Worker, reed cultivation

Crop farm labourers perform simple and routine tasks in growing crops such as fruit, nuts, grain and vegetables.

• digging and shovelling to clean irrigation ditches or for other purposes;
• loading and unloading produce;
• gathering, stacking and loading straw, hay and similar materials;
• watering, thinning and weeding by hand or with hand tools;
• picking fruit, nuts, vegetables and other crops;
• planting and harvesting grain crops such as rice by hand;
• sorting and packing produce into containers;
• making minor repairs to buildings and fences.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Picker, fruit and vegetables
• Harvester (reaper)
• Worker, field crops
• Seasonal worker, agriculture