The appeal was clear. “On the fields of the farmers, help!”, SVP Federal councillor Guy Parmelin (60) is urged in an Interview with the “Schweizer illustrierte”. Reason: The spring vegetables are harvested, and the entry of seasonal workers from abroad is difficult.
in fact, the situation comes to a head on the Swiss vegetable fields. “We still have enough harvesters,” says Ulrich Kilchhofer, vegetable grower and President of the cooperative of vegetable producers Zealand. “But as soon as the end of April, the harvest of iceberg lettuce, and then in may of Broccoli, and zucchini coming up, we will be seasonal workers.”
back-breaking work for little money
Each year, around 30’000 foreign harvest workers drudgery on the Swiss fields, so that the fresh vegetables landed on our plates. A bone work for 3300 Swiss francs per month for a 55-hour week. As the foreign seasonal workers, from the absence of possibly completely, to now jump in employees from the tourism, the hospitality industry and the hospitality in the breach.
for This purpose, the Swiss fruit Association (SOV) and the Association of Swiss vegetable producers (VSGP) is working closely with the Swiss it recruitment consultancy company Coople. On its platform of over 300’000 flexible workers are registered in Switzerland.
Many of them work at this time of year usually in the catering, hospitality and Event industry. Kilchhofer a good idea, however, to bear in mind that not everyone is suitable for the tough Job the harvest helper.
free job listings
mitigate the helper bottleneck, has also decided the Swiss farmers Association (SBV), the Canton of Vaud farmers Association Prometerre operated brokerage platform Agrix.to make ch also available in German. On the platform farms can advertise for free your Jobs.
And on agricultural jobs.ch can be placed requests and offers for harvest workers and temporary temporary employees to replace foreign seasonal workers. The farmers ‘ Association calls on the employers to report their Vacancies to the competent cantonal Authorities.
