Seasonal Workers Flown In From Romainia To Fill UK Farming Labour Gap

A chartered plane with Romanian seasonal workers arrives at London Stanstead Airport to fill the shortfall in workers to pick fruit and vegetables from British farms on the 16th April 2020, in London, United Kingdom. Staff awaited the workers to register them. The planes were chartered by large fruit and veg producers such as Gs Fresh, who have been trying but struggling to meet a large labour gap for fruit and veg picking on UK farms as a result of the Covid-19 / Coronavirus crisis / Pandemic.

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A chartered plane with Romanian seasonal workers arrives at London Stanstead Airport to fill the shortfall in workers to pick fruit and vegetables from British farms on the 16th April 2020, in London, United Kingdom. Staff awaited the workers to register them. The planes were chartered by large fruit and veg producers such as Gs Fresh, who have been trying but struggling to meet a large labour gap for fruit and veg picking on UK farms as a result of the Covid-19 / Coronavirus crisis / Pandemic.