Tarleton, Lancashire, UK. 11 May 2022. Ukrainian women Migrant farm workers assisting with the planting a spring lettuce salad crops, which are then sold on to major UK supermarkets. Agricultural-based employers may include farmers, farm co-operatives, green houses, and nurseries. Some may contract with farm labour contractors to oversee the hiring and payment of the migrant or seasonal crews. Ukrainians made up by far the largest proportion of workers in the UK on seasonal worker visas in 2021. Credit: MediaWorldImages/AlamyLive News
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Lawyers and campaigners have called on the government to take urgent action to help thousands of Ukrainian seasonal farm workers who were in the UK when the war started and have been left at risk of destitution, abuse and exploitation here. Ukrainians made up by far the largest proportion of workers in the UK on seasonal worker visas in 2021. Of the 29, 631 visas issued under the T5 seasonal work scheme, 19, 920 – 67% – were given to Ukrainians. The Scottish Refugee Council estimates that there are up to 6, 000 in the UK. While the government has announced two schemes to allow Ukrainians to come to the UK – the family visa scheme and the community sponsorship scheme – Ukrainian farm workers who are here on six-month visas do not qualify for either. Advertisement The Home Office has extended the seasonal farm worker visas until the end of 2024 but workers are tied to their employer, cannot seek alternative work outside the farming sector and have no recourse to public funds. They do not have the right to bring family members to the UK from Ukraine.