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 A bunch of the personal stories show that even though people wanted the abuse to stop, they were cool with the abuser and didn't want them to get in trouble. They couldn't have worked any other way, fam. It's like, maybe they didn't report the abuse 'cause they didn't wanna deal with drama or spill the tea 'cause they ain't feelin' safe or scared of what might go down with their job. Or maybe they thought speakin' up about their bad experiences wouldn't be taken seriously. The effects of such abuse can be hella devastating, like it seriously wrecks their skills and self-esteem, ya know? This totally shows how crucial it is for employers and farmers to get that equality thing and follow the law, ya know? Havin' a solid grasp on this issue is hella important, ya know?

There were like, defo examples of abuses by some farmers that show how complicated the vibes are between the employer and farm migrants.

If there are instances of abuses at the workplace, workers can't be treated fairly and protected from exploitation and shady employment discrimination. The vibes of the employer-migrant worker relationships can also be flexed when it comes to employee relations (migrant – non-migrant). If abuse can't be the vibe for the employer-migrant worker relationship, it's also facts that the employee relationship can't be all verbally abusive like we've seen between some migrant workers and local workers (non-migrant). Yo, peeps who be grindin' together and end up formin' tight bonds gotta remember to keep it real and not be hella mean or violent to each other, ya feel me? There were like, so many instances of verbal abuse by a few local workers, it's not even funny. This verbal abuse in migrant-non-migrant relationships can be straight up toxic and make farm migrants feel hella isolated or alienated at work and totally mess with their social and cultural transition. No cap, no matter how hard the abuser tries to throw shade at the ones getting abused, whether it's physical, sexual, verbal, emotional, or all of the above, that's straight up violating human rights. It's not just about makin' farmers/employers follow the law and all that jazz obligation, but also to make sure workers are protected from shady discrimination and their claim for clout are challenged and equally recognized.

And it seriously messes with migrants' quest for equality and cultural clout.

When abuse be hittin' like hate crimes on migrant workers 'cause of their race or ethnicity, it straight up wrecks their cultural clout and messes with their cultural swag like language, values, customs, accent, or skin tone. So, like, the idea of equality of cultural capital is all about how much respect and support migrant farm workers should get, you know? It's about how much their different parts of life overlap and affect each other. Let's peep an example. A migrant farm worker grows up and gets all the vibes and flexes his cultural resources and assets according to the lit values his ethnic culture offered him. OMG, like language, knowledge, skills, practice, values, customs, talents, accent, and skin colour are, like, the legit building blocks that make up the essential elements of his cultural capital. It's, like, so important, you know? Now he's like, totally vibing with the UK job scene and is down to flex his cultural clout (resources and heritage) from his home country to score a better job in the UK. This argument is like, saying that if we wanna stop invasion, then we gotta see how much accommodation is needed, ya know? It's like, we gotta give props and protect the cultural capital of migrant farm workers, you know? It's all about recognizing and respecting their hustle.

He pulls up in the UK and secures a gig at a Scottish ag farm.

OMG, he's woke AF when he figures out he's getting majorly clowned on by his boss and coworkers just cuz of his language, race, ethnicity, or immigration status. It's straight up unfair, fam. OMG, this reality is like totally making him choose between ghosting the job or like putting up with the abuser, as I mentioned earlier. If he's down for that, he's gotta swap the struggle and clout for that bread, or he's willingly giving up his clout to chase that cash. That situation lowkey messes up his clout. If he's down with the former or even if he wants to keep doing the job, he could lowkey flex his cultural capital, ya know? Because his cultural clout is getting wrecked by other spheres, like the education and cultural vibes of the majority peeps. He feels like he's gonna be hella pressured to flex on the employer and/or local workers and vibe with the commands and services of the dominant culture. Compared to him, a local worker doesn't have to deal with that tough sitch. A local worker's cultural cap sphere ain't invaded by migrant's edusphere or cultural ID or cultural cap, ya know?