Canada needs migrant farm workers, but how does it treat them?

Canada’s food industry relies on migrant agricultural workers, but last year some from Jamaica spoke out against what they called ‘slavery-like conditions’ here. A subsequent Jamaican government investigation found that overall, most of the workers are taken care of, but some told Ellen Mauro why they disagree.
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