Regulating agricultural work and the labour market to prevent exploitation: the Italian perspective
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2022
Citazione:
Regulating agricultural work and the labour market to prevent exploitation: the Italian perspective / S. Battistelli, O. Bonardi, C. Inversi. - In: LABOUR & LAW ISSUES. - ISSN 2421-2695. - 8:2(2022), pp. 1-35. [10.6092/issn.2421-2695/15951]
Abstract:
The paper tries to answer to the question of how to promote a preventive
approach to labour exploitation and, consequently, the necessary steps to
facilitate a multi-dimensional regulatory system. We begin by offering a literature
review on the topic of the regulation of agricultural work, from a
multidimensional perspective, outlining global regulatory challenges and specific
contextual responses. Next, we provide a brief insight into recruitment
mechanisms within the farm industry and its effects on farm workers. We look
at the role of the public services and private intermediaries, while also briefly
highlighting main structural and critical aspects of Italian’s job placement
services. In this scenario, technological solutions have been promoted to
facilitate the matching of job supply and demand. The key issue concerns the
following: are these services and measures able to encourage the interaction between employer and employee and respond to the recent demand for a skilled,
trained and regular workforce? Although the scope of this question is too wide
to address in a single essay, evidence from our research suggests that they are
necessary but non-sufficient. We will then analyze and critically evaluate several
regulatory instruments, from aspects of collective regulation and representation
of workers to institutional instruments put in place to enhance self-regulatory
practices (the so-called Rete del Lavoro Agricolo di Qualità and Regional
approaches to incentivize labour law compliance and responsible business
operations) and the experience of voluntary approaches in the absence of
institutional support. In conclusion, we draw from the analysis and the critical
reflection to suggest possible regulatory solutions and intervention and to
develop guidelines for policy makers and labour scholars. In particular, we
support the idea of a necessary integrated and multidimensional regulatory
approach, to combine labour law regulation and repressive measures with a
system of shared governance and increased businesses participation, alongside
with the need to create local regulatory forums and enhance social dialogue.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
agricultural work, labour exploitation, regulation, self-regulation, employment services;
Elenco autori:
S. Battistelli, O. Bonardi, C. Inversi
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