Merchants of Labor
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Merchants of Labor is a seminal exposé by Ernesto Galarza that critically examines the exploitation and labor conditions of Mexican and other migrant workers in U.S. guest worker programs.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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exposé ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
advocate for migrant workers’ rights
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expose exploitation in guest worker systems ⓘ |
| author | Ernesto Galarza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
debates on U.S. immigration and labor policy
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public awareness of migrant labor exploitation ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
U.S. guest worker policies
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exploitation of Mexican workers ⓘ labor recruitment intermediaries ⓘ |
| describes |
abuses in recruitment of migrant workers
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working conditions of migrant farmworkers ⓘ |
| documents |
contracts and conditions imposed on migrant workers
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role of private labor contractors ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Chicano studies
NERFINISHED
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labor history ⓘ migration studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Mexican workers in the United States
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U.S. guest worker programs ⓘ labor contractors ⓘ |
| genre |
labor studies
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political non-fiction ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
activism for farmworkers’ rights
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scholarship on migrant labor ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of guest worker systems
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pro-labor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Mexican migrant workers
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U.S. agricultural labor ⓘ guest worker programs ⓘ labor exploitation ⓘ migrant labor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed documentation of abuses in guest worker programs
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early critique of U.S. guest worker schemes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bracero Program
NERFINISHED
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U.S. agricultural guest worker programs ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | mid-20th century United States ⓘ |
| usedIn |
courses on Latino studies
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university courses on labor history ⓘ |
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