MIGRANT WORKERS
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Ottawa ‘remotely’ inspected Ontario farms while COVID-19 infected hundreds of migrant workers
The federal government has conducted mostly remote inspections of Ontario farms that employ migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, instead of…
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Not so sweet season for B.C. farmers, cherry pickers due to weather and COVID-19
The cherries on Sukhdeep Brar’s 100-acre orchard in Summerland, B.C., are just a few weeks out from ripening. But if…
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Ontario farmer calls on government to step up migrant workers’ rights
The prime minister and premier issued a strong warning to farmers last week to keep migrant workers safe after outbreaks…
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Migrant workers account for over 80 of Ontario’s 404 new COVID-19 cases, province says
Ontario reported 404 additional cases of COVID-19 on Monday, which is a 1.5 per cent jump in newly-confirmed infections —…
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Food producers worry if supply chain can handle COVID-19 without migrant workers
While the country’s top grocers assure Canadians they’ll be able to keep up with demand amid the COVID-19 outbreak, food producers…
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