Connecting with Alberta's migrant workforce is challenging there's no public access to data around which of the province's small farms employs these workers, and many workers fear speaking out lest they be replaced.
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There are still no answers to how Romario Morgan died in quarantine.
Morgan, a 23-year-old migrant worker from St. Vincent, was on his way to spend the summer at Welsh Bros., a small family-run farm in Scotland for his fourth summer.
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A spokesperson for the Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) program said that it is still “gathering information” on the circumstances of Morgan’s death, including the cause of it.
“The untimely death of Mr. Morgan is a tragedy,” said an email statement. “ESDC extends its sincere condolences to Mr. Morgan’s family for their tragic loss.
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The death of a young Caribbean migrant worker last week before he could even reach his job at a farm in Brant County has caused consternation among his co-workers and the farm family at Welsh Bros. Farm.
Romario Morgan, 22, was to spend his fourth season at the small farm operation that grows corn, asparagus, peas and pumpkins.
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“Everyone is wondering what happened, but we don’t have anything to speculate on,” said Charles Welsh, whose family has worked the land in Scotland, southwest of Brantford, for more than 160 years.