The labour factor in agriculture: an analysis between three EU partners
2007
Baraldi, Franco | Castellini, Alessandra | Pirazzoli, Carlo
The work factor in agriculture is strategically crucial, both in terms of professionalism and in purely "accounting" terms. Indeed, given that the workforce accounts for a considerable proportion of a farm business' overall production costs (as much as 60% in the case of some fruit farms). Furthermore the actual availability of the workforce decreases, leading to growing difficulties in finding local workers. This survey analyses the labour factor in 3 EU partners, Spain, Germany and Italy, making a comparison between its main characteristics. Particularly, the legislative issues, the labour market dynamic, the policies for the fixed-term workforce in agriculture and the socio-political trends have been examined, remembering that the differences between these three labour systems are closely connected to the agricultural typologies existing in each partner. The analysis about the different conditions present in those countries could suggest some points of debate in order to boost the farms competitiveness through an adequate labour cost and to outline the possible future evolution of the management of the fixed-term work factor in the agricultural sector on the world market.
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