Book Launch | Harvesting Labour by Edward Dunsworth

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Join Ed Dunsworth for the launch of his new book, Harvesting Labour: Tobacco and the Global Making of Canada’s Agricultural Workforce.

Sponsored by Toronto Workers' History Project

Through an examination of farm work in one of Canada’s underrecognized but most important crop sectors – Ontario tobacco – Harvesting Labour reinterprets the historical origins of contemporary Canadian agriculture and its workforce.

“Clearly argued and written with flair, Harvesting Labour is an outstanding example of how to set Canadian history within transnational contexts. This study sheds light on current debates about the situations faced by those in the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program.” –Ruth Frager, McMaster University

Edward Dunsworth is assistant professor of history at McGill University.