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Ontario food promotion a good start that should go further, says UFCW Canada leader

Toronto – March 26, 2013 – The Ontario Liberal government's announcement of new initiatives to promote awareness of Ontario-grown and processed foods "is a good start in acknowledging how important the sector is to our economy and to our communities," says Wayne Hanley, the national president of UFCW Canada.

"We certainly support the government's initiatives to promote a stronger Ontario agriculture sector. It is a vital industry and part of the fabric of Ontario. But at the same time, we are concerned the announcement falls short by not addressing the well-being of the more than 80,000 agriculture workers who are currently denied the same workplace rights and protections that most other Ontario workers take for granted," says the UFCW Canada leader.

UFCW Canada (United Food and Commercial Workers Union) is Canada's largest private-sector union, with members working in almost every facet of the food business from field to table including food retail, processing, and distribution. In association with the Agriculture Workers Alliance (AWA), UFCW Canada also operates four agriculture worker support centres across Ontario.

The UFCW Canada leader was reacting to the announcement by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture on Monday of its plan to re-introduce legislation – The Local Food Act – to promote awareness, marketing and sales of Ontario-grown and processed foods.

"We need a strong Ontario agriculture industry, but that can only be built with the participation of all the stakeholders - including agriculture workers," says Hanley. "We are encouraged that Premier Wynne has set her sights on improving the outlook for the Ontario agriculture community. Moving forward, that should include those who grow and harvest our food by making fairness and meaningful representation a reality for Ontario agriculture workers."

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