Revealed: Indonesian workers on UK farm ‘at risk of debt bondage’

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As farms look further afield for labour, investigation finds Kent pickers saying they struggle to pay fees charged by unlicensed brokersIndonesian labourers picking berries on a farm that supplies Marks & Spencer, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and Tesco say they have been saddled with debts of up to £5,000 by unlicensed foreign brokers to work in Britain for a single season.Pickers at the farm in Kent were initially given zero-hours contracts, and at least one was paid less than £300 a week afte ...

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