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Company Response

8 Nov 2023

Author:
AGRI-HR

AGRI-HR response to allegations of fee-charging & debt bondage among UK migrant scheme operators

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AGRI-HR has its own branches in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Bulgaria and all recruitment is done by its own teams... There are no 3rd party recruitment agencies or brokers involved in the process.

AGRI-HR has a bespoke website & recruitment software which include sophisticated algorithms to highlight any fraudulent activity within the application process.

AGRI-HR also makes available a whistleblowing platform to candidates which can be accessed in any language and is available as soon as people apply for work.

There are no charges involved in the recruitment process for the candidates and AGRI-HR pays for the Certificate of Sponsorship Number (to obtain a Tier-5 Temporary Worker VISA) and provides free travel, medical & repatriation insurance to the workers...

AGRI-HR does everything practically possible to prevent any worker exploitation or illegal recruitment fees in its recruitment process...

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