Rural Work profiles research that examines the volatile position of workers in Ontario rural communities and beyond.
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Rural Work profiles research that examines the volatile position of workers in Ontario rural communities and beyond.
The research highlighted here begins from the premise that globalization and restructuring are changing the face of work in rural communities, no matter what that work is. One of the features of globalization is that corporations seek out new sources of labour, sometimes with particular characteristics. There are a number of reasons why rural Canadian communities provide a “rural advantage”.
The site has 3 main goals:
- Disseminate research on rural work carried out at University of Guelph and other research centres
- Promote an understanding of issues pertaining to rural work, especially its organization, connection to the urban economy, and how workers respond
- Highlight the diversity of work and workers in rural Canada
