Exclusive: Workers in Portugal picking berries ending up on the shelves of Marks & Spencer, Waitrose and Tesco allege exploitative conditions
- Photographs by Francesco Brembati for the Guardian
Farm workers in Portugal appear to have been working illegally long hours picking berries destined for Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Waitrose for less than the minimum wage, according to a Guardian investigation.
Speaking anonymously, for fear of retribution from their employers, workers claimed the hours listed on their payslips were often fewer than the hours they had actually worked.
Written by Beatriz Ramalho da Silva and Corinne Redfern, in Odemira
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/25/workers-paid-less-than-minimum-wage-to-pick-berries-allegedly-sold-in-uk-supermarkets under the title “Workers paid less than minimum wage to pick berries destined for UK supermarkets”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
