Fair working conditions in agriculture: the local and regional perspective
NAT-VII/045
Fair working conditions in agriculture: the local and regional perspective
The transition towards the ecological sustainability of agriculture must go hand in hand with social justice and Green Deal commitments must be complemented by commitments to a Social Deal.
The aims of social conditionality can be achieved across all agricultural sectors in order to limit distortions of competition between regions linked to different labour costs. The CoR suggests setting up a system of additional support for farms that guarantee a higher level of compliance with social, working and employment conditions and that the European Commission undertake a review of the system for coordinated penalties for infringements to labour and social rules across the EU, in order to achieve greater harmonisation.
The CoR advocates the creation of independent bodies to which agricultural workers can submit anonymous complaints about non-compliance with labour law and underlines the importance of implementing comprehensive health and well-being programmes for agricultural workers. It also calls on the Member States to adopt the ILO’s Safety and Health in Agriculture Recommendation (No 192) and the Council recommendation concerning the improvement of the protection of the health and safety at work of self-employed workers.
The CoR suggests developing instruments to support agricultural employers in providing decent housing conditions for agricultural workers, and deems it crucial to better protect women’s rights in the agricultural sector, regardless of their status, and promote a gender-sensitive approach in this sector.
Finally, the CoR recommends that all EU Member States sign, ratify and implement the International Convention on Migrant Workers and the International Labour Organization’s Safety and Health in Agriculture Convention (No 184).
The aims of social conditionality can be achieved across all agricultural sectors in order to limit distortions of competition between regions linked to different labour costs. The CoR suggests setting up a system of additional support for farms that guarantee a higher level of compliance with social, working and employment conditions and that the European Commission undertake a review of the system for coordinated penalties for infringements to labour and social rules across the EU, in order to achieve greater harmonisation.
The CoR advocates the creation of independent bodies to which agricultural workers can submit anonymous complaints about non-compliance with labour law and underlines the importance of implementing comprehensive health and well-being programmes for agricultural workers. It also calls on the Member States to adopt the ILO’s Safety and Health in Agriculture Recommendation (No 192) and the Council recommendation concerning the improvement of the protection of the health and safety at work of self-employed workers.
The CoR suggests developing instruments to support agricultural employers in providing decent housing conditions for agricultural workers, and deems it crucial to better protect women’s rights in the agricultural sector, regardless of their status, and promote a gender-sensitive approach in this sector.
Finally, the CoR recommends that all EU Member States sign, ratify and implement the International Convention on Migrant Workers and the International Labour Organization’s Safety and Health in Agriculture Convention (No 184).
THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS (CoR)
- believes that a transition towards the ecological sustainability of agriculture must go hand in hand with social justice and that Green Deal commitments must be complemented by commitments to a Social Deal;
- recommends that action be taken to ensure that the aims of social conditionality can be achieved across all agricultural sectors in order to limit distortions of competition between regions linked to different labour costs;
- suggests setting up a system of additional support for farms that guarantee a higher level of compliance with social, working and employment conditions;
- suggests that the European Commission undertake a review of the system for coordinated penalties for infringements to labour and social rules across the EU, in order to achieve greater harmonisation;
- advocates the creation of independent bodies to which agricultural workers can submit anonymous complaints about non-compliance with labour law;
- underlines the importance of implementing comprehensive health and well-being programmes for agricultural workers and calls on the Member States to adopt the ILO’s Safety and Health in Agriculture Recommendation (No 192) and the Council recommendation concerning the improvement of the protection of the health and safety at work of self-employed workers;
- suggests developing instruments to support agricultural employers in providing decent housing conditions for agricultural workers;
- deems it crucial to better protect women’s rights in the agricultural sector, regardless of their status, and promote a gender-sensitive approach in this sector;
- recommends that all EU Member States sign, ratify and implement the International Convention on Migrant Workers and the International Labour Organization’s Safety and Health in Agriculture Convention (No 184).
- believes that a transition towards the ecological sustainability of agriculture must go hand in hand with social justice and that Green Deal commitments must be complemented by commitments to a Social Deal;
- recommends that action be taken to ensure that the aims of social conditionality can be achieved across all agricultural sectors in order to limit distortions of competition between regions linked to different labour costs;
- suggests setting up a system of additional support for farms that guarantee a higher level of compliance with social, working and employment conditions;
- suggests that the European Commission undertake a review of the system for coordinated penalties for infringements to labour and social rules across the EU, in order to achieve greater harmonisation;
- advocates the creation of independent bodies to which agricultural workers can submit anonymous complaints about non-compliance with labour law;
- underlines the importance of implementing comprehensive health and well-being programmes for agricultural workers and calls on the Member States to adopt the ILO’s Safety and Health in Agriculture Recommendation (No 192) and the Council recommendation concerning the improvement of the protection of the health and safety at work of self-employed workers;
- suggests developing instruments to support agricultural employers in providing decent housing conditions for agricultural workers;
- deems it crucial to better protect women’s rights in the agricultural sector, regardless of their status, and promote a gender-sensitive approach in this sector;
- recommends that all EU Member States sign, ratify and implement the International Convention on Migrant Workers and the International Labour Organization’s Safety and Health in Agriculture Convention (No 184).
