Pandemic Puts Vulnerable Food Workers in Focus
The people who come from other countries to work on Canada’s farms have never had it particularly easy—but the pandemic has added a sharp edge to the stressful conditions under which they work, says the Rev. Antonio Illas, the diocese of Niagara’s missioner to migrant farmworkers. In addition to hard […]
Migrant Farmworkers Project and COVID-19
“It was a hard decision, but the right decision,” says Rev. Antonio Illas, missioner of the Migrant Farmworkers Project located in the Niagara region. He recounts that it was, “Early in the morning of March 13 as the coronavirus was a clear threat to the health and safety of people in Canada. It was then […]
