Agricultural/animal husbandry worker

agricultural labour force [ agricultural worker | farm employee | farm labourer | farm worker | Agricultural workers(ECLAS) ]

European Federation of Agricultural Workers Unions within the EC | EFA [Abbr.]

World Federation of Agriculture and Food Workers [ WFAFW | World Federation of Agricultural Workers | World Federation of Workers in Food, Tobacco and Hotel Industries-WCL | International Federation of Christian Agricultural Workers' Union ]

crop harvester

agricultural work unit | AWU [Abbr.]

migrant worker [ emigrant worker | foreign labour | foreign worker | immigrant worker ]

worker (EU) [ Community worker | intra-Community worker ]

Accident caused by farm tractor

Accident caused by farm trailer

We recommend that the Government of Canada commit to not penalizing agricultural workers whose employment is seasonal, in order to support the development of this industry; that the government commit to establishing a system for pairing seasonal workers with potential agricultural employers; that the Government of Canada commit to eliminating the ``trou noir'' problem for all seasonal workers; that the government set up agricultural employment centres, as was the case in New Brunswick ten years ago, to facilitate hiring by farmers.

"The opinion we have adopted today is the result of mutual concessions amongst all sectors of civil society; not only farmers but also agricultural workers, consumers, representatives of trade and industry, as well as environmental groups who have reached a common position allowing for a new CAP that should benefit all Europeans”, added Franco Chiriaco (Workers' Group, Italy), co-rapporteur of the EESC opinion on the CAP towards 2020.

42. Asks both the Commission and the Member States to apply and enforce the framework directive and the existing health and safety provisions fully and irrespective of their legal status to all workers and amend current legislation for certain at-risk professions if it has proven ineffective including those often ignored such as farm workers, healthcare workers, professional drivers, domestic workers, home workers, and the military where appropriate; as well as ensuring the full application and enforcement of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupatio ...[+++]n ; also asks the Commission and the Member States to consider all available options to extend EU health and safety provisions to the self-employed and to sheltered employment services offered to people with disabilities;

42. Asks both the Commission and the Member States to apply and enforce the framework directive and the existing health and safety provisions fully and irrespective of their legal status to all workers and amend current legislation for certain at-risk professions if it has proven ineffective including those often ignored such as farm workers, healthcare workers, professional drivers, domestic workers, home workers, and the military where appropriate; as well as ensuring the full application and enforcement of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupatio ...[+++]n ; also asks the Commission and the Member States to consider all available options to extend EU health and safety provisions to the self-employed and to sheltered employment services offered to people with disabilities;