Our Response
The following media publications about the outbreak of COVID-19 among migrant agricultural workers in Canada include contributions by members of the Migrant Worker Health Expert Working Group:
‘COVID acted like a minefield’: What we know about migrant-worker deaths
TVO, April 8, 2022
‘Unethical and inappropriate’: What coroners’ records reveal about the gaps that led to migrant worker deaths
Toronto Star, February 1, 2022
Why these migrant workers are taking on the OPP
TVO, December 8, 2021
'Humiliated': At hearing, migrant worker recalls OPP's DNA sweep
London Free Press, November 22, 2021
Has Ontario changed its approach to migrant-worker housing?
TVO, March 29, 2021
‘Already it was hard. Now, it’s become impossible’: Pandemic highlights barriers to healthcare for migrant workers
Healthy Debate, January 25, 2021
Virus Hits Foreign Farmhands, Challenging Canadians’ Self-Image
NY Times, October 11, 2020
Migrant worker advocate says Kingsville outbreak expected, not surprising
CBC, October 9, 2020
W5: Tough times for Canada’s invisible migrant workforce
CTV, September 26, 2020
Canada hires thousands of migrant farm workers. Why?
Tricity News, August 27, 2020
B.C.'s COVID-19 restrictions clash with rights of migrant workers: advocacy group
Vancouver is Awesome, July 27, 2020
Ottawa offers cash, more promises of reform for migrant workers in the agriculture industry
Globe and Mail, July 31, 2020
Haldimand-Norfolk farmers and health unit battle over migrant worker bunkhouse order
CBC News, June 19, 2020
Migrant farmworkers die in Canada, and Mexico wants answers
The Washington Post, June 19, 2020
Canada’s foreign worker program must be overhauled
The Waterloo Region Record, June 12, 2020
Groups draw attention to plight of migrant workers
The Waterloo Region Record, June 9, 2020