The federal authorities says it’s investigating allegations {that a} farm in southwestern Ontario despatched six Jamaican seasonal staff dwelling sooner than deliberate after they protested their dwelling and dealing circumstances.
Employment and Social Development Canada says it’s at present reaching out to its counterparts with the Jamaican authorities to higher perceive the allegations involving the farm in Norfolk County.
An advocacy group supporting the migrant staff says the six males allege they had been abruptly dismissed this month after a one-day protest over dwelling circumstances that included a clogged rest room and a flooded bunkhouse that weren’t correctly addressed by the employer.
Chris Ramsaroop of Justice for Migrant Workers says the employees additionally allege that they didn’t get acceptable breaks whereas working on the produce farm.
Ramsaroop says being despatched again to Jamaica sooner than deliberate is a monetary blow to the employees, a few of whom have been coming to Canada as seasonal staff for years.
Jamaica’s ministry of labour and social safety says it’s conducting its personal assessment of the matter.
The farm didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
