The European Commission published a study on seasonal workers. The study complements the 2021 study on seasonal work and summarises the key challenges related to seasonal work. The report expands on previous work by focusing on areas of seasonal work that have received comparatively little attention. Overall, the focus of the study is how intra-EU seasonal workers’ conditions have changed over time. Key questions therefore include: how the position of seasonal workers has changed in terms of rights and conditions, both in the short term since COVID-19 and in a longer, ten-year perspective; whether the number of seasonal workers (and hence their importance for the economy) has increased the risks and challenges faced by seasonal workers.
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