"Expedited Labor" symbolically addresses the reliance on seasonal migrants and the inequities that exist within a globalized system. With the onset of COVID-19 and closed border policies implemented throughout the world, a food crisis developed and restrictions were lifted to meet labor demands. Romania and Bulgaria were some of the countries that supplied a significant workforce to Western Europe while Mexico did so to the US. Some countries made hasty travel exemptions to seasonal workers, even though they were experiencing large COVID-19 outbreaks. The export of the workforce is portrayed through the form of postage stamps.

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