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Mexico to resume sending farm workers to Canada after COVID-19 safety agreement

At least 3 Mexican workers have died after outbreaks on 17 Canadian farms.

June 24, 2020  By CBC News


Mexico will resume sending temporary farm workers to Canada after the two countries reached an agreement on improved safety protections for labourers on Canadian farms during the coronavirus pandemic, the Mexican government said on Sunday.

Mexico said last Tuesday it would pause sending workers to farms with coronavirus infections after Mexican nationals died from COVID-19 after outbreaks on 17 Canadian farms. | READ MORE

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