Mayell Stephanie, McLaughlin Janet, Hennebry Jenna, Sanchez Guillermo Ventura, Goswami Pankil, Hanley Jill
Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto, ON, Canada.
International Migration Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
New Solut. 2025 May;35(1):22-32. doi: 10.1177/10482911251314149. Epub 2025 Feb 21.
Migrant agricultural workers employed through Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program face serious occupational health and safety hazards, with compounded difficulties in accessing workers' compensation (WC) if they are sick or injured by the job. Little is known, however, about their ability to return to work (RTW) upon recovery-a fundamental right included in the conception of WC, but complicated by their restrictive work permits and precarious immigration status. Based on interviews with injured migrant workers in two Canadian provinces (Quebec and Ontario), our research suggests that workers' RTW process is anything but straightforward. This article highlights three key issues-pressure to return to work prematurely, communication and bureaucratic challenges with WC agencies, and impacts of injury/illness and failure to return to work on workers' long-term well-being. Consequences and opportunities for reform are discussed.
通过加拿大临时外国工人计划受雇的流动农业工人面临严重的职业健康和安全风险，而且如果他们因工作生病或受伤，在获得工人赔偿金（WC）方面会遇到更多困难。然而，对于他们康复后重返工作岗位（RTW）的能力却知之甚少——这是工人赔偿金概念中包含的一项基本权利，但由于他们的工作许可受限和移民身份不稳定而变得复杂。基于对加拿大两个省份（魁北克省和安大略省）受伤流动工人的访谈，我们的研究表明，工人的重返工作岗位过程绝非简单直接。本文重点介绍了三个关键问题——过早重返工作岗位的压力、与工人赔偿机构沟通及官僚作风方面的挑战，以及伤病和未能重返工作岗位对工人长期福祉的影响。文中还讨论了改革的后果和机遇。
