Article 641G1 ‘Our fate is unclear’: Indonesian man who paid £1,000 deposit for UK farm job

‘Our fate is unclear’: Indonesian man who paid £1,000 deposit for UK farm job

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Emily Dugan
from World news | The Guardian on (#641G1)

Intan says he paid more than a month's wages from his old job to guarantee his place, but remains unemployed

The Instagram advert boasted Job vacancies United Kingdom" above an image of plump lettuces and the promise of wages more than double most desk jobs in Indonesia.

When Intan (not his real name) saw it on his phone in Jakarta this summer, he couldn't resist. He was no farmer but, with a wife and children to support, the economics were unarguable.

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