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  1. This is not **News** per se, by which I mean this is not a new development. In one form or another, precarious agricultural workers have been take *to the cleaners* over the centuries (from Australia’s colonial past to the present #NeoLiberal #NeoColonialism). Wherever there’s a buck to be made by skipping around laws and regulations, there is sure to be some clever arsehole that comes up with a scheme to vaccum up easy cash. That, is the state our society has come down to and some of the worst perpetrators of this *financial fraud* are #LabourHire companies. They provide nothing that can’t be had by other more equitable schemes and skim the cream off the top for the privilege of screwing workers. ** A pox on all their houses.**

    “Australia's growing reliance on temporary migrant labour has fuelled a booming labour hire industry, with contractors sitting between growers and workers, often recruiting, transporting and housing them.” (Source: abc.net.au/news/2026-08-04/aus )

    #Regulate #PoliceRegulations #ProsecutePerpetrators #AgriculturalWorkers #WorkerAbuse #ModernSlavery #AusPol #NoMoreLabourHires #JoinYourUnion #InUnity #WorkplaceRelations #FairWages #WorkersRights #SeasonalWorkers #ImportedLabour

  2. Here's a weekend FT piece by Jancis Robinson on ethics and exploitation in wine production. It seems likely that most supermarkets focusing on low pricing are allowing seasonal workers to be abused.
    TLDR? Very few retailers really want to fix the problem, though Nordic buyers and the UK Wine Society are trying.
    #wine #exploitation #SeasonalWorkers #WineSociety
    Why is nobody talking about labour exploitation in wine? - on.ft.com/45tPIkh

  3. Seasonal worker is possible trafficking & slavery victim
    The fact that the Home Office suspects human trafficking and modern slavery may have taken place is highly significant as it is their own Seasonal Visa Scheme which seems to put people at risk of trafficking and labour exploitation.
    freedomnews.org.uk/2024/01/19/
    #HumanTrafficking #ModernSlavery #SeasonalWorkers #UVW

  4. Excellent expert panel discussion just now on Farming Today on salad shortages and the underlying infrastructure and labour availability issues affecting our food supply. (Clue: It's not just weather, and brexit gets liberal mentions).
    Will be available shortly here bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qj8q/
    #Turnips #Tomatoes #Farming #FoodSecurity #SeasonalWorkers #Brexit #NotTiredOfExperts

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