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28/10/20 - Did 'Pick for Britain' work and hunt saboteurs

After the well publicised "Pick for Britain" campaign, just 11% of workers this year were UK residents. We hear from one British woman who was fired from a fruit farm.

After this summer鈥檚 highly publicised Pick for Britain campaign, just 11% of the people who worked on farms this year were UK residents. That鈥檚 according to new figures from the NFU, which surveyed farmers and growers representing about 50% of the horticulture sector鈥檚 workforce. It also found that UK residents worked for an average of 9 and a half weeks - several weeks fewer than migrant workers. Anna Hill speaks to the NFU and hear from a British worker who was fired from a fruit farm after failing to meet daily picking targets.

And our week-long look at hunting and game shooting continues. It's 15 years since the Hunting Act came into force, but anti-hunt campaigners claim illegal fox hunting is still regularly taking place. Saboteurs follow hunts and directly intervene to try and prevent foxes being injured. They also often carry cameras to try and catch any incidents of hunts breaking the law. We speak to saboteurs in Gloucestershire.

Presented by Anna Hill
Produced for 麻豆社 Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons

13 minutes

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  • Wed 28 Oct 2020 05:45

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