Labour, race and belonging: strengthening Rural Workforces and Communities

劳工、种族和归属感：加强农村劳动力和社区

• 批准号: DE180101224
• 负责人: A/Prof Victoria Stead
• 金额: $ 26.47万
• 依托单位: Deakin University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2018-05-30 至 2024-05-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DE180101224
• 关键词: Labour; race; belonging; strengthening; Rural

This project aims to strengthen understandings of race and labour relations in Australia’s horticultural industry. Horticulture is Australia’s third largest agricultural industry and the seasonal nature of work in this industry poses challenges for workforce recruitment and development. Such challenges are often framed in terms of economic and policy considerations, but debates about the ‘backpacker tax’ and exploitation suggest that there are also complex racial dimensions associated with the industry. Using an innovative historical-anthropological approach, this project will generate new insights into race and labour relations that can improve the equity and sustainability of horticultural industry workforces, and strengthen belonging within rural communities.

该项目旨在加强对澳大利亚园艺业中种族和劳工关系的了解。园艺业是澳大利亚第三大农业产业，该行业的季节性工作对劳动力招聘和发展构成了挑战。这些挑战往往是在经济和政策方面的考虑，但有关“背包客税”和剥削的辩论表明，也有复杂的种族层面与该行业有关。该项目采用创新的历史人类学方法，将对种族和劳资关系产生新的见解，可以改善园艺业劳动力的公平性和可持续性，并加强农村社区的归属感。