"We’re a resilient industry, or maybe we’re stupidly optimistic"
Back in 2001, when Salih Hodzov made the move to the UK and began working as a fruit picker at WB Chambers, the minimum wage stood at a modest £3.70 per hour—a significant leap from the meager monthly wage of approximately €35 in his home country, Bulgaria. "Next year, the UK minimum wage will be £11.44 per hour. The sales prices haven’t gone up, so logically, there shouldn’t be a

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