Labor, Moral and Personal Dependency
The literature on temporary agricultural workers’ programs in Canada has focused mainly on the juridical-legal framework and its repercussions on the labor. It has highlighted how work and life conditions in some cases are similar to a contemporary form of servitude. In this article, based on our respective fieldworks in Quebec, we analyze in depth the personal dimension of the relationship in these contexts of more vulnerability sources. The personal dimension of the capital-labor relationship, in its articulation to the juridical-legal framework, remains fundamental in the organization and control of labor in the current context of production. Exploring the intersection of moral assessments and professional skills, we offer four variants of the relationship between employer and workers, functional to the organization of labor in farms.