Policy Brief – Employers and compliance with labour standards in agriculture. Social conditionality and incentive mechanisms in Italy

This Policy Brief addresses sanctioning and incentive mechanisms related to compliance with workers’ rights in agriculture in Italy. As of 2024, 25% of agriculture workers were non-UE migrant workers (Dossier Immigrazione IDOS 2025). This policy brief is the result of reflections developed during the DignityFIRM project and further elaborated during a focus group held in October 2025, which included representatives from various employer organisations and officials from national and regional bodies involved in managing the Network for Quality Work in Agriculture and the social conditionality of CAP funds.

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