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More than 50 EU SOLVIT representatives participated in a training  on 8-9 March organised by ELA in cooperation with the European Commission (DG GROW) and the SOLVIT network. The training was about cross-sectoral understanding of EU labour mobility rules, enforcement, fair labour mobility rules in the single market  and had the aim to build the capacity of SOLVIT Centres.  

Members of the European Parliament, Mr Antonius Manders, from the European Peoples’ Party and Ms Daniela Rondinelli, from the Socialist & Democrats, led the European Parliament delegation during its official visit to the European Labour Authority on the 20th and 21th of February 2023 at ELA’s premises in Bratislava, Slovakia. The aim of the visit was to get a better idea on ELA’s operational activities and exchange views on ELA's priorities for 2023.

Facts and figures of the first week of action of 2023 organised in cooperation with ROADPOL: focus on commercial buses and heavy goods vehicles. 

Recordings of two workshops on road transport of passengers and a sector-specific info session are now available in many official EU languages.

Gradual expansion of ELA’s activities in 2023; main strategic areas of work announced for 2023 – 2025.

Focus fields of the year: construction and preventing social security fraud

The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) and the European Labour Authority (ELA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to intensify their cooperation.

The European Labour Authority (ELA) supported a joint action coordinated by Eurojust and Europol and led by Belgian and Portuguese authorities. The aim of the operation was to end the illicit activities related to social security fraud. Experts from ELA and Europol were deployed to Portugal. Five suspects were detained by law enforcement authorities. So far 5 properties in Portugal have been seized and 32 bank accounts frozen.

EURES has launched an information and communication campaign on Jobs for young people. The campaign is running from October 2022 to February 2023, to raise awareness about EURES services among young graduates and university students, as well as employers recruiting young jobseekers.

The European Labour Authority (ELA) supported inspections of working and living conditions of mostly Romanian workers employed in the meat industry in the Netherlands. More than 100 officers from Germany, the Netherlands and Romania were involved. Unworthy workers’ housings conditions across the border in Germany were discovered where 42 workers’ accommodations were checked and their 150 tenants interviewed. The Dutch and Romanian labour authorities offered 68 workers active in the meat industry in the Netherlands advice on their labour and social rights. Also temporary employment agencies in