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Enforcement authorities, equipped with specialised analytical tools and methods, are best placed to address labour exploitation and protect workers’ rights.

Online sessions for drivers, employers and social partners; on-site training for enforcement authorities. Passenger transport in focus for 2025. 

Seven Member States carried out a joint action in road transport 17 – 23 February with the support of the European Labour Authority (ELA) and in partnership with the European Roads Policing Network (ROADPOL). The action focused on compliance with driving and resting time rules. Fines amounting to EUR 240 000 were imposed during the inspections. 

Workers from Romania were exploited at a waste processing plant in Budapest. They received meagre or no pay and lived in inhumane conditions.

Joint inspections across the EU resulted in over 370 identified infringements. 

Training focus was on roadside inspections, particularly on driving time, breaks and rest periods as well as on posting of drivers. Five sessions were held across Europe in 2024. 

Almost 500 hundred trucks and buses were checked by enforcement officers in southern Austria. The joint inspection resulted in 1451 identified offenses including multiple tachograph manipulation cases.  

ELA supported cross-border inspections of 50 companies in hotel, restaurant and catering (HORECA) sector in June. More than 400 workers were interviewed.

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