Brandon Sun By: Drew May
Winnipeg-based Migrante Manitoba organizer Diwa Marcelino said the pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on people of colour, many of whom work in food processing. (Winnipeg Free Press)
Workers in meat and poultry processing plants should get priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine given the risks they face at work, according to a coalition of Manitoba unions and immigration groups.
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Workers in meat and poultry processing plants should get priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine given the risks they face at work, according to a coalition of Manitoba unions and immigration groups.
The pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on people of colour, many of whom work in food processing, said Winnipeg-based Migrante Manitoba organizer Diwa Marcelino. Migrante Manitoba is part of the coalition calling for priority access, Health Care for All Manitoba.