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The vulnerability to exploitation of women migrant workers in agriculture in the EU: The need for a human rights and gender based approach
Alessandra SciurbaLetizia Palumbosubject
Agriculture and Rural zonesMigrant WomenHuman RightsEU policiesVulnerabilitySettore IUS/14 - Diritto dell'Unione EuropeaEuropean UnionSettore SPS/12 - Sociologia Giuridica della Devianza e Mutamento SocialeSettore IUS/20 - Filosofia del DirittoExploitation and TraffickingVulnerability; Migrant women; Exploitation and Trafficking; Agriculture and Rural zones; European Union; EU policiesdescription
This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, explores the working conditions of migrant women in agriculture in the EU, focusing on some case studies in Italy and Spain. In particular, it aims to examine the factors that render women vulnerable to exploitation, paying attention to gendered dynamics and power relations. The study contends that to prevent and combat exploitation in agriculture it is necessary to implement concerted actions aimed at tackling, from a human rights and gender perspective, the structural factors of a socio-economic system which fosters and relies on workers’ vulnerability.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 |