The context and nature of work of migrant farm workers in Canada render the question of occupational health and safety hazards a pressing issue of social inequality and social justice. Studies have shown that migrant agricultural workers in North America remain disproportionately at a disadvantage when it comes to occupational health and safety conditions. This paper discusses occupational health and safety issues and the conditions of work of Mexican migrant farm workers in Southwestern Ontario under the Canadian federal government Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP). We argue that the occupational health and safety problems of Mexican farm workers in Ontario are due to workers' perceptions of their jobs and the economics of employing foreign seasonal farm workers in the globalized economy. © Common Ground, Omar C. Bourouh, Brian Bacchus, All Rights Reserved.

Migrant workers Seasonal agricultural workers program Occupational health and safety Mexican agricultural workers

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