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At some farms and nurseries, interns make up every third employee. The figures are raising alarm on Christiansborg.

Vietnamese intern Hieu came to a Danish nursery to learn about plants, but was bitterly disappointed: »It was just about working«

Agricultural interns are widely used by farmers and nurseries. The photo here is from an earlier visit to a dairy producer that has interns from South America. Arkivfoto: Jens Dresling
Agricultural interns are widely used by farmers and nurseries. The photo here is from an earlier visit to a dairy producer that has interns from South America. Arkivfoto: Jens Dresling
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Vietnamesiske Do Trung Hieu var fuld af forventning, da han i juli 2024 ankom til udkanten af Odense. Forude lå halvandet års praktik hos et af landets største gartnerier, EasyCare Plants, der er specialister i tropiske indendørsplanter.

Hieu havde søgt praktik i Danmark som led i sin kandidatuddannelse i plantevidenskab og glædede sig til at blive klogere på metoderne i et professionelt drivhus. Men oplæring og uddannelse var der ifølge Hieu ikke meget af:

»Der handlede bare om at arbejde. Der var ingen form for mentor eller lærer, og hvis jeg stillede spørgsmål, fik jeg bare at vide, at jeg ikke skulle stille så mange spørgsmål. Det gik mig på«, siger han til Politiken på en whatsapp-linje fra Vietnam.

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