In 2020, the three Mexican nationals working on farms in Ontario died in May and June after contracting COVID-19 here. All three men were under age 60.
A deputy chief coroner s review of their deaths includes 35 recommendations, calling on everything from improved access to health care to better communication between governments and agencies involved in bringing foreign workers to Canada each growing season.
Advocates concerned about coercion
Migrant worker advocates have expressed support for vaccinations, along with concerns around about the risk of coercion, language and workers having time to discuss the vaccine with health professionals. We have to ensure that workers aren t being coerced or compelled in this process, Chris Ramsaroop, an organizer with Justice for Migrant Workers, previously told CBC.
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Ontario’s Niagara public-health unit will offer vaccines to thousands of education workers this week, part of a small but growing effort to minimize disruptions for students attending school.
Only in Surrey, B.C., has a health unit vaccinated more than 90 per cent of its school-based staff as doctors and educators across the country call on provincial governments to prioritize those who work with students as concerns grow about more transmissible variants of the virus that causes COVID-19.
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