The #SafeHabitus Policy Seminar gathered key stakeholders to start a dialogue about meaningful policy proposals and good practices needed to address the challenges faced by seasonal and #migrant workers in the #agri sector.

Read the event highlights ➡bit.ly/3UdLyHa

Attending this important policy seminar this morning here European Economic and Social Committee with the #SafeHabitus project. Alot of different angles on the challenges facing both the #agriculture sector and it's migrant workers.

European Labour Authority
EESC Sustainable Development EESC PRESS Teagasc David Meredith Sally Shortall

The next crisis looms!

⁦SafeHabitus⁩ Transnational Community of Safe Farm Practice catches up on developments in 11 member states and shares examples of the challenges and, more importantly, good practices that support improvement in farmer health and safety.

What happens when you bring together people who want to improve farmer health and safety? High quality knowledge exchange and development of interesting proposals that work with existing systems to overcome the limitations of currently available fatality and non-fatal injury data

How can the EU have a comprehensive farm health and safety policy without comprehensive European data? The important questions raised by SafeHabitus Centre for Rural Economy SafeHabitus David Meredith Faculty of Science, Agriculture & Engineering Sciences at Newcastle Policy@NewcastleUni Embrace Farm NuaFund

The 11 #SafeHabitus Communities of Practice (CoP) gathered today in Brussels to exchange knowledge and good practice in farm safety, and to discuss the next steps towards their goal of safer farms in Europe.

🧐Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3PRBRvp

Great maps made by Mike Murphy of UCC geography department for the CW fatality project. This is the master map.

🌟Join our policy seminar on 'Seasonal & migrant workers in agri-food value chains' with Peter Schmidt, president of EESC Sustainable Development & Cinzia Del Rio, president of EESC Social Affairs.

🗓️10 April 2024, 09.15 - 13.00 (CET)
📍 European Economic and Social Committee VMA building
👉Register here: bit.ly/3uZ1G5t

Hi everyone. I have a new @wgsssdtp PhD studentship available using #seriousgames for land use #NetZero in Wales. Please share if possible and happy to discuss with potential candidates. Ta v much! Food Geographies Rural Geography Research Group (RGRG) RGS-IBG AFN Network+ TABLE ESRS - European Society of Rural Sociology Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)he

Explore ways of reducing work-related stress on the farm at an interactive & engaging two-hour workshop in Inverleigh on Tuesday, March 26 from 5pm. Limited spots available, RSVP today!
farmerhealth.org.au/event/calm-the…

#ncfh #hesseruralhealth #calmthefarm #mentalhealth #workplacestress

Join the Policy Seminar on 'Seasonal and migrant workers in agri-food value chains' organised by SafeHabitus in partnership with the EESC Sustainable Development section.

🗓️10 April 2024, 09.15 - 13.00 (CET)

📍 European Economic and Social Committee

👉Register here: bit.ly/4bWi0EB

Final reminder to register for our next Rural Voices seminar featuring Niamh Nolan Manager of the
Farmers4Safety Managing Risk Together #EIPAgri Project who will present the work of this farmer-centred health, safety & wellbeing initiative's peer-to-peer approach
Register here: universityofgalway-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

IFA National Farm Family & Social Affairs Chair Teresa Roche wants everyone to support the Embrace Farm Wear Our Wellies Fundraiser tomorrow, 31st January . Visit embracefarm.com

Huge congratulations to a great team who made major scientific contributions to understanding several issues and challenges impacting mental health of farmers, and, more importantly, identifying possible supports for the sector.

Thank you from FarMHealth- 🧵

1) As the FarMHealth project draws to a close, we would like to express our sincere gratitude for your support with our DAFM funded research over the past two years.
During this time, we have produced 8 studies in Irish farmer mental health: ⬇️