CONTRACTING FARM LABOUR AND THE COMMITMENT OF OUR FARMERS UNION

CONTRACTING FARM LABOUR AND THE COMMITMENT OF OUR FARMERS UNION

OUR COMMITMENT ON CROPPING CAMPAIGNS A. MAN POWER REDUCTION: TO SOLVE FARMERS PROBLEMS B. TO STABILISE SEASONALITY C. CONNECTING WITH OFFICIAL EMPLOYMENT OFFICES D. TO MEDIATE ON BEHALF OF THE BUSINESS SECTOR CONNECTION WITH OTHER CAMPAIGNS: LABOUR ITINERARIES GENERAL FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT (5,54 /H) CONTRACTING LABOUR AT SOURCE.

FULLY INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF HIRING DEFINING NEEDS: OBSERVATORY. MEDIATION: HOSTING: DEVELOPMENT: IN LABOUR HIRING. ACCOMMODATION, INTEGRATION AND TRAINING. PROJECTS IN ORIGIN COUNTRIES.

DEFINING NEEDS OFFICIAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. OBSERVATORY: ACTIVE RURAL POPULATION CIRCUMSTANCES OF METEOROLOGY EVOLUTION OF PRODUCTION AND MAIN POWER NEEDS PEACHES: 800 KG/DAY/PERSON, APPLES 1.000 KG/DAY MARKET TRENDS

HARVEST AND MANAGEMENT FRUIT - CATALONIA NUMBER OF WORKERS OVER THE YEAR. 18,000 16,500 15,000 13,500 12,000 10,500 9,000 7,500 6,000 4,500 3,000 1,500 0 January February March April May June July August September October November December

MEDIATION IN CONTRACTING LABOUR COORDINATING SUPPLY DEMAND SELECTION: OFFICIAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE RESOURCES. STATE CONNECTIONS. THIRD COUNTRIES. AUTHORISATIONS. DOCUMENTATION AND VISAS. TRIP. FOLLOWING UP ON WORKERS.

CONTRACTS EVOLUTION 7000 6.750 6.985 6000 5.337 5.728 5.708 5000 4.498 4000 3000 2.502 2.063 2.920 2.199 3.231 2.425 4.019 3.661 3.956 w or ke r s cont r act s 2000 1000 726 1.450 1.032 1.530 1.112 0 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

FARMERS FOR SOLIDARITY FOUNDATION OBJECTIVES: RECEPTION AND HOSTING IMMIGRANTS WHO COME TO OUR COUNTRY FOR THE HARVEST AND HANDLING CAMPAIGNS IN WAREHOUSES. HELPING WORKERS IN THEIR COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN TROUGH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES.

INITIAL SITUATION WORKERS CONTRACTED AT SOURCE ARRIVE IN THE VILLAGES WHERE THEY WILL WORK I M P A C T NEED TO CREATE AND PUT INTO PRACTICE HOSTING SERVICES

HOSTING PROGRAM FACILITATE THE STAYS OF TEMPORARY WORKERS IN THE TOWNS AND VILLAGES WHERE THEY WILL BE BASED. AREAS OF ACTION: MANAGING GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL ACCOMMODATION. INFORMATION, ORIENTATION AND MOTIVATION. PRE-WORK AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING. PROMOTING PERSONAL AUTONOMY. PROMOTING HEALTH. SOCIO-CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. MONITORING AND PERSONAL SUPPORT.

Figures 2006 HOSTING PROGRAM >80 COMMUNITY LODGINGS >300 PARTICULAR HOUSES >700 FARMS 380 TALKS AND ACTIVITIES 5.683 USERS 22 HOSPITALIZATION SUPPORTS 1 GREAT INTERCULTURAL ENCOUNTER (>1.000 ASSISTANTS) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 43 TALKS AND ACTIVITIES 724 USERS 85 CODEVELOPMENT AGENTS 3 AGENTS MEETINGS 4 CO FINANCIAL ACTIVES PROJECTS 6 FINISHED PROJECTS 5 MICRO-PROJECTS

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CODEVELOPMENT. AGENTS NETWORKING. COMMUNITARIAN AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

CIRCULAR CODEVELOPMENT SCHEME KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCES HOST COUNTRIES 4 MONTHS CORPORATIVE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - SOLIDARITY REMITANCES:3.000 /CAMPAIGN EMPOWERMENT AGENTS NETWORK LABOUR ORIGIN COUNTRIES 8 MONTHS PRE WORK TRAINING IN ORIGIN RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIOCULTURAL DIVERSITY

Codevelopment Agents INTRODUCING ACTIONS IN THEIR ORIGIN COMMUNITIES. MEDIATING BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES. CREATING, CARRYING OUT, MANAGING PROJECTS WITH COMMUNITY.

DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES CREATING AND CONSOLIDATING ASSOCIATIONS AND COOPERATIVES AND INTRODUCING PROJECTS. MEDIUM-SIZED ORGANISATIONS AND PROJECTS. COMMUNITY ACTIONS, ORIGINATING FROM THE BASE, SEASONAL AND NON-SEASONAL WORKERS. PROJECTS THOUGHT UP, CREATED, CARRIED OUT AND MANAGED BY THEIR BENEFICIARIES (WITH TECHNICAL SUPPORT). ASSOCIATIONS AND MAINLY PRODUCTIVE PROJECTS, PROFITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE.

INTEGRAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME FOR FLOWS OF WORKERS Unió de Pagesos / Pagesos Solidaris Definition of needs Mediation in contracting Hosting Development Official Employment Office. Provincial Committee of Labour Ministry. Observatory Coordination supply/demand. Selection: Official Employment Office connection Origin Countries. Logistics Follow up on work and workers Managing accommodation Integration Training Personal support Socio-cultural activities Codevelopment agents Development projects Diffusion and raising skills

THE FARMERS UNION COMMITMENT TO SOCIETY AND TO DISADVANTAGED COLLECTIVES THROUGH ITS BUSINESS ACTIVITY (RSC), ITS COLLABORATION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, IN MEDIATING IN FAVOUR OF AND PROMOTING THE MOBILITY OF WORKERS, AND ITS ROLE IN PROMOTING THEIR WORK-RELATED RELATED AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION, GENERATES A SOCIAL ADVANTAGE. CODEVELOPMENT CONCIENTIZATION MIXED MEDIATION RECEPTION INTEGRATION A SMALL PROPOSAL TO MEET A BIG CHALLENGE