No More Deaths: Solidarity Rally for Garvin Yapp in Lead Up to Criminal Prosecution Against Employer
19 Julio 2024 - 2:54PM
Justice for Migrant Workers, Injured Workers Action for Justice and
the Migrant Farmworker Legal Clinic are organizing a solidarity
rally to demand justice for Garvin Yapp, who was killed in a
workplace accident on August 14, 2022. The rally is taking place in
advance of a scheduled pre-trial by the province of Ontario who has
initiated a criminal prosecution against Yapp’s employer. The
pre-trial will take place on July 25, 2024. The action is being
organized to demand strengthened legal protections for all
agricultural workers in the province of Ontario.
What: Solidarity Rally to Demand Justice for
Garvin Yapp
Who: Justice for Migrant Workers (J4MW),
Injured Workers Action for Justice (IWA4J) and Migrant Farm Worker
Legal Clinic
When: Monday July 22nd, 2024
Where: Ministry of Labour (400 University
Avenue Toronto, Ontario M7A 1T7)
Why: Immediate reforms to Ontario’s labour laws
for agricultural workers are needed to protect workers from
workplace injuries and deaths.
For more information please contact Chris Ramsaroop (J4MW)
647-834-4932 or ramsaroopchris@gmail.com or Taneeta Doma
519-903-7376 or j4mw.on@gmail.com
Justice for Migrant Workers (J4MW) is an all-volunteer
collective that consists of current and former workers, labour and
community activists and scholars who advocate for fairness, dignity
and respect for agricultural workers.