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Night to Remember fundraiser
Toronto – March 1, 2012
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After some legwork, funds for victims of Hampstead crash reach their destinations
The Record - Jun 22, 2012
Chief coroner mulls possible inquest
London Free Press - February 13, 2012
After horror, stark questions
London Free Press – February 10, 2012
Activists decry migrant worker transportation standards in wake of tragedy
The St. Catharines Standard
February 8, 2012
Ontario crash survivor had just ended his first shift
Feb. 09, 2012
Globe and Mail
Migrant workers: Who they are, where they're coming from
CBC News
Canada's migrant farm worker system - what works and what's lacking
CBC News
Now trending: 11 people dead in crash near Stratford, Ontario
Global News
February 07, 2012
Some of 'hard-working' migrants killed in Ontario crash were in Canada only a week
Globe and mail - February 7 , 2012
11 dead as truck hits passenger van near Stratford
Toronto Star - February 6, 2012
Peruvian farm workers among dead in Ontario crash
CBC News - February 7, 2012
Three in hospital, 11 dead following Ontario crash
CTV News - February 7, 2012
Police look for cause of crash that killed 11 in southwestern Ontario
The Winnipeg Free Press - February 7, 2012
Migrant farm workers killed in horrific Perth County crash
The Hamilton Spectator - February 7, 2012
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The tragic collision took place near Hampstead, Ontario, when a flatbed truck collided with a passenger van carrying thirteen agriculture workers working in the poultry industry. Police at the scene reported that the victims in the passenger van were migrant workers. The driver of the flatbed truck was also killed in the collision. UFCW Canada and the AWA have called for a comprehensive investigation of the accident, as well as better enforcement of safety regulations regarding farm worker transport.
In the wake of the tragic accident, UFCW Canada and the Agriculture Workers Alliance (AWA) have also set a Migrant Workers Family Support Fund to immediately assist the families of the workers who were killed, as well as the families of the injured in the horrific accident.
100% of the collected funds donated will be donated to the benefit of families of the injured or killed workers, who include 13 agriculture workers, as well as the driver of the colliding vehicle.
The fund was established on February 7.
