Migrant worker fired for speaking about COVID-19 wins labour case against farm.

A Mexican worker has been awarded damages after being fired for speaking out about poor working and living conditions during a COVID-19 outbreak at the Ontario farm where he worked. The Ontario Labour Review Board ordered Scotlynn Sweetpac Growers Inc. to pay $25,000 to Gabriel Flores, who was fired in June by Robert Biddle, who owned the farm at the time, and was immediately sent back to Mexico.

“This confrontation followed Mr. Flores’ comments and questions at the meeting the night before where Mr. Flores suggested that the employer should have done more to protect his co-worker and improve the working conditions,” reads the decision from Matthew R. Wilson, alternate chair of the OLRB. The farm in Norfolk County, Ont., had been gripped by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which sickened more than 190 workers -- including Flores -- and killed one.

The worker who died was one of Flores’ bunkmates.

                                                                  
The Canadian Press November 13, 2020

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Gabriel Flores was lucky he could get a good lawyer!

Great for Gabriel Flores, but who really paid for this?

Maybe the farm owner thinks COVID-19 lies and its boogeyman is all BS

Why didn't he and his co-worker build their own comfy accommodation?

Great point

You know who will end up paying for this... you, from the Canadian tax fund!

Totally; this is the right notion