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After Brexit the news ran a story about a farmer complaining they couldn't get workers as Brits were workshy and Eastern Europeans, couldn't come anymore. They said the pay was very high, well above minimum. I found the job ad. It was piecework, bending down and using a sharp knife to cut the produce and put it in a basket. To get even close to minimum wage, the weight collected was extremely high. Backbreaking and dangerous work.
Tony Wells
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