Labour woes spark fears for B.C.’s fruit crop during pandemic

By Alan Campbell / Richmond News
The province’s farming industry is facing multiple challenges during the COVID-19 crisis, including importing its seasonal foreign workforce

As much of the province grapples with working from home during the pandemic, B.C.’s farming industry is facing the monumental task of bringing in around 10,000 seasonal workers from overseas. Negotiating isolation protocols with the government, making sure workers have visas and scrambling to find rare flights to even get them here are just some of the hurdles facing the industry right now.…

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March 29, 2020

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