Covid-19 and the agricultural sector: Temporary migration in the EU

Policy Brief, June 2021

The policy brief presents the research results of AdMiGov project in relation to the temporary migration in the EU with a special focus on the seasonal migrants in the agricultural sector during the period of the first waves of the Covid-19. It analyses the existing policies on seasonal and circular migration in accordance with the working and living conditions of the migrants. This outlook illustrates the faults of temporary migration schemes in the EU while it introduces possible changes regarding safe EU food production standards in line with both the protection of the labour and human rights of migrants.