On the weekend, Juan Lopez Chaparro, a father of four from Mexico, became the third farm worker to die in Canada
During the coronavirus crisis, additional requirements were put in place that include paying workers for their mandatory 14-day quarantine upon arrival in Canada, monitoring the health of employees and reporting to public-health officials when someone has symptoms.
A Globe investigation into farm outbreaks published last week exposed myriad factors that made migrant farm workers vulnerable to the virus: overrun accommodations; supervisors putting pressure on ill labourers to keep working; an information vacuum; threats of deportation if strict productivity targets weren’t met; and lack of personal protective equipment.
Ontario receives about 20,000 workers a year to work on farms, many of whom come from Mexico, Guatemala and Jamaica. Mexico’s government grew so concerned about worker health and safety that it temporarily halted sending more workers to Canada; on Sunday, it announced the resumption of the flow of workers after it reached a deal with Canada on health protections.
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