The labour factor in agriculture: an analysis between three EU partners

This survey analyses the labour factor in 3 EU partners, Spain, Germany and Italy, making a comparison between its main characteristics. Particularly, there has been examined the legislative issues, the labour market dynamic, the policies for the fixed-term workforce in agriculture and the socio-political trends, remembering that the differences between these three labour systems are closely connected to the agricultural typologies existing in each partner. The analysis about the different conditions present in that countries could suggest some points of debate in order to boost the farms competitiveness through an adequate labour cost and to outline the possible future evolution of the management of the fixed-term work factor in the agricultural sector on the world market.