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 Originally Posted by OngBonga
Fruit pickers earn minimum wage.
The minimum wage here is a lot higher than the minimum wage in Poland. There it's 614 Euros/month, here it is 1599. So these people make about 2.5 times as much working here than they would at similar jobs in Poland.
The cost of living in Poland is also about half what it is here. So making 2.5 x as much money that will go twice as far in their home country. That's a pretty sweet deal for them.
But sure, they could also stay here over the winter if they can find work. There's no rule that says they have to go back when fruit-picking season is over. It's just that a lot of them do because they come here to pick fruit, and can't find other jobs once the season has ended.
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