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Seasonal agricultural workers from Jamaica are complaining about inhuman working conditions on Canadian farms. The complaints outlined in a letter sent to Jamaica’s minister of labour and social security by farm workers in Ontario’s Niagara region came at a time when several migrant workers have died on the job. As reported by several news outlets, the letter are complaining about what they describe as “systematic slavery,” in a program in which they need more support from both the Canadian and Jamaican governments. The letter outlines a litany of worrisome conditions faced by workers who are in Canada under the Seasonal …