British workers reject fruit-picking jobs as Romanians flown in
by Lisa O'Carroll from on (#529FG)
Contract length, farm location and caring duties cited as reasons for turning down work
Thousands of British workers who responded to a nationwide appeal to help pick fruit and vegetables on farms have rejected job offers, it has emerged.
As hundreds of workers are being flown in from Romania to pick lettuce and asparagus, specialist recruitment firms revealed that fewer than 20% of the applicants were either willing or able to take up roles on the farms.
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