Hampstead fatal crash
Emergency officials in rural southwestern Ontario describe the scene of a devastating crash that killed 10 migrant workers and a truck driver as utter "carnage," with people trapped inside twisted wreckage, dying shortly after first responders arrived.
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Minister of Labour says workers in the van were from Peru and Jamaica. Ministry in contact with embassies. #hamstead #onpoliby Alan Carter via twitter 2/7/2012 4:04:14 PM -
Two mothers whose sons were killed four years ago in a van crash northern New Brunswick say Monday night's accident is further proof the vehicles are unsafe.
Isabelle Hains' son, Daniel, and Ana Acevedo's son, Javier, were among the seven members of the Bathurst High School Phantoms basketball team who died Jan. 12, 2008 when the van they were returning from a game in collided with a transport truck on an icy stretch of highway.
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@Deb_Matthews says seasonal workers in Ont covered for healthcare. Minister checking to see if survivors from #hamstead qualify. #onpoliby Alan Carter via twitter 2/7/2012 4:45:12 PM
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Ont. Govt says workers from Jamaica and Peru were killed in tragic #hampsteadcrashby Lama Nicolas via twitter 2/7/2012 4:48:07 PM -
Minister of Transportation Chiarelli to speak about the tragedy in #Hamstead at QP at 3:45. #onpoliby Alan Carter via twitter 2/7/2012 5:13:29 PM
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Transportation Ministry working to clarify Minister's statement regarding which vehicle may have failed to stop. #hamsteadcrash #onpoliby Alan Carter via twitter 2/7/2012 9:23:11 PM
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Crash in Hampstead raises concerns about conditions of migrant workers
A tragic crash that killed 11 people – including 10 migrant farm workers – in Hampstead, Ontario is raising concerns about labour rights and safety among migrant workers in Ontario.
The farmers who worked on a chicken farm were reportedly on their way from a farm at which they had spent their time inoculating thousands of chicken. As mobile workers, they moved from farm to farm doing various jobs. It is unclear if the workers were on their way to a job, or on their way home, at the time of the accident.
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Migrant farm workers by the numbers
There are more than 23,000 temporary farm workers in Canada, and the numbers have been rising steadily for the past decade.
Typically a foreign farm worker is admitted under one of two federal programs: the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program, or the Pilot Project for Occupations Requiring Lower Levels of Formal Training.
The number of people admitted under both of these programs is increasing.
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Many migrant workers work in unsafe conditions: study
Global News spoke with Jenna Hennenbry, a researcher with the Institute for Research in Public Policy, and author of the forthcoming study “Permanently Temporary? Agricultural Migrant Workers and their Integration in Canada,” about the life of migrant worker in Canada, the hurdles they face, and the sometimes unsafe conditions in which they work.
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Min. of transport says depending on findings #Hampstead crash could change the use of passenger vans in the province...by lzilkeglobal via twitter 2/7/2012 9:43:15 PM -
NB NDP MP says if 15-passenger vans aren't safe for kids - they're not safe for anyone. Students van ride in big vans in NB, NS or Queby lzilkeglobal via twitter 2/7/2012 10:00:54 PM
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@Deb_Matthews says seasonal workers in Ont covered for healthcare. Minister checking to see if survivors from #hamstead qualify. #onpoliby Alan Carter via twitter 2/7/2012 11:08:47 PM
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People lay flowers to pay their respects for 11 killed in Hampstead crash
Global News was on the scene just a day after the horrific crash that killed 11 people in Hampstead, Ontario occurred. On Tuesday, friends of the victims gathered to lay flowers and remember their loved ones lost.
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