The aim of the project was 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 also raised the awareness of migrant workers, including Ukrainians, on their rights and train them on decent work, which contributed to avoid social dumping and labour exploitation.
The project built on a first phase, which activated bipartite and tripartite consultations to improve working conditions, including for migrant workers. The second phase included a new partnership with the Federation of Polish Entrepreneurs (FPP) and the Polish Migrant Association (PSPM), as well as a Norwegian expert.
A survey mapped the main patterns of the employment of migrant workers in the agriculture sector, and both farmers and migrant workers were interviewed. A direct support to 25 Ukrainian migrant workers’ leaders in improving the conditions of migrant workers included training on rights and decent work. Guidelines on the integration and decent work of migrant workers were prepared in bipartite and tripartite consultations, involving also migrant workers representatives.
The following activities were 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.