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Video: The UK Seasonal Worker Scheme, an explainer

June 2024

The UK agricultural sector relies heavily on seasonal migrant labour. In 2019, a temporary migration programme was reintroduced to bring workers to the UK to work in horticulture or poultry production via the Seasonal Worker Visa.

This explainer video provides an overview of the history of this scheme and the actors, agencies, and governmental departments involved.