[Agricultural work and migration in Spain: socio-labour precariousness and health (AGROMISALUD project)]

Abstract

Objective: To assess the influence of job insecurity and social exclusion on the health of migrant men and women working in the agricultural sector in Spain.

Method: Qualitative and quantitative data will be collected in four Spanish autonomous regions (Catalonia, La Rioja, Murcia, and Andalusia) between 2021 and 2022. First, semi-structured personal interviews with at least 40 professional key informants or experts (from NGOs, associations, health, social services, trade unions, agricultural cooperatives, politics, and cultural mediators). Second, semi-structured personal interviews combined with participatory techniques (body mapping and photovoice) will be conducted with 40 migrant men and women working in agriculture. Thirdly, a cross-sectional study with an estimated sample of 400-500 migrants working in agriculture, based on the National Health Survey and the Living Conditions Survey.

Keywords: Agricultural worker; España; International migration; Investigación cualitativa; Investigación cuantitativa; Investigación participativa; Migración internacional; Occupational health; Participatory research; Qualitative research; Quantitative research; Salud ocupacional; Spain; Trabajador agrícola.