IAWA

International Association on Work in Agriculture

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Welcome to the International Association on Work in Agriculture!

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The IAWA - International Association on Agricultural Work - brings together the research and development community studying agricultural work around the world, with the aim of crossing disciplinary and thematic entries. The aim is to understand, analyze and compare the realities of work and workers in agriculture and to reflect on the future of work.  

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event From 07 July 2025 to 11 July 2025

Riga

ESRS Congress 2025

The 2025 ESRS conference will take up the theme of Navigating rural transitions: Exploring liveable futures. Among all the working groups, some IAWA members are organizing a group on "Intersections of life and work in agriculture: Exploring how to create livable ‘presents’ and futures"
rethinking generational renewal
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26 March 2025

Brussels, Maison Irène et Frédéric Joliot-Curie

Rethinking generational renewal: the European agricultural workforce in a changing world

INRAE invite you to the conference "Rethinking generational renewal: the European agricultural workforce in a changing world", on 26 March (1pm-6pm)

More than 30 articles, news congresses, calls and publications on work in agriculture! Zoom in: New article in a special issue coordinated by IAWA members - Beyond income: Professional objectives and job satisfaction of farmers. An empirical study in France

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The agricultural and agri-food sector has a crucial role to play in West Africa in providing decent, attractive jobs for young people.

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The International Association on Work in Agriculture (IAWA) and the work – employment task force of the TSARA initiative propose a webinar to share with you an overview of the current researches on work and employment in agriculture in Africa. Based on a 10 years literature review and on keynote presentations, the webinar will introduce and put into discussion the major topics attached to work and employment, in a continent, Africa, which experiences a huge demographic increase and questions its development models. The ability of the agricultural sector to provide quality jobs for all in the future notably youth and women, is at stake.

In a flash

Journal of Rural Studies
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18 September 2024

By: Isabelle Avelange

Elaborating decent work for agriculture: Job experiences and workforce retention in the Australian orchard industry

This new article, the fruit of the work of some members of the IAWA association, is published in Journal of rural studies. It is a contribution to examine the utiliy of the decent work concept as it relates to the problem of workforce retention. it addresses this using a case study of waged workers' experiences of their jobs in the perennial horticulture (orchard) sector in one region of the Australian state of Victoria, focusing on permanent employees (that is, waged workers engaged in more than seasonal or temporary work)
article

23 May 2023

By: Priscila Malanski

Decent Employment and the Future of Agriculture. How Dominant Narratives Prevent Addressing Structural Issues

Special issue from Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems coordinated by IAWA members
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23 May 2023

By: Priscila Malanski

Neither Corporate, Nor Family: The Indian “Patronal” Farm

Special issue from Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems coordinated by IAWA members
article

23 May 2023

By: Priscila Malanski

The Multiple Influences on the Future of Work in Agriculture: Global Perspectives

Special issue from Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems coordinated by IAWA members
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23 May 2023

By: Priscila Malanski

An intensive and collective style of farm work that enables the agroecological transition. A case study of six French farm machinery cooperatives

Special issue from Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems coordinated by IAWA members