The study investigates the nature and extent of health and human rights issues among participants in the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP). Lack of accessible transportation to clinics and lack of translation services at clinics along with communication struggles and non-standardized treatment are some of the main issues. Canada’s migrant agricultural workers are temporary entrants unable to circulate freely in the labour market or to change employers without permission, and constitute a form of “unfree” migrant labour. Coming from home contexts where local job markets have been decimated, many workers become dependent on the relatively well-paying Canadian positions to support their families
