Immigrant Labour and viticulture activity: the Case of the Ribera del Duero

Spain is one of the main countries with significant presence in the global wine market. Ribera de Duero is a region which currently has a very important presence both nationally and internationally in the global production of wine. Studies conducted in the area have addressed different angles of those changes. One of the aspects more addressed in existing studies is the wine tourism strategy, the elements that have enabled the growth of this strategy and the impacts on the region. However, one of the aspects that has not been very much discussed is the importance of the labor force involved in this activity. On this communication, we will focus on analyzing the importance of the migrant labor force on the wine industry in Ribera del Duero. We will also put effort to analyze the actual changes occurring on this labor market in the current context of economic crisis in Spain.