Detalles del documento

Imprima y guarde

Artículo de periódico

‘Unethical and inappropriate’: What coroners’ records reveal about the gaps that led to migrant worker deaths

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Fecha

2022

Autores

Sara Mojtehedzadeh

Resumen

Report delves into the barriers faced by nine migrant workers who died across the province during the pandemic's first waves.

Ambulances dispatched to the wrong address. Workers turning down health care for fear they would have to pay for it. Employers — rather than health professionals — monitoring COVID-19 symptoms on high-risk Ontario farms.

These are among the "profound" barriers faced by nine migrant workers who died across the province during the pandemic's first waves — jeopardizing critical care when workers faced life-and-death health emergencies, a new study of coroners' records reveals.

The research conducted by a team of medical doctors, nurses and academics with decades of experience in migrant worker health found a host of failings that contributed to the fatalities, including poor testing protocol and inconsistent quarantine conditions with "limited oversight."

Titular

Toronto Star

Editor

Toronto Star

Lugar de publicación

Online

Conexiones

Los sectores económicos

Agriculture and horticulture workers

Tipos de contenido

Análisis de políticas

Los grupos destinatarios

Legisladores, Conciencia Pública, y Los investigadores

Relevancia geográfica

Ontario y Quebec