Labourers in Spain struggle after E.coli scare

Spanish farmers lost millions of euros worth of business when Germany initially blamed cucumbers in Spain for a fatal E. coli outbreak.

The EU has since pledged to pay compensation. But the crisis didn't only affect farm owners. Thousands of labourers are now struggling to find work.

Sarah Rainsford reports from Almeria province, in southern Spain.

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