article 2017 A large proportion of the 4.3 million migrant workers in Latin America and the Caribbean survive by working in the informal economy or in irregular conditions. An invisible wall that is necessary to b... An Interview with Patricia Campbell: Against The Current vol. 123 Finkel, David Article 2006 Patricia Campbell is President of the Irish Independent Workers Union (IWU), an independent trade union and social movement in both the north and south of Ireland. She is a deputy editor of the journa... Keep Out: The case for open borders: New Internationalist October 2002 - #350 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2002 A look at refugees and the challenges they face. Discussion of how the refugee experience differs in different parts of the world. Legalize Free Movement of Labor: Viewing A National Debate: Against The Current vol. 123 Miah, Malik Article 2006 The immigration debate is exposing deep social, racial and class divisions within American society. The arguments are sharp, furious and divide many families - immigrant as well as native born. Los Mexicanos: The Struggle for Justice of Patricia Perez Latour, Charles (Director) Film/Video 2009 Every year, some 4000 migrant foreign workers coming mostly from Mexico, labour in Quebec farms to plant and pick our vegetables. In the summer of 2006, Patricia Perez a pro-union militant speaking fo... Migration: Changing the World Arnold, Guy Book 2011 The author discusses the increasing trend of migration in the modern world, its causes and effects, and peoples and governments responses. Out of Africa: A Migrant's Story: New Internationalist June 2005 - #379 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2005 An issue on the story of a nurse's return back to Kenya and the reason why she has worked so far away from home. Also, a discussion on a widespread crisis in international healthcare and the human co... Saudi Arabia's foreign labour crackdown drives out 2m migrants Black, Ian Article 2013 Ethiopian workers face hostility amid 'Saudisation' campaign to control foreign labour and get more Saudi citizens into work. Scattered Sand: The Story of China's Rural Migrants Pai, Hsiao-Hung Book 2012 Each year, 200 million workers from China’s vast rural interior travel between cities and provinces in search of employment: the largest human migration in history. This indispensable army of labour a... A Seventh Man: A book of images and work about the experience of migrant workers in Europe Berger, John Book 1975 Images, poetry, quotes and short written pieces that portray the experiences of male migrant workers in Europe. Vincenzo Pietropaolo: Witness to the Harvest Pilgrims UFCW Canada (Director) Film/Video 2009 Vincenzo Pietropaolo has documented the story of Mexican migrant workers over a number of years. This is a brief look into that story. The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration Wilkerson, Isabel Book 2010 Wilkerson chronicles the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million p... What's Left of Queer?: Immigration, Sexuality, and Affect in a Neoliberal World Nair, Yasmin Article 2012 We need to refuse the narratives of abjection that are routinely forced upon us. They only render us immobile creatures, begging for help. We are all neoliberals now. We're all selling our bodies, our... When Human Beings Are Illegal: Against The Current vol. 136 Rachleff, Peter Article 2008 Once the government assumes the task of separating citizens from "impossible subjects," historian Mae Ngai points out, "the border" is everywhere, not just between countries. Thus, the border has come... Why I Represent the New Orleans Immigrant Workers Who Committed Civil Disobedience: An Honor to Defend Them Quigley, Bill Article 2013 In the thirty six-years I have been a lawyer, I have seen many people take brave moral actions. I have represented hundreds in Louisiana and across our country who have been arrested for protesting f... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesBreak Their Haughty Power Articles on capitalism, socialism, and revolution, from a left-Marxist perspective. Labour/Le Travail A bilingual journal holding no rigid position on the definition of labour. The editorial board hopes to foster imaginative approaches to both teaching and research in labour studies through an open ex... Prol-Position Today, many struggles have an international dimension. The people involved face a social and international context mediated by capital which is turned against them. Capital and workers themselves move... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryAfrican odysseys turn to the south Pitron, Guillaume 2012 Fewer than 5% of African migrants now want to reach Europe or America. They’re looking instead to neighbouring countries, or the continent’s dreamland, South Africa. It’s a long, hard way there, and t... From the Connexions ArchivesImmigration Committee - World Conference on Religion for Peace (WRCP) Organization profile published 1980 Organization 1980 |
