7.2 Scenario for Discussion

Winifred Athembo; Brianna Doyle; Nikhil Garg; Gursimrat Gill; Thalin Htun; Richa Kabaria; Sarah Kulewksa; Celine Wai Shan Li; Deirdre Maultsaid; Simrenprit Parmar; and Lesli Sangha

Setting

  • A manufacturing plant/warehouse that makes bottled fruit juice.
  • Keremeos Best Juice has between 35 and 50 employees, including office staff, factory floor staff, some engineers, and lab technicians, with an increase in staff during the fall when apples are harvested.
Apples in white crates sitting on a conveyor belt
Figure 7.3: An Apple Processing Plant

Characters

  • Dani, of Latino heritage from Honduras, is a refugee to Canada. He is a new employee who is still learning English and working as a fruit sorter at the beginning of the processing line.
  • William, white, of British heritage, is a Canadian citizen. He is a processing engineer who maintains the machines and workflow, has an office upstairs, and is not on the factory floor all day.
  • Feng, Asian, of Chinese heritage, is a Canadian citizen. As assistant manager, he manages the floor crew, the cleaners, William, and some other processing specialists.

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