An investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism found that inspectors heard hundreds of allegations of threats, wage theft, racism and appalling conditions from seasonal workers at farms across the U.K., but nothing was done
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web On a farm in Herefordshire, thousands of miles from her home in Bolivia, Julia Quecaño Casimiro went on strike for the first time in her life. Julia had worked on farms in Chile for several years but said she had never experienced bullying, discrimination or wage deductions until working in the UK. “As soon as I started, I saw that it was exploitation,” she said. “It was modern slavery.” A recruiter in Chile had promised Julia, 23, she would earn up to £500 a week picking fruit for the