Lack of vaccine access, cramped living lead to rise in COVID-19 outbreaks among migrant workers in Quebec

Quebec has largely succeeded in taming the third wave of COVID-19, but outbreaks persist among temporary foreign workers, who are forced to work in cramped settings and have had difficulty accessing vaccines

Temporary foreign workers are now being offered COVID-19 vaccines when they arrive at the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport.

Still, advocates say the Quebec government hasn't done enough to prevent transmission among vulnerable workers at the farms, factories and meatpacking plants that have kept the province's economy going for over a year.

They welcome the airport vaccination plan but say it's unfortunate it took months to organize. The bulk of temporary foreign workers working in Quebec's agricultural sector arrived in March and April.
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