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Canadian politician calls for mandatory insurance for fishery workers

The government of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island is being pressed to adopt legislation to mandate workers' compensation coverage for fishing crews 

By Undercurrent News | Nov. 18, 2024 18:07 GMT
Lobster fishing boats in North Rustico, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Photo by Barb Dean-Simmons
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A politician in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island is lobbying for better compensation for injured fishery workers in PEI after a lobster fisherman was fatally injured on a fishing boat there this past summer, reports the CBC [...]

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