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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Emily Dugan

UK recruiter of debt-hit Indonesians loses seasonal workers licence

A worker picks fruit on a farm in England
More than 200 Indonesian fruit pickers brought to the UK by AG asked for diplomatic help last year. Photograph: Luke MacGregor/Alamy

A British recruitment agency that brought Indonesian farmworkers to the UK who had debts of thousands of pounds to foreign brokers has lost its licence as a seasonal worker sponsor.

More than 1,450 Indonesians were brought to Britain last year by AG Recruitment to pick berries and other fruits to supply British supermarkets.

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