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Seasonal workers in debt after being sent home early from U.K. farms
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Seasonal workers in debt after being sent home early from U.K. farms

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Sajit* sold his shop in Nepal to go to the United Kingdom to work on a farm. “They told us six months will be good money for us,” he said. But just two months into the job, when he still had over £3,000 ($3,500 approximately) of debt to repay, he was told he had to…

Indonesians wait for UK farm jobs after paying deposits of up to £2500 – The Guardian
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Indonesians wait for UK farm jobs after paying deposits of up to £2500 – The Guardian

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Exclusive: Workers say they have been charged to guarantee a job – which may be illegal – and have not yet had an interview. Indonesian man who paid £1,000 for UK farm job Analysis: Seasonal workers left at risk of exploitation Indonesians dreaming of working in Britain are understood to have paid deposits of up…

Indonesians wait for UK farm jobs after paying deposits of up to £2500 | Immigration and Asylum
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Indonesians wait for UK farm jobs after paying deposits of up to £2500 | Immigration and Asylum

ByEyes on Trafficking News

It is understood that Indonesians who dream of working in Britain have paid deposits of up to £2,500 to the Jakarta agency to “guarantee” jobs on British farms that have yet to materialize. Labor experts say the deposit is a job search fee, which is illegal in the UK and Indonesia. One worker told the…

Indonesia investigates potential debt bondage among workers on U.K. farms
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Indonesia investigates potential debt bondage among workers on U.K. farms

ByEyes on Trafficking News

A taskforce is investigating the recruitment process of Indonesian workers who go to pick fruit on U.K. farms. Indonesia launched the investigation after laborers told the Guardian they took on debts of up to £5,000 to secure work on farms in Kent.   Debt raises risk of forced labor  Indonesian fruit pickers told the Guardian that…

Indonesia to investigate claims fruit pickers charged thousands to work in Kent
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Indonesia to investigate claims fruit pickers charged thousands to work in Kent

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Exclusive: Taskforce begins work after labourers told Guardian they faced huge debts to unlicensed brokers in Bali A presidential taskforce in Indonesia is investigating the recruitment of fruit pickers who say they took on debts of up to £5,000 to secure jobs in Kent. The Guardian revealed that Indonesian labourers harvesting berries on a farm that…