Hundreds of Indonesian fruit pickers in UK seek diplomatic help

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More than 200 Indonesian fruit pickers have sought diplomatic help since July after facing difficulties working in Britain this season, the nation’s embassy has revealed.

The Guardian has spoken to a pair of workers sent to a farm in Scotland that supplies berries to M&S, Waitrose, Tesco and Lidl. They claim pickers were sent back to the caravan if they could not work fast enough and left with large debts to repay.

The embassy says the true number of people experiencing problems is likely to be far higher, as many were seeking help on behalf of several workers at the same farms – and others would not have the confidence to approach the embassy.

Hundreds of Indonesian fruit pickers in UK seek diplomatic help | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian

Edited December 2, 2022 by pellinore