Imagine a giant puzzle where the pieces are the people growing and moving our food, but some pieces don't officially fit into the legal picture. This work looks at how to make sure these workers are treated fairly and have basic rights, even if their paperwork isn't perfect. It's about making the food system more stable by fixing the gaps in how people are hired and managed.
The EU food supply chain relies heavily on irregular migrant workers who lack basic rights, creating legal risks and instability for employers. This dependency leads to precarious working conditions that threaten the long-term resilience of the food sector.
The project is developing 'Dignity tools' and policy recommendations across four domains to improve labour conditions and legal access for migrants.
If you are a commercial farm dealing with severe labour shortages and reliance on undocumented workers — this project developed tools that help align hiring practices with EU social rights and corporate responsibility standards.
If you are a logistics firm dealing with precarious work conditions in your supply chain — this project developed policy suggestions that improve the systemic resilience of the food industry by securing worker rights.
If you are a consultancy dealing with corporate social responsibility audits for food brands — this project developed a map of regulatory infrastructures across 4 EU member states to ensure due diligence.
Based on available project data, no pricing or cost structures for the tools are provided as this is a research-driven project.
The project analyzes 4 EU member states and 2 associated countries, suggesting the findings are designed for broad application across the EU food supply chain.
Based on available project data, there is no mention of patents or licensing agreements; the project focuses on knowledge production and policy suggestions.
It provides updates and analysis on four policy domains: migration management, the European Pillar of Social Rights, the Farm to Fork strategy, and corporate social responsibility.
The project runs from 2023-04-01 to 2026-03-31, with periodic updates and reports being generated throughout this window.
The consortium is heavily academic, consisting of 10 partners from 8 countries. It is composed of 4 universities, 3 research organizations, and 3 other entities, with 0% industry participation. This indicates the output is primarily theoretical and policy-oriented rather than a commercial product.
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