Slim pickings - reporting the shortage of labour for fruit and veges

Published: Nov. 14, 2020, 9:30 p.m.

With borders closed, a severe shortage of people to pick fruit and vegetables could create serious shortages and high prices this summer. Politicians, growers and media personalities have all sounded off about it in the media - but the people who actually do the work are almost entirely absent in coverage of a problem brewing long before Covid-19.