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The fact-finding team probing the allegations of the poor treatment of Jamaican farm workers in Canada says despite the hesitancy of some of the workers, valuable information has been obtained to support the investigations.
Trade unionist Helene Davis Whyte, who is chair of the fact-finding mission, says approximately 600 Jamaicans from 70 farms are expected to be interviewed when the team wraps up its visit next week.
The first set of investigators returned from Canada on Monday.
The other team is scheduled to return next week Monday.
Speaking on Beyond the Headlines on Tuesday, Mrs Davis Whyte said many of the farm workers were initially sceptical and suspicious, but eventually "felt comfortable enough to give us information as to what was happening with them" since they were interviewed individually.
Asked what things she had heard, Mrs Davis declined to give details, noting that some investigators are still in the field.
"I think after that team has returned, we should be able to go into more details. By then, we would have gotten more details on the situation and we would have stated the process of collating and presenting the data," she said.
Labour Minister Karl Samuda last month appointed the tripartite team to observe operations at Canadian farms after a number of Jamaicans complained that they were working under inhumane conditions.
Mrs Davis Whyte said it will be at least another month before the data from the Canadian farms fact-finding mission are collated and recommendations submitted to the government.
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