Family of Toronto warehouse employee killed on the job demands more transparency on workplace deaths
Dawit Amare, 52, died in an incident at work at a Toronto warehouse on June 24. Investigators from the federal government's Labour Program are now looking into what happened.
That's why, Amare said, he thinks investigating government bodies should proactively share news of workplace fatality investigations, rather than solely responding to media requests about them. Dawit Amare, 52, had been a warehouse worker at transportation company Canpar Express in Etobicoke in western Toronto for more than 20 years when he died at work on June 24, his brother said. Canpar did not respond to requests for comment for this story.Growing concern for COVID-related workplace deaths, injuriesAs more companies call workers back on-site, there are concerns it could lead to a rise in workplace deaths and injuries related to COVID-19.
"The Labour Program cannot publicly share any information related to fatalities in federally regulated workplaces, which includes notifying the public," Terrien said.Amare said he understands the need to not share personal information, but stating that a death occurred and notifying people of where it happened seems reasonable in his eyes.
"If there's a way to provide greater transparency and timely information about fatalities, it's certainly possible that we can create a better understanding of the scope and the scale of these tragedies that are happening every day across our country," Hickman said.
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