Coronavirus sheds light on Canada's poor treatment of migrant workers

Covid-19 has surged on farms that employ foreign workers, aided by a lack of legal protections and shoddy oversight

Early this year, months before the coronavirus outbreak had been declared a pandemic, Erika Zavala, 35, and Jesus Molina, 36, arrived in Canada. With few opportunities in Mexico, the couple had found jobs under a federal program for seasonal farm workers, and planned to send money home to their family.

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