Good Work – Workshop for employers in agriculture in the TRAM project

On January 22, 2025, the workshop “Good Work - Attracting and Retaining Workers from South-Eastern Europe”, planned by the working group Arbeit und Betriebe/ Arbeid en Bedrijven, took place at Haus Riswick in Kleve. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the Chamber of Agriculture of North Rhine-Westphalia (Landwirtschaftskammer NRW) and was aimed at employers in the agricultural sector. The central question was how to recruit migrant workers fairly and retain them on farms in the long term. Legal and collective bargaining conditions, tips for fair recruitment, the basics of respectful communication on farms, and ways to integrate migrant workers were presented. The participants discussed problems in the hiring process, the fierce competition for workers and in relation to intercultural communication, as well as possible solutions. Farms on both sides of the border face major challenges in employing workers. Further exchange and the development of models for good work and good housing can provide a way out of numerous problematic situations – not only for the employment of migrant workers, but also for good cooperation on farms in general.