In wake of Hampstead tragedy UFCW Canada and AWA set up Migrant Workers Family Support Fund

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Links 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

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.