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The European Labour Authority (ELA) supported a joint roadside inspection on a high way parking area in Belgium today. The joint inspection focused on controlling drivers of Heavy Duty Vehicles in the context of compliance with the driving and rest time and tachograph rules that have been modernized recently through the adoption of Mobility Package 1. The event was co-organised with ROADPOL (the European Roads Policing Network) and the European Commission (DG MOVE).

Over the past month, the Hellenic labour inspectorate has been raising awareness across Greece about seasonal workers’ rights with a focus on the hotel, restaurant, and catering (HORECA) sector.

The Romanian Labour Inspectorate marked the EU Week for Seasonal Workers (20-24 September) with a national campaign to raise awareness on employers’ obligations as well as on workers’ rights.

As part of the Rights for All Seasons – Campaign on Seasonal Workers, the European Labour Authority, together with the European Platform tackling undeclared work has launched an interactive game through which you can interact and experience how declared work benefits all.

An online conference organized by the European Federation of Food Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT), ‘Cooperation creates solutions’, draws a picture of the current situation of seasonal workers in Europe and outlines future challenges especially in the context of Covid-19 and the post 2020 CAP reform.

EURES Spain organized, in cooperation with the National Public Employment Service (SEPE) two events in the context of the EU Week for Seasonal Workers.