The prime minister and premier issued a strong warning to farmers last week to keep migrant workers safe after outbreaks on southern Ontario farms, but a farmer in Waterloo region says it's the government that needs to improve workers' rights. Hundreds of migrant workers have tested positive for COVID-19 in southern Ontario. She also wants to see the federal government re-evaluate its criteria for permanent residents, to give migrant workers a better chance of making Canada a permanent home. He says the recent outbreaks among migrant workers in southern Ontario have been unsettling. There are about 15 farms that employ 190 temporary foreign workers in Waterloo region, according to numbers from the Region of Waterloo.

Source: CBC News June 29, 2020 15:19 UTC