Basta Grewal Mushroom Worker Accident

Date
1980 (year approximate)
Creator: Chouhan, Raj
Creator: Cavanaugh, Judy
Creator: Canadian Farmworkers' Union
Description

This press release was issued after a court case was settled in an injured farm workers favour with a cash settlement. Basta Grewal's chest was severly injured by a mushroom augar that did not have an inexpensive 'kill' switch, due to a lack of provincial BC health and safety regulations covering agriculture. Without WCB coverage farmworkers had to appeal to the civil provincial courts for settlements. Circa early 1980s.

Physical description
Original
Nationality
Indo-Canadians
South Asians
East Indians
Subject (Geographic)
British Columbia
Lower Mainland
Fraser Valley (B.C.)
Keywords
Press Releases
farm workers
farmworkers
Labour Laws
Accidents and Deaths
Health and safety
Workers' Compensation
Genre
Records (Documents)
Type of resource
Text
Language
English
Part of
Canadian Farmworkers Union Collection
Identifier
EPH0099
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