Mixed Agreements

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.1093/oso/9780198869481.003.0004 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 102-127

Author(s):

Jan Wouters ◽

Frank Hoffmeister ◽

Geert De Baere ◽

Thomas Ramopoulos

Keyword(s):

Legal Issues ◽

Legal Limits ◽

Mixed Agreements

This chapter provides an overview of the development of the phenomenon of mixed agreements. It explains the legal and political reasons for the emergence and perseverance of mixed agreements. The chapter also analyses the legal limits to the use of mixed agreements, and discusses salient legal issues that arise with regard to their signature, conclusion, implementation, and interpretation. The above are introduced in the context of specific bilateral and multilateral mixed agreements. References and excerpts from the latest jurisprudential developments in this area feature prominently in the chapter.

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Migrant workers and fissured workforces: CS Wind and the dilemmas of organizing intra-company transfers in Canada

Economic and Industrial Democracy ◽

10.1177/0143831x17707822 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (2) ◽

pp. 372-396 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Eric Tucker

Keyword(s):

Migrant Workers ◽

Foreign Worker ◽

Legal Issues ◽

International Mobility ◽

Skilled Workers ◽

Legal Limits ◽

Temporary Foreign Worker Programs ◽

Permanent Employees ◽

Seasonal Agricultural Workers

Canadian temporary foreign worker programs have been proliferating in recent years. While much attention has deservedly focused on programs that target so-called low-skilled workers, such as seasonal agricultural workers and live-in caregivers, other programs have been expanding, and have recently been reorganized into the International Mobility Program (IMP). Streams within the IMP are quite diverse and there are few legal limits on their growth. One of these, intra-company transfers (ICTs), is not new, but it now extends beyond professional and managerial workers to more permeable and expansive categories. As a result, unions increasingly face the prospect of organizing workplaces where ICTs and other migrant workers are employed alongside permanent employees, raising difficult legal issues and strategic dilemmas. This article presents a detailed case study of one union’s response to this situation.

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