FOREIGN SEASONAL FARM WORKERS’ STRATEGIES AT THE MARGINS OF THE FINNISH WELFARE STATE Informal networks and weak ties

In this article, we analyse foreign seasonal berry and vegetable pickers’ strategies as regards securing their living and working conditions in Finland. Farmers are currently dependent on foreign seasonal workers. In spite of the potential gains working in Finland offers to foreign pickers, the risk...

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Published inNordic Journal of Migration Research Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 148 - 157
Main Authors Alho, Rolle, Helander, Mika
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Helsinki University Press 01.08.2016
Subjects
farm work
social protection
temporary migrant workers
weak ties
welfare state
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Summary:In this article, we analyse foreign seasonal berry and vegetable pickers’ strategies as regards securing their living and working conditions in Finland. Farmers are currently dependent on foreign seasonal workers. In spite of the potential gains working in Finland offers to foreign pickers, the risks associated with the work are diverted to the individual employee. The risks are not shared between the employee and the welfare state, which is regarded as a central feature of the Nordic welfare model. In this precarious situation, ‘weak ties’ become an important source of information and security for the pickers.
ISSN:1799-649X
1799-649X
DOI:10.1515/njmr-2016-0020