A Calgary law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against Cargill Ltd. in connection to a COVID-19 outbreak that was at one point the largest in North America, at the company's beef-processing plant near High River, Alta. CBC News has reached out to Cargill for comment on the class-action lawsuit. Cargill's facility at High River employs more than 2,000 people, many of whom are temporary foreign workers. Nga Nguyen, husband of Hiep Bui Nguyen, a Cargill worker who died from COVID-19, speaks to the media in Calgary on May 4. Cargill Ltd. is a Canadian subsidiary of the U.S.-based Cargill, which reported revenue of $113.5 billion US and net earnings of $2.56 billion last year.

Source: CBC News July 10, 2020 19:52 UTC