A group that speaks on behalf of seasonal agriculture workers in the Okanagan Valley believes the government needs to better monitor living and working conditions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Robyn Gunn with Radical Action with Migrants in Agriculture (RAMA) says the outbreak of the virus at a West Kelowna business, where so far 19 workers have tested positive, is unfortunate but not surprising.
She calls housing for migrant workers a “ticking time bomb.” “Given what is happening right now we need to really look at what is actually happening on farms and we need to improve the standards,” Gunn said. “We need to have more oversight.