In message , at 14:55:54 on
Wed, 25 Jan 2017, Recliner remarked:
To be working illegally like that would mean they were earning
significantly less than the minimum wage. I wonder how many EU
citizens are prepared to do that?

What's minimum wage in Lithuania?

Irrelevant. They'd be living here, with UK costs, and trying to send
money home, harder now that the £ is weaker.

It works for the Lithuanians crop-picking in the fens.

And the standard of living isn't all that low in Lithuania.

Average wage 616 Euro a month versus 2,140 Euro here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...y_average_wage

Yes, but the cost of living is also much lower there. Living in the UK
at significantly below the minimum wage doesn't leave very much to
send home.

Even sleeping eight to a portacabin in the farmyard, and having no
noticeable expenses than cheap food?
--
Roland Perry