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Seasonal migrant work in Europe

Explore the working and living conditions of seasonal migrant workers in Europe, focusing on exploitation, housing, economic aims, labor force, and the need for fair treatment. This article delves into the challenges faced by migrant workers and proposes solutions for a more equitable agricultural industry.

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Seasonal migrant work in Europe

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  1. Seasonal migrant work in Europe some Observations

  2. observations Food Otherwise - Wageningen - 22/02

  3. A map Food Otherwise - Wageningen - 22/02

  4. Exploitation or modern slavery ? • Working conditions (Almeria, Spain): • 40 000 hectares of plastic greenhouses • 20 euros a day + extra hours • No payment of extra-hours/social insurance • Growers pressures →non-recognition experience/skills Living conditions (Almeria, Spain): • 15 in cortijos (120 € rent sometimes) • Chabolas, plastic houses • Not allowed to go out exploitation/housing place • Shantytown Food Otherwise - Wageningen - 22/02

  5. Almeria, Spain – Plastic Greenhouses Food Otherwise - Wageningen - 22/02

  6. Cortijos Food Otherwise - Wageningen - 22/02

  7. Food Otherwise - Wageningen - 22/02 Chabolas

  8. A reservedworkersarmy: for the profit of whom ? Food Otherwise - Wageningen - 22/02

  9. economicalaims • Economicpurpose: • Cheap food on markets • Competitiveness →Labor = 55% of direct cost (Roux 2008) = adjustment variable Agriculture development trend : for farmers, requirement to survive + copingwithexaggeratedlowprices Food Otherwise - Wageningen - 22/02

  10. A chosen, temporary, availableand disposablehiring • Cheap and disposable labor force : • No welfare payements Obedient and disposablelabor force: • From restrictive countries towardsliberties (Maurice and Michallon 2008) • No longer stay in the country → ex: womenwithchildren • Temporaryworkagency about women: “they are more careful with the harvest, they are less rebellious and more hard-working” Food Otherwise - Wageningen - 22/02

  11. A new kind of actors in the race for profits ? • Needed in this special work force → go-between fact development…. …. workers cooperatives, temporary working agency …. Canelli, Piemonte case study: • 15 « workerscooperatives » onlyin one village • Led by Macedonians for dayworking in vineyardswithMacedonians • No offices, workwithcell phones, pick-up workers on car park • Delay wages • re-open withdifferentnameeachyear Terra Fecundis(Spanishagency): • More or less the sameway of action … atlargerscale • 2000 workers, extra and EEA nationals, for France, Italy … Food Otherwise - Wageningen - 22/02

  12. Way of actions ? • Claiming for a differentway of agricultural production: →Based on a peasant model whichrecognisedworkers’ right and fairwages for both Involving migrant workers in unions: • Defendingtheirrights • Formation and informations Food Otherwise - Wageningen - 22/02

  13. Confédération Paysanne (dir.) « Agriculture industrielle et servitude en Europe » Campagne solidaire (Confédération Paysanne’sMonthly revue) Juillet 2011 • Etudes rurales (2008) « Travailleurs saisonniers dans l’agriculture européenne » n°182, Editions de l’EHESS • Peasant agriculture and seasonal migrant workers (volunteers blog): • http://www.agricultures-migrations.org/ • Pictures: • Fromvolunteers (CabiriaChomel, Charlotte Garda, Julie Chierichietti) • Map: • Charlotte garda in « agriculture industrielle et servitude en Europe » Food Otherwise - Wageningen - 22/02

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