Original Language
English
ISBN (PDF)
978-92-9268-456-3
Number of Pages
76
Reference Number
PUB2022/078/L*
Date of upload

12 Jan 2023

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Mapping risks to migrant workers in supply chains in Europe: Case studies and best practices from the agriculture, food-processing, manufacturing and hospitality sectors

This report aims to examine the challenges and good practices related to the employment of migrant workers in European supply chains in the agriculture, food-processing, manufacturing and hospitality sectors. It initially provides background information on the risks to migrant workers in supply chains, and an overview of European policies related to migrant workers and their rights. It then presents four regional, sector-specific chapters that examine the specific risks faced by migrant workers in European supply chain contexts in the above-mentioned economic sectors through the analysis of key risks, case studies and solutions developed. It ultimately provides policymakers and businesses with concrete recommendations to mitigate the existing risks.

The report has been developed in collaboration with The European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control, affiliated with the United Nations (HEUNI) and provides an overview of the challenges and good practices related to the employment of migrant workers in European supply chains. It constitutes a resource for businesses aiming to strengthen their understanding of protection risks in their supply chains and to improve their capacity to address them.

  • Acknowledgement
  • Executive summary
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. European policies and workers’ rights
    • 2.1. The European Union’s digital transformation
    • 2.2. European Pillar of Social Rights
    • 2.3. European Union Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions
    • 2.4. Employers’ Sanctions Directive
    • 2.5. European Union Posted Workers Directive
    • 2.6. European Union Anti-trafficking Directive
    • 2.7. Proposals for a directive on European Union corporate sustainability due diligence and a non-financial reporting directive
  • 3. Agriculture
    • 3.1. Overview
    • 3.2. European agricultural policies and workers’ rights
    • 3.3. Challenges and risks
    • 3.4. Good practices
  • 4. Food processing4.1. Overview
    • 4.2. European and national food processing policies and workers’ rights
    • 4.3. Challenges and risks
    • 4.4. Good practices
  • 5. Manufacturing
    • 5.1. Overview
    • 5.2. European manufacturing policies and workers’ rights
    • 5.3. Challenges and risks
    • 5.4. Good practices
  • 6. Hospitality
    • 6.1. Overview
    • 6.2. European hospitality policies and workers’ rights
    • 6.3. Challenges and risks
    • 6.4. Good practices
  • 7. Final recommendations
    • 7.1. Recommendations for policymakers
    • 7.2. Recommendations for the private sector
  • Annex A. Relevant laws and regulations
  • References