An investigation by the Guardian has found that Indonesian labourers picking berries on a farm that supplies to multiple supermarkets have been saddled with debts of up to £5,000 by unlicensed brokers to work in Britain.
Hundreds of Indonesian farm workers were recruited to work in Britain this summer on seasonal worker visas, a route created to tackle a shortage of farm workers after Brexit.
Pickers at a farm in Kent were reportedly given zero-hours contracts, and at least one was paid less than £300.00 a week after the cost of using a caravan was deducted.
The Home Office, Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) are looking into the allegations, and the supermarkets have launched an urgent investigation into the issues raised.
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