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Several reasons why this doesn& #39;t work, from someone who worked in the fruit farming industry until I was 21. Thread 1/8
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1) These jobs are concentrated in specific locations, frequently in areas where farming is the main industry. So a lot of the newly unemployed will be too far away for this to be viable (or desirable if we& #39;re limiting travel) 2/8
2) It& #39;s incredibly physical work. To the point where someone who& #39;s spent every day behind a desk and doesn& #39;t exercise simply won& #39;t last. And a lot of unfit people suddenly doing this could place extra strain on healthcare. 3/8
3) It& #39;s NOT unskilled work. Pickers need to select the correct fruit, packers need to know how to operate the heavy machinery. You also have to be highly efficient/fast at the work. 4/8
4) Some, if not many, will consider the work "beneath them". They& #39;re wrong, but you can& #39;t really blame someone used to doing completely different types of work not being willing to do this. 5/8
5) The hours don& #39;t work for families. Starts are normally at/before 7am, so when schools return, it doesn& #39;t work because there& #39;s no way to get the child there while you& #39;re out in a field. 6/8
6) Multiple minor things, like people not having suitable clothes, not having transport access, as well as more serious things (it& #39;s not an accessible job for those with disabilities, mostly) stop people. 7/8
All in all, you need the foreign workers because they have the experience, the ability and capability, and the dedication to the work. 8/8
