Southport, Merseyside, UK 9th September 2015. UK Weather. Continuing warm weather as Migrant workers harvest vegetable crops in Tarleton, Lancashire. It has been Migrant workers from the European Union who have provided labour boost to Britain’s agriculture, and horticulture on farms where fruit, nursery stock, vegetables, bulbs and flowers constitute the primary produce of the enterprise. It has been estimated that there are in excess of 45,000 seasonal workers in England.
Much of the work in agriculture and food processing is seasonal, short-term and low skilled. This requires a flexible workforce commonly made up of people working under various forms of casual, temporary and seasonal contracts. More than half of the workers in these industries come from overseas. Seasonal employment is highest in rural areas that have a high demand for workers at peak times of the year, such as during the agricultural harvest. Farmers and growers hire foreign workers ( Bulgaria or Romanian nationals) to help with agricultural and seasonal workers to carry out low-skilled work including: planting and gathering crops; on-farm processing and packing of crops; and handling livestock.
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Location: Tarleton, Southport, Lancashire, UK
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