Death of Jamaican farm worker in Canada raised fears over fruit-pickers in UK by S_Fleary1
A JAMAICAN agriculture worker has died on a farm in Canada, months after workers complained about the poor working conditions.
The news raises fears about the dangers faced by Caribbean migrant fruit and vegetable-pickers workers on UK farms following an investigation by The Voice into ‘The Ministry of Labour and Social Security confirmed the death of the 32-year-old at a farm in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Ontario, Canada. On May 26. According to a report, the death was due to ‘natural causes’.
However, injuries suffered by Caribbean migrant labour have been recorded before, in Canada and the UK.Roy Walker, 68, left Jamaica on march 17 for his annual trip to work on Sheridan Farm, but less than a week later he died.
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