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    The Alberta Federation of Labour criticizes the Alberta government for failing to include recommendations to extend occupational health and safety protections to farm workers in a new farm safety report. The AFL president says Premier Redford had promised change but is letting those promises fail. Over 300 farm workers are seriously injured and 17 die each year in Alberta. Extending the same protections that other Albertans have to agricultural workers is needed to improve safety.

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    The Alberta Federation of Labour criticizes the Alberta government for failing to include recommendations to extend occupational health and safety protections to farm workers in a new farm safety report. The AFL president says Premier Redford had promised change but is letting those promises fail. Over 300 farm workers are seriously injured and 17 die each year in Alberta. Extending the same protections that other Albertans have to agricultural workers is needed to improve safety.

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    The Alberta Federation of Labour criticizes the Alberta government for failing to include recommendations to extend occupational health and safety protections to farm workers in a new farm safety report. The AFL president says Premier Redford had promised change but is letting those promises fail. Over 300 farm workers are seriously injured and 17 die each year in Alberta. Extending the same protections that other Albertans have to agricultural workers is needed to improve safety.

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    Gil McGowan, President Nancy Furlong, Secretary Treasurer

    ForImmediateRelease Wednesday,March13,2013

    Redfordrenegesonfarmworkersafety
    Seedsofreformfailtogerminatewhenreportomitsupdate toOccupationalHealthandSafetyAct
    EdmontonWorkersinAlberta'sagriculturesectordeservebettersaystheAlbertaFederationofLabour. TheAlbertaFarmSafetyAdvisory(AFSA)Councilreport,whichwasreleasedbythegovernmentthisweek, failedtorecommendtheinclusionoffarmworkersinAlberta'sOccupationalHealthandSafetyAct(OHSA). FarmworkersaretheonlyworkersinAlbertawhoareexcludedfromtheAct. AlisonRedfordpromisedchangetoAlberta'sagriculturalworkers,butshe'slettingthosepromisesgo fallow.AlbertaFederationofLabourpresidentGilMcGowansaid.Morethan300farmworkersare seriouslyinjuredeveryyear.Seventeendieeachyear.Theresultsofthisreportwilldolittletochangethat. TheAFSACouncilhadrepresentativesfromindustryandgovernment,butonlyonelabourrepresentative. Recommendationsincluded:

    Strategic,ProvincewideCoordinationandAwareness;EnhancedEducationalResources,Trainingand Certification;FarmRelatedPoliciesandGuidelines;andStrengtheningtheagricultureworkers componentofthecurrentTemporaryForeignWorkerAdvisoryOffice. ManyfarmsinAlbertaarealreadywellrun.Thesearethekindsoffarmsthatwillfollowallthenew guidelines,andallthenewpoliciesthatcomeoutofthisreport,McGowansaid.Theproblemisthatthere arefarmswhereyouseetheappallinglabourpractices.Thosearetheonesthatwon'timprovetheir behaviourunlessthereisregulatorychange. Thereport,whichbeganalmosttwoyearsago,hasbeencompleteformorethanayear,buttheAlberta Governmenthadbeensittingonit.ItwasonlymadepubliconTuesday.Duringtheleaduptoherselection asPremier,AlisonRedfordpromisedtoprovideOHSAprotectionforfarmworkers. Alberta'sagriculturalworkersdeservethesameprotections,samehealthandsafetyregulationthatevery otherAlbertanenjoys,McGowansaid.Untilthegovernmentacts,therewillcontinuetobetoomany workplaceaccidentsonAlberta'sfarmsandagriculturaloperations. 30 MEDIACONTACTS:
    GilMcGowan,President,AlbertaFederationofLabourat7802189888(cell) OlavRokne,AFLCommunicationsDirectorat7802896528(cell)[email protected].
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    10654 - 101 Street, Edmonton, AB T5H 2S1 Ph: 780-483-3021/1-800-661-3995 Fax: 780-484-5928 Email: [email protected] www.afl.org

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