Date: Saturday, August 10

Time: 2:30 PM - 4:10 PM

Session 067: CRITICAL DIALOGUE: Living Wage and the Challenges of the Working and Nonworking Poor across Various Ethnic, Racial, and Migratory Profiles
Room: Jarry

Sponsor: Poverty, Class, and Inequality

Organizer &

Presider/Discussant: Tracy L. Vargas, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Description: 

Work is typically heralded as a solution to poverty. Yet, for many workers, this is far from the truth. This Critical Dialogue highlights the struggles faced by workers in a global economy characterized by rising financial insecurity, precarity, and risk. Special attention will be given to disadvantaged groups, including women, racial minorities, and immigrants, who are more likely to find themselves living below the poverty line even while working. Panelists will discuss where individuals are situated in the labor market, what this means for their economic well-being, and how vulnerable populations can effectively challenge compounded inequality. We welcome a rich and active dialogue between audience members and panelists. 

Papers:

“Balancing Work and Family Care in the Aftermath of COVID-19: Experiences of Women of Color and Immigrant Women in Detroit,” Anna Maria Santiago, Michigan State University

“Nuestro Trabajo Es Vida: Struggles at the Intersection of Productive and Reproductive Labor Among Migrant Latinas in the Pacific Northwest,” Lola Loustaunau, University of Wisconsin-Madison

“The Oppression and Resilience of Migrant Women in Morocco,” Isabelle E. Cole, School of International Training and Salve Regina University

“Toward a Living Wage in a Right to Work State,” Jon Shefner, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

“Working All the Time: Why Immigrant Venezuelans Can’t Get Ahead in Florida,” Alayne G. Unterberger, Florida Institute for Community Studies

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