Trabajadores temporeros inmigrantes en el campo de Lleida (España): perfiles y situaciones sociolaborales

Abstract

The hiring of foreign workers was one of the elements that made possible the development of intensive agriculture in Spain. The condition of foreigner supposes a limitation of rights that made them attractive for the business community. Various authors point out that, as a consequence of their greater vulnerability, they tend to accept tougher jobs, rarely organize themselves and do not usually demand job improvements. This article seeks to build the profile of seasonal workers based on their legal status and the time they have been in Spain and relate it to their social and residential situation. The study was developed in the agricultural regions of Lleida, a territory that has been receiving seasonal workers for years, reaching up to 20,000 hires during the harvest. Thus, the research was carried out based on a survey conducted to 900 seasonal workers and 22 interviews with those responsible for the organization of the agricultural campaign that allowed to corroborate the existence of various profiles of seasonal workers and how their socio-labor reality is different depending on the profile where you are.