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A third migrant worker is dead and the farm where he worked had a long history of complaints — an inside look at Scotlynn Growers
A migrant worker at Scotlynn Growers had been hospitalized with COVID-19. In complaints filed to the Mexican Ministry of Labour and obtained by the Star, workers have described pest infestations and bunkhouse floods; they reported overcrowding and broken amenities. More than a dozen Scotlynn workers complained of a bedbug infestation they said their employer had not treated. Migrant workers’ right to be in Canada is tied to their contract with a single employer, a so-called tied work permit. He wanted to show Father’s Day appreciation for Haldimand-Norfolk’s migrant farm workers, who spend up to eight months a year separated from their families.
Source: thestar June 23, 2020 09:00 UTC
