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Female migrant worker Felena Pereira crouches in apple orchard

Women in agriculture face challenges that are both universal and unfamiliar to the rest of us

Published On: September 7, 2021

Originally published in: Chatelaine.

Migrant workers are extremely important to Canada’s food security and economy. In the September 2021 issue of Chatelaine, meet Felena Pereira, a migrant farm worker from Simcoe, Ontario. Felena has been coming to Schuyler Farms for the past eight years and is now on her way to becoming a Canadian citizen.