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One year after this temp agency worker died at Fiera Foods, family is still searching for answers

The industrial bakery where Amina Diaby had worked for only two weeks before the tragedy said it is saddened by her death, but believes it took ‘adequate measures’ to protect her. Diaby died last September when her hijab was pulled into a machine, strangling her. The Ministry of Labour charged Fiera Foods in response to her death.

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One year after the workplace accident that killed his sister-in-law, what Alusine Jabbi remembers most about the day she died is his confusion.

Where is Amina?

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Alusine Jabbi had dropped off his sister-in-law Amina Diaby at Fiera Foods for a shift on Sept. 2, 2016. A couple of hours later he received a call from a friend telling him Amina had been involved in a serious accident at the plant.

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A year later, Sanunu Jabbi is still grieving the death of his wife, Amina Diaby, who died after her hijab was caught up in some equipment at Fiera Foods' Marmora St. factory.

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Fiera Foods was founded by Boris Serebryany and Alex Garber in 1987. They are shown in a still from Fiera's website.

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In 1999, a 17-year old temp named Ivan Golyashov was killed at Fiera’s Norelco Dr. plant when a dough mixer was activated while he was inside cleaning it.

Brendan Kennedy

Brendan Kennedy is a reporter on the Toronto Star’s investigative team. Reach him via email: bkennedy@thestar.ca

Sara Mojtehedzadeh

Sara Mojtehedzadeh is a Toronto-based reporter covering work and wealth on the Star’s investigations team. Follow her on Twitter: @saramojtehedz.

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