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‘Disaster’ possible if COVID-19 protections not given to migrant workers: advocates

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The federal and provincial governments are facing a “potential disaster” if more protections and social-distancing guidelines aren’t extended to migrant agricultural workers, advocates say.

The warning comes days after 14 migrant workers at a Kelowna, B.C., nursery tested positive for COVID-19. The workers all live in on-site housing, and the Interior Health said there was enough space for each resident to safely self-isolate.

Bylands Nursery, which employs the workers, said in a statement posted on its website that it has been “recognized as one of the best employers of temporary foreign workers in B.C.” There were 13,252 positions for temporary foreign workers approved in B.C.

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