Fruit Worker Who Said Her Hands Bled Sues Former UK Employer
- Discrimination case is first of its kind, advocate says
- UK relies on migrant workers to keep its farms running
If she wins, the case could set a precedent for other migrant workers receiving the visas to also claim compensation from farms.
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A Nepalese farm worker who came to the UK to pick berries is suing her ex-employer for unpaid wages and discrimination in what campaigners say is the first case of its kind.
Sapana Pangeni, 31, said in a witness statement Wednesday that her hands bled because she was not given gloves and was forced to live in an unheated caravan in winter 2022 with five men at a farm near Reading in Southern England.