Known but ignored. Labour and living conditions of migrant workers inagriculture.

This report analyses the working and living conditions of migrant workers in agriculture in four European countries (Italy, Poland, Spain and the Netherlands) and one country in their immediate neighbourhood (Morocco). In the five cases, we selected a particular locality where most of the trends in this sector, and in these particular countries, could be identified.

The analysis is structured around three questions: 1) What are the working and living conditions of migrant workers? 2) What are the factors that contribute to explain these conditions? and 3) To what extent do policies (in the areas of market regulation, migration, labour and housing) matter, thus, whether they succeed in protecting migrant workers’ labour and living conditions. In broader terms, this last question refers to the broader issue about whether the state guarantees migrant workers a dignified life.

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How to cite: Garcés B., Known but ignored. Labour and living conditions of migrant workers in agriculture. (2026) DignityFIRM. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18504268