*4.4. Types of Contract*

The taxonomy of professionals can be found in the collective employment agreement (ECA). There are different professional subcategories charged with handling and packaging in the fruit, vegetable, and flower sectors. The taxonomy has been designed according to legally-established criteria and based on contractual relation, i.e., according to the type of working contract chosen and formalised by the parties.


The survey shows that in the last five years, the number of fixed-term and fixeddiscontinuous contracts has vastly increased, giving women the security that comes with stable income streams (Figure 4).

As discussed in the previous study, the number of working hours per day ranges from six to ten, depending on the seasonal activity (Table 3).


**Table 3.** Hours of work per day.

Source: [4].

**Figure 4.** Types of contracts. Source: Compiled by the authors.
