Cargill Meat Plant
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Coronavirus: Animal activists protest working conditions at Cargill meat-packing plantActivists gathered outside the Cargill meat-packing plant in High River, Alta., on Saturday, protesting working conditions they call unsafe and exploitative because of the COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.HealthMay 30, 2020
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Canada’s meat industry expected to increase safety measures amid COVID-19Chris White, president of the Canadian Meat Council, says $77.5 million earmarked by Ottawa for the food-processing industry will be used for future changes to plants, not to pay for measures already put in place.HealthMay 23, 2020
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2nd death at Cargill prompts calls from Alberta NDP, union to shut down meat plantAlberta's Opposition NDP, along with union leaders, is calling on the province to shut down a Cargill meat-packing plant so it can be determined whether the company is meeting legal obligations to involve workers in safety concerns.HealthMay 11, 2020
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Canada’s food industry leaders say $252M aid falls short of need amid COVID-19"Our industry is already one of razor-thin margins," the Canadian Federation of Agriculture said.CanadaMay 5, 2020
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Coronavirus may cause temporary meat shortages. But higher prices will last longerLockdown measures and stay-at-home orders have Canadians buying up food items, like meat, at rates that experts say were impossible to predict.CanadaApr 30, 2020
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Diverse communities in Calgary facing discrimination over Cargill’s COVID-19 casesWith concerns growing about COVID-19 outbreaks at Alberta meat plants, so too is a troubling sentiment of racism.HealthApr 29, 2020
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‘Death is so real’: Immigrant group says meat workers afraid after COVID-19 plant closureAn organization that works with immigrants says the temporary closure of a large slaughterhouse in southern Alberta has left many among its largely Filipino workforce fearful for the future.Apr 25, 2020
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Southern Alberta Filipino community ‘worried for our lives’ as members test positive for COVID-19The novel coronavirus has significantly impacted the Filipino community in the High River area because many are employed at the Cargill meat plant and have tested positive.HealthApr 22, 2020
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Worker from JBS meat packing plant near Brooks dies with COVID-19 test pendingDr. Deena Hinshaw said there are now 96 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among workers at the JBS plant.CanadaApr 22, 2020
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Cargill plant shutdown does not mean COVID-19 risk is contained: High River mayor"Just because Cargill is shut down now, does not mean the problem is contained or isolated. We're into it here," Snodgrass said.CanadaApr 22, 2020
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