WHERE DOES OUR FOOD COME FROM? AT THE INTERSECTION OF FOOD SECURITY, HUMAN DIGNITY AND RIGHT TO (DECENT) WORK

摘要

The European Union promotes sustainable development, free and fair trade and intends to protect human rights. In this context, the paper seeks to make explicit the linkage between right to food and right to work Paradoxically, agricultural workers often have the least resources to access safe, nutritious and sufficient food; on the contrary 'decent work' is pivotal to ensure long-term sustainable growth, thus to eradicate poverty and hunger. Despite a solid legal framework, evidence of labour exploitation abounds across Europe. The contention is that a better understanding of the phenomenon might suggest a more promising range of tools for action. Coherently, specific policy recommendations are made for strengthening the currently available redress, leaving criminal law tools as the last resort.