Seasonal workers scheme accused of fuelling 'exploitative' working conditions

Just a few weeks ahead of workers arriving in the UK for the 2021 fruit and vegetable campaign the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme has come under blistering attack from a London-based human rights charity.

Ewan Pate
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Seasonal workers scheme accused of fuelling 'exploitative' working conditions

Just a few weeks ahead of workers arriving in the UK for the 2021 fruit and vegetable campaign the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme has come under blistering attack from a London-based human rights...

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