Dignity For Irregular Migrants in EU Farm2Fork Labour Markets

Informations projet

DIGNITYFIRM

N° de convention de subvention: 101094652

DOI

10.3030/101094652

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 9 Decembre 2022

Date de début 1 Avril 2023

Date de fin 31 Mars 2026

Financé au titre de

• Culture, creativity and inclusive society

Coût total

€ 3 000 283,75

Contribution de l’UE

€ 3 000 283,75

Coordonné par

STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT
Netherlands

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Livrables

Documents, reports (4)

Plan for dissemination, communication and exploitation of project results (PEDR) Visual Id. & website & social media; Toolkit & Narrative Change Report, Webinars, 45-second promo video, 60-second promo video

Multiple activities towards planning and performing dissemination, communication and exploitation of project results.(M15, M36)

Working Paper Series

A series of 15-20 DignityFIRM working papers presented in a harmonised format, distributing research findings, published on the project website and advocated through our social media channels.(M4, M5, M7, M9, M12, M15, M17, M19, M24, M27, M29, M31, M33, M36)

General EC policy briefs

DignityFIRM goes beyond the state of the art by presenting a holistic investigation of regulatory infrastructures governing conditions and vulnerabilities of irregular migrants. We expect to generate insights into the functioning of policies on EU free movement of persons, regular migration, on sanctioning exploitative employers and on how these interact with policies on the EU Pillar of Social Rights, the EU Farm2Fork Strategy and EU Corporate Social Responsibility and human rights.(M15, M36)

Project Action Plan, incl. Quality assurance and scientific review guidance

A plan to ensure all tasks are performed in line with the objectives of the project, within the deadlines, along with a review process for quality assurance of published materials.

Publications

Other (53)

Participatory Action Research (PAR) with migrant workers in farm to fork sectors in Amsterdam, Seville and Wroclaw

Auteurs: Legarda Díaz-Aguado, I.
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17912329

Research handbook guiding comparative, interdisciplinary empirical data collection on migrants in irregular labour conditions

Auteurs: Beckers P., Haans P., Rommes E., Darhour H., Marroune S., Gottlieb N., Mantu S., de Lange T., Legarda Diaz-Aguado I., Neidhardt A.-H.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19692575

Irregular migrant work in the national seafood processing policies in Morocco

Auteurs: Darhour, H., & Bouzid, H.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18609054

Social Conditionality in the EU Agricultural Policy in the Netherlands: Missing the Target?

Auteurs: Naaktgeboren, S., & de Lange, T.
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15862978

What happens when something happens? Insights into the Occupational Safety and Health of Migrant Workers in Farm-To-Fork Industries

Auteurs: Gottlieb, N., & Niediek, L.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18877156

Migrant Labour in the F2F Supply Chain in Italy- Employer Strategies and Policy Implications

Auteurs: Celoria, E., Cingolani, P., & Korbi, S.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18862622

Employer Sanctions in the Netherlands: How to Bridge Policy Silo’s to Protect Migrant Workers

Auteurs: de Lange T., Naaktgeboren S., van Meeteren M.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17569144

EU Policy Updates Note 03/ April - June 2024

Auteurs: DignityFIRM
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.13144440

Circular migration in Spain: good practice?

Auteurs: Garcés B., Molinero Y., Jones A.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18270345

Employers, Informality, and Migrant Precarity in Poland’s Farm-to-Fork Sectors: Labour Market Drivers, Structural Effects, and Worker Vulnerabilities-

Auteurs: Fihel A., Janicka A., Kaczmarczyk P., Rakowska K.
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18861272

Employers’ preferences for migrant employment and informal employment

Auteurs: Fihel A., Rakowska K., Kaczmarczyk P.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19071278

EU Policy Updates Note 02 / December 2023 - April 2024

Auteurs: DignityFIRM
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.12751589

Relations between immigration and labour policies-
The Role of the State Labour Inspectorate in Preventing Irregular Employment of Migrant Workers in Poland-

Auteurs: Rakowska, K., Fihel, A., & Kaczmarczyk, P.
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17404763

Temporary Workers, Permanent Dependence? The Local Battle over Migrant Labour in the Dutch Agri-Food Sector

Auteurs: de Lange, T., van Meeteren, M., & Naaktgeboren, S.
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18834576

Enforcing employers’ responsibility for social and labour standards in Poland

Auteurs: Rakowska, K., Fihel, A., & Kaczmarczyk, P.
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17569108

Dignity for (irregular) migrants employed in Farm to Fork sectors: A regulatory infrastructure approach to EU legal and policy frameworks

Auteurs: Neidhardt, Milazzo, Kapeti, van Meeteren, de Lange
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12751532

Indispensable but excluded- Migrant Riders in Italy, Poland, Spain and Ukraine

Auteurs: Pasetti, F., Celoria, E., Hryhorieva, Y., Iazzolino, G., & Rakowska, K.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18850491

Migrant workers' irregularity, precarity, dignity, and relevant actors: A critical review of selected literature around key concepts and questions of the DignityFIRM project

Auteurs: Schweitzer, R.
Publié dans: 2023
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12744166

Incentives for Employers to Comply with Minimum Social and Labour Standards in Ukraine

Auteurs: Kovalenko, O., Sushko, I., & Hryhorieva, Y.
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17697018

In the new cycle, the EU must develop a holistic approach to situations of irregularity and step up efforts to combat the exploitation of irregular migrant workers

Auteurs: Karatzas, A.
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.14967157

Disputed space- The working and living conditions of migrant workers in the agro-industrial sector of Almerìa-

Auteurs: Garcés-Mascareñas, B.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18760171

Relation between labour and Immigration policies in the Production of Irregular Migrant Work in Spain- The case of food delivery

Auteurs: Pasetti, F.
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17523088

The governance of counter-exploitation policies in agriculture in Italy- Lagging behind despite progressive legislations

Auteurs: Celoria, E., & Ponzo, I.
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18385152

Rethinking EU enlargement and options for accelerating access to the labour market of the Member States

Auteurs: Mantu, S., Kakabadze, E., Kartal, B., & de Lange, T.
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17405013

Local struggles over there-regulation of migrant labour in the German meat industry

Auteurs: Gottlieb, N., & Niediek, L.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18504193

Precarious Work and Legal Ambiguity Affecting Labour Migrants in Ukraine

Auteurs: Hryhorieva Y., Sushko I.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19114247

Simplification vs- Sustainability? How social sustainability can benefit migrant workers and enhance competitiveness of Farm to Fork sectors

Auteurs: Smrekovà, K.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18980810

Employers and compliance with labour standards in agriculture- Social conditionality and incentive mechanisms in Italy

Auteurs: Celoria E., Ponzo I.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18385152

Report on the implementation of the survey with employers

Auteurs: University of Warsaw
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19232358

Migrant labour in Farm-to-Fork: Fixing governance gaps, putting dignity at work

Auteurs: Neidhardt A.-H.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: European Policy Centre, DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19355436

The governance of irregular migrant work in the National agricultural policies in Morocco

Auteurs: Darhour, H., & Bouzid, H.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18430168

Dignity for (irregular) migrants employed in Farm to ForkSectors: A Regulatory Infrastructure Approach to EU Legal andPolicy Frameworks

Auteurs: Neidhardt, A.-H., Milazzo, E., Kapeti, L., van Meeteren, M., & de Lange, T.
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.12751532

Irregular Status in Migration Policy: Why It Matters in Ukraine Now

Auteurs: Sushko, I., Hryhoriev, Y., Kravchuk, P., & Kovalenko, O.
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17404876

Migrant Workers’Irregularity, Precarity,Dignity, and relevant Actors

Auteurs: Schweitzer, R.
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.12744166

Working conditions of migrant workers in the fish processing sector in Dakhla

Auteurs: Darhour, H., Benbih, R., & Bouzid, H.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18696285

Relationships between migration and labour policies in the production of irregular labour in Italy

Auteurs: Ponzo, I.
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15482320

Relations between immigration and labour policies in Morocco- Employers’ legal responsibilities with irregular migrant workers

Auteurs: Darhour, H., & Bouzid, H.
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17397538

Protect migrant workers, raise standards for all: strengthening enforcement in Farm-to-Fork sectors

Auteurs: Smrekovà, K.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18593002

Intersectionality guidelines: Applying an intersectional approach to understanding F2F irregular migrant workers.

Auteurs: Darhour, H. & Marroune, S.
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.12773465

Dignity for migrant workers in agriculture

Auteurs: Garcés-Mascareñas B., de Lange T.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19151536

Manifesto 1 - WP3.2: To ensure food security and sustainability, the EU must place migrant workers and their dignified working conditions at the heart of the next policy cycle

Auteurs: Anastasia Karatzas
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12751652

Structural reliance on migrant labour in the Dutch agricultural and gastronomy sectors and the role of informal employment practices-

Auteurs: Beckers P., Naaktgeboren S., de Lange T., Samson L., van Meeteren M., Lam A.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19355436

Neglect or Protect Migrant Workers in Court? Courts and the Legal Protection of Migrant Workers in Farm-to-Fork Industries in Italy, Poland, Germany, and the Netherlands

Auteurs: de Lange, T., Celoria, E., Rakowska, K., & Ponzo, I.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19336258

The governance of irregular migrant work: Policy clusters and regional convergences

Auteurs: Ponzo, I.
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15737982

COVID-19 as a catalyst for re-regulating migrant labour in the German meat industry

Auteurs: Gottlieb, N., & Niediek, L.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18302333

EU Policy Updates Note 01 / June-November 2023

Auteurs: DignityFIRM
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.12750299

Employers, Informality, and Migrant Precarity in Poland's Farm-to-Fork Sectors- Labour Market Drivers, Structural Effects, and worker Vulnerabilities

Auteurs: Rakowska, K., Janicka, A., Kaczmarczyk, P., & Fihel, A.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18861272

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

Auteurs: Garcés-Mascareñas, B.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18504268

Known but ignored- Labour and living conditions of migrant workers in agriculture- The cases of Italy, Morocco, Poland, Spain and the Netherlands

Auteurs: Garcés-Mascareñas, B.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18504267

Irregular migrant work in Morocco: Dynamics and governance constellations

Auteurs: Darhour, H., & Bouzid, H.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18430123

Making Dignity Work in Farm-to-Fork: Closing EU Governance Gaps

Auteurs: A. Horst-Neidhart, T. de Lange
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19233712

Migration, work, and health: Mapping the evidence - A systematised review of the global literature on the interrelations between migration, work, and occupational health inequities

Auteurs: Gottlieb, N. & Ertel, M.
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.12751684

Relations between immigration and labour policies in Morocco- What prospects ahead?

Auteurs: Darhour, H., & Bouzid, H.
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: DignityFIRM
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17397839

Peer reviewed articles (6)

Narrative change for inclusionary health and migration policies

Auteurs: Gottlieb, Gold, Palla, Dimaku, Güell, Legarda Diaz-Aguado, Bozorgmehr
Publié dans: The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 2024, ISSN 2666-7762
Éditeur: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.100835

An Intersectional Approach to the Study of the Integration of Sub-Saharan Migrant Women

Auteurs: Soulaimi, S., Darhour, H.
Publié dans: International Journal of Interdisciplinary Gender Studies, 2025, ISSN 2737-8373
Éditeur: PRSM
DOI: 10.34874/PRSM.CONTEMPORARYMEDUSA-VOL6ISS1.4613

The Algorithmic–Bureaucratic Precarization of Migrant Food Delivery Workers in Italy

Auteurs: Iazzolino, G., Celoria, E., Varesio, A.
Publié dans: International Migration Review, 2025, ISSN 1747-7379
Éditeur: Sage Journals
DOI: 10.1177/01979183251343886

Globalization and Health

Auteurs: Gottlieb, Nora Dalia; Jungwirth, Ingrid; Glassner, Marius; de Lange, Tesseltje; Mantu, Sandra; Forst, Linda
Publié dans: Globalization and Health, 2025, ISSN 1744-8603
Éditeur: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1186/S12992-025-01104-9

Short-Stay Sedentarism: The Local Battle over Migrant Workers’ Housing in The Netherlands

Auteurs: Tesseltje de Lange, Masja van Meeteren
Publié dans: Social Sciences, Numéro 15, 2026, ISSN 2076-0760
Éditeur: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/SOCSCI15040245

Navigating Precarity Between Law and Profit: Migrant Riders in Italy, Poland, and Spain

Auteurs: Francesco Pasetti, Eleonora Celoria, Gianluca Iazzolino, Katarzyna Rakowska
Publié dans: Social Inclusion, Numéro 14, 2026, ISSN 2183-2803
Éditeur: Cogitatio
DOI: 10.17645/SI.10959