From insufficient access to toilets to cramped living conditions, a new report that includes testimonies from migrant farm workers in Canada paints a bleak picture of their housing conditions. Amid the pandemic, numerous COVID-19 outbreaks were reported on farms and thousands of migrant workers were affected. Kit Andres, an organizer for Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, is calling for a national housing standard and permanent immigration status for all workers. (CBC)Kit Andres, an organizer for Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, said the issue isn't individual bad farms, but a "bad system." In addition to the Migrant Rights Network calling for national standards for dignified housing, it continues to call for full and permanent immigration status for all migrant workers.

Source: CBC News June 10, 2021 17:39 UTC