Workers from Nepal pick apples in Croatia
Tractors are parked in one of the largest Croatian orchards. Baskets are empty. Six thousand tons of Fuji, Breborn, Jonagold, Golden delicious, Granny smith and Gala are waiting on the branches. The harvest was stopped by the weather, but in order for it to begin at all, the director of the orchard had to start planning – on time, that is, six months before. The manager has 30 workers but needs 300 for the harvest.
The hourly wage is 22 Croatian kuna, which the locals find too low. Nepali workers rush to their aid. – If it weren’t for the Nepalese, we wouldn’t have apples. Yes, once again people whose homes are 6,000 kilometers away save the day. They remember that in the summer we regularly reported that restaurant owners were struggling to find waiters and cooks. Because – for the money they offer – no one wants to work. Now the same problem is reflected in orchards, vineyards and soon in olive groves. The hourly wages are too low, the Croatian seasonal workers ask for more, and the farmers can no longer afford it, so the solution comes from Nepal. Pensioners also came to help. – presented the story by Mojmira Pastorčić.
Related news
In 2023, the animals were fed mainly with fermented and fibrous bulk feed
In Hungary, 7,598,000 tons (100 percent coverage) of fodder were…
Read more >The agricultural council must show the main directions of the agricultural policy after 2027
The aim of the six-month Hungarian presidency of the Council…
Read more >Fresh Hungarian sweet corn is delicious both baked and boiled
Sweet corn is one of the hit vegetables of the…
Read more >Related news
A Hungarian specialist became Danone’s Eastern and Central European sales manager
From this July, Enikő Bolyós organizes and manages the company’s…
Read more >Recent research: almost half of Hungarians do not use sun protection cream, and moreover, they do not avoid the sun in the midday hours either
According to a recent, representative research, only 8 percent of…
Read more >The GVH fined Booking almost HUF 400 million with a record fine
Booking did not fully fulfill its obligations requiring the termination…
Read more >