Covid-19 makes a bad situation worse for agricultural migrant workers in Canada

Canada ties migrant workers to their employers through specific visas, which facilitates exploitative conditions on farms, greenhouses and food factories.Read the full article

By Megan Kinch

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, Decent work, Health and safety, Migration, Agriculture, Exploitation, Coronavirus

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