Iacovetta, F. (1991). Ordering in bulk: Canada recruits contract workers from Italy. Journal of American Ethnic History, 11, 50-80.
- Keywords: Western European, Italian-Canadian, immigrant experience, labour.
- Timeline: 1940s-1950s.
- Summary: Reflecting on the need for future research on immigration policy in Canada, Iacovetta states: “Yet an analysis that explores the intersection between, on the one hand, policy-making and its implementation, and on the other, the immigrant perspective can yield fruitful results” (p. 52). When reflecting on workplace challenges European immigrants faced in the 1940s and 1950s, Iacovetta notes: “Moreover, employers sought to prevent workers from joining forces against them by segregating their work gangs according to nationality and heading up each gang with a trusted foremen. They also threatened immigrants with deportation” (p. 68-69).
