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The death of a young Caribbean migrant worker last week before he could even reach his job at a farm in Scotland has caused consternation among his co-workers and farm family at Welsh Bros. Farm.
Romario Morgan, 22, was to spend his fourth season at the small farm operation that specializes in corn, asparagus, peas and pumpkins.
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“Everyone is wondering what happened, but we don’t have anything to speculate on,” said Charles Welsh, whose family has worked the land in Scotland for more than 160 years.
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A confidential investigation into the deaths of three migrant farm workers from COVID-19 is recommending a public investigation.
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Ontario’s Office of the Chief Coroner “should consider calling an inquest” into the deaths last year of Bonifacio Eugenio Romero and Rogelio Munoz Santos, who worked in Essex County, and Juan Lopez Chaparro, who worked in Norfolk County, the office’s Deputy Chief Coroner Reuven Jhirad recommended in his report Tuesday.
An inquest is a public hearing conducted by a coroner and heard before a jury of five people from the community.
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With the spring planting season well underway, tens of thousands of migrant workers have arrived on Canadian farms amid the coronavirus pandemic’s raging third wave. Last year, some 2,000 farmworkers caught COVID-19 and at least three died. The situation was so alarming that Mexico had to temporarily suspend travel for migrant workers to Canada.
Migrant workers, mainly from Mexico and the Caribbean, constitute a major part of Canada s farm workforce. (Credit: Migrant Workers Alliance for Change)
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