There are increasing calls for government to mitigate the potential risk of out-of-province domestic farm workers travelling to the Okanagan to harvest crops this growing season, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Migrant workers are an essential part of the Okanagan fruit growing industry and roughly 3,000 backpackers travel to the valley every year for short-term work in orchards, farms and fields, according to the BC Fruit Growers’ Association.

Half of the fruit pickers travel to the province from Quebec and half are from outside the country. Unlike temporary foreign workers, farmers are not required to provide housing for domestic fruit pickers who often camp outdoors, travelling from farm to farm up the valley as the fruit ripens.

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