Uhulumeni wase-Ontario uhlinzeka ngemali efinyelela ku- $118,500 19 ukuthuthukisa izinsiza ezikhethekile ze-COVID-XNUMX ukuvikela kangcono impilo nokuphepha kwabasebenzi besikhashana bakwamanye amazwe nabanye abaqashwe emkhakheni wokudla kwezolimo. Njengoba zaziswe izinhlangano zezempilo, zamasiko nezesekela, lezi zinsiza ezintsha, ezinesihloko esithi “Cultural Resources Library,” zizoklanywa i-Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association ngezilimi nezakhiwo ezihlukahlukene futhi izosatshalaliswa emapulazini, ezindaweni zokugcina izithombo nasekudleni. ukucubungula imisebenzi kulo lonke elase-Ontario.
"Abasebenzi bethu bamazwe ngamazwe bakhule futhi bavuna ukudla kwethu futhi basiza ukugcina ukuthengiswa kokudla kwethu kuqinile phakathi nobhubhane lwe-COVID-19," kusho u-Ernie Hardeman, uNgqongqoshe Wezolimo, Ukudla Nezindaba Zasemakhaya. "Lezi zinsiza ezintsha zizoqinisekisa ukuthi bonke abasebenzi bethu bezokudla bazi kahle ukuze basize ukunqanda ukusabalala futhi bagcine i-COVID-19 ingangeni ezindaweni zethu zokusebenza."
Ukuphepha nokuvimbela
Lezi zinsiza ezintsha zimelela esinye sezinyathelo eziningi ezithathwayo ukuze kugcinwe abasebenzi bezolimo bephephile, njengengxenye Yesu Lesifundazwe Lokuvinjelwa, Ukulawula kanye Nokuqubuka Kwezifo Le-COVID-19 e-Ontario's Farm Workers. Isu lihlinzeka ngesiqondiso sendlela yokuvimbela nokulawula i-COVID-19 emapulazini, ukuvikela ukuphepha nempilo yabasebenzi basemapulazini, kanye nokugcina ukusimama nokusebenza komkhakha wokudla kwezolimo.
"Le phrojekthi ingenye yezinhlelo eziningi i-OFVGA kanye nohulumeni wase-Ontario ababambisene kuzo ukuze kuqinisekiswe impilo nokuphepha kwalaba basebenzi ababalulekile," kusho uBill George, uSihlalo we-OFVGA. "Ukuphepha kwabasebenzi basemapulazini omhlaba bekubalulekile kusukela ekuqaleni kwalolu bhubhane, futhi izinsiza ezithuthukiswe ngalo msebenzi zizophinde zeseke imizamo yabaqashi bamapulazi ase-Ontario ukugcina bonke abasebenzi basemapulazini bephephile ngenkathi bekhiqizela abantu baseCanada ukudla."
Yehlisa izingozi zomsebenzi
Le phrojekthi ngokubambisana ne-Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers 'Association ingezinye zezinhlelo eziningi zikahulumeni ezethulwa ngo-2020 ukusiza umkhakha wezolimo ukubhekana nezinselelo ezihlobene nokuqubuka kwe-COVID-19, okuhlanganisa:
- Uhlelo Lokuvimbela Nokulawula Ukuqamba Kwezolimo luka-$25.5 million lokusiza ukunciphisa ukuphazamiseka ekusebenzeni kwebhizinisi kanye nezingozi zokuchayeka kwe-COVID-19 emsebenzini;
- Ukwethulwa kwengosi yokuxhuma amapulazi namanye amabhizinisi emboni yezokudla nezidingo zabasebenzi kulabo abafuna imisebenzi;
- Ukwakhiwa kohlelo oluthuthukisiwe lwe-Agri-food Workplace Protection Programme oluyizigidi ezingama-$26.6;
- Ukutshalwa kwezimali ezengeziwe zamaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-50 oHlelweni Lokulawulwa Kwengozi, ngonyaka owodwa ngaphambi kwalokho okwakuthenjisiwe ekuqaleni.