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

Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal inspected river cruise ships and freight carriers in September coordinated and supported by the European Labour Authority and the waterborne law-enforcement network AQUAPOL. 78 ships and 82 companies were checked. Over 330 employees were interviewed. Breaches of minimum wage rules, expired visas or long working hours were discovered. Legal proceedings in at least 100 cases were initiated. 

"Zelfinspectie.nl: checklists for employers" awarded as exemplary practice. The recognition was presented during the ELA Annual conference 2024.

Hundreds of trucks and buses were checked by enforcement officers in multiple Member States. Joint inspections resulted in 396 identified infringements.  

ELA publishes the EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2023 

Comprehensive sessions scheduled across 2024 for all 27 Member States

ELA supported the 2023 EMPACT Trafficking in Human Being Hackathon

ELA presented awards to four exemplary Good Practices during the ELA conference in Bratislava on 20 June 2023. One of the Good Practice Awards in the field of seasonal work was presented to EURES Slovakia, Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, for the good practice “Cooperation in seasonal employment between Slovakia and the Netherlands”. The practice was awarded as it can be easily implemented by countries with similar demands in seasonal work. 

ELA organised a ‘Training on document fraud’ in Amsterdam, on the 20th and 21st of June 2023 for practitioners working in the field of labour inspections across the EU.  

10 cross-border inspections and 15 Member States were involved in a joint initiative coordinated and supported by ELA in the construction sector.