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BC Federation of Labour Welcomes Coroner’s Inquest into Mushroom Farm Deaths
December 20, 2011
Vancouver, BC – A Coroner’s Inquest into the tragic loss of life at a Fraser Valley mushroom farm three years ag
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Families left without answers or justice, following A1 Mushroom Farms sentencing – Sinclair calls for Coroner’s Inquest
November 25, 2011
Vancouver, BC – BC Federation of Labour President Jim Sinclair expressed disappointment in today’s sentencing of
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Tougher penalties, Coroner’s inquest needed into mushroom farm deaths
May 13, 2011
The BC Federation of Labour is calling for a Coroner's inquest into the deaths of three workers at a Langley mushroom farm in 2008 following guilty pleas today by the owners of the far
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National inquiry needed as farmworker death toll climbs
February 9, 2011
The deaths of five farmworkers in Quebec today once again highlights the dangerous working conditions facing farmworkers in Canad
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Farmworkers no safer one year after Coroner's Inquest and Jury Recommendations
December 15, 2010
Twelve months after a Coroner's inquest into a farm van crash that killed three women, the provincial government has failed to implement the important recommendations made by the Coroner's
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Government rejects Coroner’s Jury recommendations, ignores farmworker safety
April 9, 2010
Farmworkers in British Columbia are the losers after the Minister of Labour and the provincial government failed to act on important recommendations made by a Coroner's Jury.
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Agriculture and Labour Ministers hear call for prompt action to protect farmworkers travelling to work
March 15, 2010
Families also demand public inquiry into the dropping of 33 criminal charges of the company owners
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Coroner's jury calls on government to improve safety for farmworkers
December 10, 2009
The B.C. Federation of Labour welcomes the recommendations released this afternoon by a Coroner's jury that was looking into the deaths of three farmworkers who died in a van crash in 2007.
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Systemic inspection and enforcement problems failed to protect workers
December 9, 2009
Jim Sinclair, President of the B.C. Federation of Labour, testified today at the Coroner’s Inquest into the deaths of three farmworkers who died in a van crash in 200
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STILL NO ANSWERS ON FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF MUSHROOM FARM DEATHS
September 4, 2009
A year after a deadly incident at a mushroom farm in Langley, family members of the men killed and injured at the farm are still waiting for answer
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