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Making ‘caring’ work for working carers

By Chandrima Roy and Katharine Venter

Issue 32 // 30th July 2025

Chandrima Roy and Katharine Venter examine how employers play a crucial yet often overlooked role in supporting unpaid working carers, whose growing importance amid the care crisis demands greater recognition, responsibility, and tailored workplace support. Read more of the article

Simply caring about the environment is not enough

By Oci Stott

Issue 32 // 30th July 2025

Oci Stott shows that to drive meaningful climate action in schools, we must embed sustainability across whole-school communities, ensure continuity beyond individual champions, and align environmental care with personal motivation and future green career opportunities. Read more of the article

Editorial: Spotlight on temporary migration in Canada 

By Blandine Emilien

Issue 31 // 15th April 2025

Canada’s temporary migration system fosters systemic worker vulnerability and modern slavery risks by tying migrants’ legal status to employer-specific permits and denying clear paths to permanent residence. Read more of the article

(Im)migrant worker programmes or unfree worker regime

By Eugenie Depatie-Pelletier

Issue 31 // 15th April 2025

A just and sustainable labour (im)migration policy must eliminate employer-tied permits and replace them with rights-based, government-led systems that ensure freedom, permanent status access, and protection for all migrant workers. Read more of the article

Why do companies abuse their foreign workers?

By Catherine Connelly

Issue 31 // 15th April 2025

Companies hire temporary foreign workers for reliability and productivity, but employer-specific work permits create power imbalances that enable mistreatment—an issue best addressed by granting open work permits to protect workers’ rights and mobility Read more of the article

Temporary migrant workers: A vignette from the Canadian province of Quebec

By Patrice Jalette and Blandine Emilien

Issue 31 // 15th April 2025

Canada’s closed work permits make migrant workers vulnerable. Quebec employers rely on them, but real reform is needed beyond permit changes. Read more of the article

Precariousness at its worst: A union perspective

By Mouloud Idir

Issue 31 // 15th April 2025

Canada’s shift toward temporary migration prioritises economic needs over rights, prompting unions to push for fairer, more inclusive policies. Read more of the article

The economic and social contribution of the high-wage immigration programme in Canada

By Jean-Philippe Brunet

Issue 31 // 15th April 2025

Canada's immigration system, particularly for high-wage foreign workers, plays a crucial role in addressing labour shortages, driving innovation, and contributing to economic growth while fostering diversity and ensuring worker protections. Read more of the article

Editorial: PhD students and the Futures of Work

By Chris Pesterfield, Giorgos Gouzoulis, Vanessa Beck and Blandine Emilien

Issue 30 // 14th January 2025

This issue features five articles by PhD students, showing that while the future of work remains uncertain, the Futures of Work scholarship is thriving and hopeful. Read more of the article

Rewriting the rules of the gig economy: Can regulation really change the game?

By Angel Martin-Caballero

Issue 30 // 14th January 2025

Angel Martin-Caballero highlights how gig platforms disrupt labor markets, worsening conditions and posing regulatory challenges. He asks: Have things improved, or are precarious jobs just evolving? Read more of the article