Leamington, Ont., rallies behind migrant workers as 96 farm workers test positive for COVID-19 - News Summed Up

Leamington, Ont., rallies behind migrant workers as 96 farm workers test positive for COVID-19


Demonstrators took to the streets of Leamington, Ont., Sunday to draw attention to migrant workers' conditions in the area as large numbers of them test positive for COVID-19. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported 98 new cases of novel coronavirus in the area Sunday with 96 of them among farm workers. Three migrant workers have died in Ontario due to the virus and two of them were working in the Windsor-Essex County region. WATCH | Calls grow to improve conditions for migrant farm workers:Advocates for migrant farm workers blame lax safety protocols and poor living conditions for COVID-19 outbreaks and want the federal and provincial government to do more to improve the situation. She also said that an "isolation housing plan" is being made for workers and groups of workers who test positive.


Source: CBC News June 28, 2020 23:29 UTC



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