Dignity for migrant workers in agriculture | Zenodo Skip to main Communities My dashboard Log in Sign up Published March 24, 2026 | Version v1 Standard Open Dignity for migrant workers in agriculture Authors/Creators Garcés, Blanca de Lange, Tesseltje Description The working and living conditions of agricultural workers are far from optimal. Their labour precariousness is not accidental; rather, it is a structural feature of the sector. This is why those willing to work in agriculture are mostly immigrants: either because they have no alternatives or because they come as seasonal workers, hoping to earn money as quickly as possible. The DignityFIRM project has analysed the working and living conditions of migrant agricultural workers in five localities in Italy, Morocco, Poland, Spain and the Netherlands (see Table 1, in Annex). Although their situations differ across cases and depend on individual circumstances, most migrant workers in agriculture have precarious legal statuses and tend to face employment insecurity due to undeclared work, temporary labour contracts and the use of intermediaries. Their income often depends on the availability of work and on having all worked hours paid properly, while additional costs (e.g. fees charged by intermediaries or housing expenses) further reduce their limited earnings. Finally, many migrant workers face harsh labour conditions and often lack access to adequate and decent housing. Drawing on our five local cases, this policy brief identifies the factors that help explain these working and living conditions and offers a set of policy recommendations at the EU, national, regional and local levels. Files DIGNIDAD-PARA-LOS-TRABAJADORES.pdf Files (1.2 MB) Name Size Download all DIGNIDAD-PARA-LOS-TRABAJADORES.pdf md5:752923de2018e7d5c462367555ef829c 687.1 kB Preview Download DIGNITY-FOR-MIGRANT-WORKERS-IN-AGRICULTURE.pdf md5:0a3ac048000f6b7620ab9a9c7717f81f 561.2 kB Preview Download Additional details Related works Is derived from Dataset: 10.34973/7kbx-7x76 (DOI) 40 Views 36 Downloads Show more details All versions This version Views Total views 40 40 Downloads Total downloads 36 36 Data volume Total data volume 25.1 MB 25.1 MB More info on how stats are collected.... Versions External resources Indexed in OpenAIRE Communities Details DOI DOI Badge DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19151536 Markdown [](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19151536) reStructuredText .. image:: https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19151536.svg :target: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19151536 HTML <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19151536"><img src="https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19151536.svg" alt="DOI"></a> Image URL https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19151536.svg Target URL https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19151536 Resource type Standard Publisher DignityFIRM Rights License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International The Creative Commons Attribution license allows re-distribution and re-use of a licensed work on the condition that the creator is appropriately credited. Read more Citation Export Technical metadata Created April 7, 2026 Modified June 15, 2026 Jump up About About Policies Infrastructure Principles Projects Roadmap Contact Blog Blog Support Help FAQ Developers REST API OAI-PMH Contribute GitHub Donate Funded by Powered by CERN Data Centre & InvenioRDM Status Privacy policy Cookie policy Terms of Use This site uses cookies. Find out more on how we use cookies Accept all cookies Accept only essential cookies