FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - AS Monaco vs Paris St Germain - Stade Louis II, Monaco - January 15, 2020 AS Monaco's Keita Balde celebrates after Tiemoue Bakayoko scored their first goal REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
LLEIDA, Spain (Reuters) - Like many African immigrants seeking fruit-picking jobs in Spain, Europe's largest fruit and vegetable exporter, Ibrahim Ndoye had to sleep rough on the streets of Lleida for 10 days this month as nobody would rent him a room.
The 42-year-old Senegalese acknowledges that restrictions over the coronavirus and fears of the disease may have undermined the northeastern town's hospitality while stoking demand for seasonal jobs, but he largely blames racism.
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