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- 1Report says Alberta failed Cargill workers during COVID outbreak●Alberta ‘failed’ Cargill workers amid COVID-19 outbreak with inaction, overconfidence: report
A new report concludes the Alberta government 'failed' workers at the Cargill meat-processing plant during its major COVID-19 outbreak, citing inaction and overconfidence by provincial authorities. The outbreak at the High River facility was among Canada's largest workplace COVID-19 clusters, sickening hundreds of employees and drawing criticism over working conditions and oversight.
- 2Cargill plant outbreak was North America's largest early COVID cluster●"Within weeks, the infections had turned into what would become the largest outbreak in North America of the then-new re
Nearly 1,000 workers at the Cargill meat-processing plant in High River, Alberta, tested positive for COVID-19 in spring 2020 — almost half the workforce — in what became the largest known outbreak of the then-new respiratory illness in North America. The outbreak exposed the risks faced by essential workers in crowded meatpacking facilities and prompted scrutiny of the industry's workplace protections.