The governance of irregular migrant work: policy clusters and regional convergences

The DignityFIRM project is driven by the ambition to deepen the understanding of and improve policies related to irregular migrant work (IMW) in the Farm to Fork (F2F) sector, considering both its economic pivotal role and the EU’s commitment to protecting the dignity of all individuals, regardless of their legal and employment status. Within this framework, the aim of this report is to investigate the governance arrangements underpinning the national policies addressing IMW in the F2F sector in five EU Member States (namely Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the Netherlands) and two Associated Countries (namely Morocco and Ukraine) in the period 2019-2024. This is both challenging and innovative, as neither IMW nor the F2F are institutionalised policy fields as such; rather IM work in the F2F is situated at the crossroads of different policy fields.

How to cite:

Ponzo, I. (2025). The governance of irregular migrant work: Policy clusters and regional convergences. DignityFIRM. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17236181