Last year of the roughly 34,500 visas issued under the seasonal workers scheme, 44% went to people from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
of Russia’s war on Ukraine crop up in unlikely spots. Consider Britain’s fields and orchards. Most berries eaten in Britain between spring and autumn are home-grown—but picked by foreign hands. Ukrainians took two-thirds of the nearly 30,000 visas issued to harvest-pickers in 2021. They came under the seasonal workers scheme , which lets labourers in for six months.
When the war prevented many of them returning, recruiters found new workers in Central Asia. Whereas just 304 seasonal labourers arrived from Kyrgyzstan in 2021, last year 4,341 came, says the Home Office. Thousands more flowed in from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Last year, of the roughly 34,500Work agencies, well-versed in adapting ways of working since Brexit ended free movement from the European Union, set up offices and fostered official ties in the region.
Official interest is also linked to the war. Britain and its European allies want to reduce the Stans’ reliance on Russia. In Astana, Mr Cleverly talked up the “Middle Corridor”, a channel for Kazakh oil exports in the southern Caucasus and Turkey. He also signalled Britain’s interest in critical minerals, such as cobalt, graphite and vanadium, a metal used to improve steel and make better batteries, some of which can be found in the region.
The initiatives may only bring gains in the long term. The people of the Stans are young, with a median age under 30. Annette Bohr of Chatham House, a think-tank, says it is wise to show that Britain can be a benevolent partner. Britain also promotes soft-power efforts, such as better educational ties. Such investments may take time, but could eventually bear fruit.
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