Sharing by Rahul Sharma from Manchester UK,
Some of the millions of British workers furloughed during
the coronavirus lockdown will be encouraged to take a second job picking fruit
and vegetables, the government has said.
Giving the daily COVID-19 briefing, Environment Secretary
George Eustice said only a third of the migrant labour needed to help carry out
such tasks was in the country.
Although the international food chain was continuing to
"work well", Mr Eustice said he expected there would be a need to
recruit staff in the UK to harvest crops in the coming weeks.
"We're also acutely aware that we're about to start the
British season in fresh produce, in soft fruits and salads.
"We estimate that probably only about a third of the
migrant labour that would normally come to the UK is here, and was probably
here before lockdown.
"We are working with industry to identify an approach
that will encourage those millions of furloughed workers in some cases to
consider taking a second job, helping get the harvest in June."
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