The Canadian and Jamaican governments are investigating allegations that an Ontario farm sent a group of Jamaican migrant workers home after they held a one-day strike to protest what they described as subpar living conditions.
Jamaica’s Ministry of Labour and Social Security says it is closely monitoring reports coming out of Ontario, Canada from a cohort of Jamaican farm workers who have indicated that they are operating u.
Jamaica’s labour minister has appointed a fact-finding team to investigate the working conditions of seasonal farm workers in Canada after initially dismissing Jamaican workers’ claims of abuse in September.
Migrant workers are calling on the Canadian government to provide more rights and safety for them in the wake of the death of a Jamaican man who was working at a farm in southern Ontario last week.