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Where Does Our Food Come From? At The Intersection Of Food Security, Human Dignity And Right To (Decent) Work

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  • Paola Cavanna

    (Ph.D Candidate, Department of Legal Sciences, Universita` Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza)

Abstract

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. Parodoxically, 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.

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  • Paola Cavanna, 2016. "Where Does Our Food Come From? At The Intersection Of Food Security, Human Dignity And Right To (Decent) Work," Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, Vita e Pensiero, Pubblicazioni dell'Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, vol. 124(1), pages 85-98.
    • Handle: RePEc:vep:journl:y:2016:v:124:i:1:p:85-98
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    Keywords

    Sustainability; Right to Food; Decent Work; Labour Migration; Labour Exploitation; Human Rights-based Approach;
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    JEL classification:

    • K31 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Labor Law
    • K37 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Immigration Law
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law

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