scholarly journals Bodies and Documents: The Material Impact of Collaborative Information- Sharing Within the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney Jane Clause
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Foreign Worker ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Agricultural Worker ◽  
Complex Needs ◽  
Stakeholder Relationships ◽  
Physical Impact ◽  
Human Actors ◽  
Work Knowledge

This study examines information-sharing practices within the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP), focusing on the program as it is administered within Ontario. I analyze 61 documents for their content, codification of stakeholder relationships, and discourse regarding the program. Documents were selected based on their creation, use, or circulation within Ontario, and based on the likelihood that at least one stakeholder group would look to the document for (what they perceive to be) reliable information. Documents include, for example, SAWP contracts, webpages describing program requirements, and e-pamphlets on workplace safety and accessing services. Document analysis was supplemented by interviews with industry and service provider experts, which guided interpretation of documents’ significance. I argue that documents function as material actors, alongside (and sometimes beyond) human actors, and make physical impact on SAWP bodies and realities. Documents construct and uphold neoliberal structures surrounding the program by contributing to the creation and sustaining of incomplete, labour-centric individuals. Through consistent sharing of narrow, “work” information, and the rare inclusion of more well-rounded, “non-work” knowledge, documents subtly discipline the boundaries of acceptable and unacceptable communication. In doing so, material actors (alongside other SAWP actors) perpetuate a foreign worker program which does not consider the varied, complex needs of whole persons but, instead, treats them as disposable labouring bodies.

scholarly journals Maintaining the temporary nature of the seasonal agriculture workers program in Canada: a source country analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deon Castello
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Worker ◽  
Farm Workers ◽  
Source Country ◽  
Farm Worker ◽  
Agricultural Worker ◽  
Temporary Migrant ◽  
Country Analysis ◽  
Permanent Residency ◽  
Migrant Farm

The successful management of the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) in Canada for the past 52 years lies with the bilateral agreement of the program’s Memorandum of Understanding. Despite its expansion over the decades, the program does not offer a pathway to permanent residency for migrant farm-workers. The power imbalance in maintaining the ability to grant permanent residence pathways lies mainly with the host country (Canada). However, source country by proxy also appears to play a role in maintaining the temporary nature of the program via managing and policing the SAWP workers. Based on a case study, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and a total of 10 interviews with workers, former workers, former and current civil servants responsible for the program in this country, the Major Research Paper interrogates the roles played by the source country in the continuation of the temporary migrant status and conditions associated with SAWP. . Key words: seasonal agricultural worker program, labour migration, temporary foreign worker, migrant farm worker.

scholarly journals An exploratory assessment of the legislative framework for combating counterfeit medicines in South Africa

2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Moshoeshoe ◽  
G. M. Enslin ◽  
D. R. Katerere
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
World Health ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Stakeholder Collaboration ◽  
Medicine Regulation ◽  
Legislative Framework

Abstract Background Substandard and Falsified (SF) medical products are a growing global concern. They harm the individual patient, the healthcare system and the economy. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted contributing factors globally: insufficient national medicine regulation, poor enforcement of existing legislation, weak stakeholder collaboration and the rise of novel viruses, such as the COVID-19. The study aimed to assess the legislative and policy framework and institutional relationships governing pharmaceuticals and anti-counterfeiting strategies. Methods The study was explorative and consisted of two phases. The first phase was between 2016 and 2017. It looked at document analysis (annual reports and press releases from 2011 to 2016) from government institutions involved in medicines regulation and law enforcement for SF seizure reports between 2004 and 2017. The second phase was between 2016 and 2018 through in-depth semi-structured interviews (seven in total) with selected stakeholders. Results First Phase—the data collected and reported by various departments was sporadic and did not always correlate for the same periods indicating, a lack of a central reporting system and stakeholder collaboration. In South Africa, counterfeiting of medicines mainly involves the smuggling of non-registered goods. The most common counterfeit items were painkillers, herbal teas, herbal ointments, while some were medical devices. Furthermore, Customs identified South Africa as a transhipment point for SF infiltration to neighbouring countries with less robust regulatory systems. Second phase—interview transcripts were analysed by thematic coding. These were identified as the adequacy of legislation, institutional capacity, enforcement and post-market surveillance, stakeholder collaboration and information sharing, and public education and awareness. Conclusion Document analysis and interviews indicate that South Africa already has a national drug policy and legislative framework consistent with international law. However, there is no specific pharmaceutical legislation addressing the counterfeiting of medicines. Law enforcement has also been complicated by poor stakeholder engagement and information sharing.

scholarly journals Maintaining the temporary nature of the seasonal agriculture workers program in Canada: a source country analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deon Castello
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Worker ◽  
Farm Workers ◽  
Source Country ◽  
Farm Worker ◽  
Agricultural Worker ◽  
Temporary Migrant ◽  
Country Analysis ◽  
Permanent Residency ◽  
Migrant Farm

The successful management of the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) in Canada for the past 52 years lies with the bilateral agreement of the program’s Memorandum of Understanding. Despite its expansion over the decades, the program does not offer a pathway to permanent residency for migrant farm-workers. The power imbalance in maintaining the ability to grant permanent residence pathways lies mainly with the host country (Canada). However, source country by proxy also appears to play a role in maintaining the temporary nature of the program via managing and policing the SAWP workers. Based on a case study, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and a total of 10 interviews with workers, former workers, former and current civil servants responsible for the program in this country, the Major Research Paper interrogates the roles played by the source country in the continuation of the temporary migrant status and conditions associated with SAWP. . Key words: seasonal agricultural worker program, labour migration, temporary foreign worker, migrant farm worker.

Much Ado About Fried Chicken: Abetting Aspiration or Respecting Autonomy?

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 1356-1362
Author(s):  
Laurence Tan Lean Chin ◽  
Yu Jun Lim ◽  
Wan Ling Choo
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Multidisciplinary Team ◽  
Biopsychosocial Model ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Clinical Decisions ◽  
Goals Of Care ◽  
Complex Needs ◽  
Aspiration Risk ◽  
Patient Centric

Purpose Palliative care is a philosophy of care that encompasses holistic, patient-centric care involving patients and their family members and loved ones. Palliative care patients often have complex needs. A common challenge in managing patients near their end of life is the complexity of navigating clinical decisions and finding achievable and realistic goals of care that are in line with the values and wishes of patients. This often results in differing opinions and conflicts within the multidisciplinary team. Conclusion This article describes a tool derived from the biopsychosocial model and the 4-quadrant ethical model. The authors describe the use of this tool in managing a patient who wishes to have fried chicken despite aspiration risk and how this tool was used to encourage discussions and reduce conflict and distress within the multidisciplinary team.

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