Description
The aim of the project is to strengthen social dialogue in the Polish agriculture sector in order to address the new challenges created by the inflow of Ukrainian refugees in terms of decent working conditions. It will also raise the awareness of migrant workers, including Ukrainians, on their rights and train them on decent work, which will contribute to avoid social dumping and labour exploitation.
The project builds on a first phase (2019/101790), which activated bipartite and tripartite consultations to improve working conditions, including for migrant workers. The second phase includes a new partnership with the Federation of Polish Entrepreneurs (FPP) and the Polish Migrant Association (PSPM), as well as a Norwegian expert to be identified.
A survey will be undertaken to map the main patterns of the employment of migrant workers in the agriculture sector, and both farmers and migrant workers will be interviewed. A direct support to 25 Ukrainian migrant workers’ leaders in improving the conditions of migrant workers will include training on rights and decent work. Guidelines on the integration and decent work of migrant workers will be prepared in bipartite and tripartite consultations, involving also migrant workers representatives.
The project aims at delivering primarily on outcome 1 through social dialogue consultations, but it will also deliver on outcome 2 through awareness-raising on decent work.
The following activities will be carried out:
- survey and report on the working conditions and rights of migrant workers in the Polish agriculture sector
- online meeting with Norwegian expert on practices and rights of migrant workers in the sector in Norway
- development of training material and courses for 25 Ukrainian migrants on their rights
- bipartite and tripartite social dialogue consultations to develop guidelines for the sector
- information campaign on social media
- final conference for stakeholders in the sector.