The directive, signed by the Polish Labour Ministry on Wednesday, is aimed especially at the fruit-picking sector.

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"Barefooted, swimming in dirty lakes, selling fruit, picking mango trees, hoping not to get caught because they don't take kindly to thieves in Africa, " he adds, laughing.

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But since taking office last December, Australia's new Labor government has announced a seasonal labour scheme for the fruit-picking industry, to be open to PNG, Vanuatu, Kiribati and Tonga.

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In Spain newly jobless builders are competing with migrants there for jobs picking fruit.

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These travellers usually worked in the fields picking fruit and were rewarded with free accommodation and food, much like the permanent residents.

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By Afghan government estimates, as many as a third of the nation's children more than 4 million take part in some sort of work, from picking fruit to mining coal.

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That's always good advice when picking fruit.

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When picking the fruit, he said, look for dense, heavy, fragrant specimens that aren't too big.

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There is a lot of low-hanging fruit here, but it is low-hanging fruit that people are going to resist picking.

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