A 28-year-old temporary worker for Sarbanand Farms, Sumas blueberry grower, died over the weekend at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after he became ill working last week and was denied needed medical attention by the company, co-workers say. Then more than 70 farm workers were fired by Sarbanand, and currently remain displaced, for refusing to work Friday as a demonstration against the man’s alleged mistreatment... Honesto Silva Ibarra became ill... suffering from head pains caused by a combination of heat and extensive hours worked... After Ibarra notified his supervisor of his sickness on Wednesday, he was denied medical attention by the company... Ibarra sought out other options, including a flight home to Mexico, but he was unable to purchase a ticket due to the expiration of his work visa... Unable to wait any longer, Ibarra sought out medical attention at a clinic... [later]collapsed and was transported to... the region’s main critical-care medical facility in Seattle, where [he] died... Other farm workers at Sarbanand have also suffered from illness including face paralysis... Workers have complained of being “threatened to be sent back to Mexico” if performance measures weren’t met — and their food portions and conditions were poor ... When workers who had demonstrated the day before showed up for work on Saturday morning, they were fired due to “insubordination” and told they had an hour to leave the premises and places where they had been living... Sarbanand farm workers who were fired were left without valid visas and without a way to work legally or return home.