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Investors warn food companies about risk of forced labour on UK farms | Financial Times
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Investors warn food companies about risk of forced labour on UK farms | Financial Times

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Investors with £800bn in assets have called on food retailers and the UK government to eliminate risks of debt bondage and forced labour on UK farms, as concerns build that the country’s immigration system is exposing migrant workers to abuse. Asset managers including Schroders, Sarasin & Partners and Quilter Cheviot have warned that the UK…

Investors tell supermarkets to tackle increasing risk of modern slavery on UK farms
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Investors tell supermarkets to tackle increasing risk of modern slavery on UK farms

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A group of investors with more than £800bn in assets across UK-listed retail, hospitality and food production businesses have called on supermarkets and the government to tackle risks of modern slavery on British farms, amid concerns the post-Brexit immigration system is exposing seasonal workers to potential exploitation. Asset managers are calling on the likes of…

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

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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…

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

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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…