European Labour Authority — 2023-04-25
News from Brussels
The Report on the Cooperation Practices, Possibilities and Challenges between Member States, Specifically in Relation to the Posting of Third-Country National examines three main sections related to practices and challenges between Member States’ competent authorities in the posting of third-country nationals (TCN):
The report provides operational conclusions on how to address the main issues:
Posting of third-country national worker: facts and figures of a growing phenomenon
The posting of TCN is a growing phenomenon of labour mobility alongside the traditional avenues of migration to and between EU Member States.
While data are still limited, the figures contained in the report indicate an upward trend for most countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands are the main receiving countries of posted TCN workers, whereas Poland, Slovenia, and Spain are among the main sending countries. Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina have the highest numbers of nationals posted within the EU, followed by Serbia and Belarus.
Third-country national posted workers in the EU work most within the construction, (road freight) transport, and agriculture sectors, while the main corridors between Member States for posted third-country nationals are: Ukrainian and Belarusian workers are posted from Poland and Lithuania, and Bosnian workers are posted from Slovenia. Most of these posted workers go to western European countries, such as Austria, Belgium, France, and the Netherlands.
Posting of workers and ELA Posting 360 Programme
Posting of workers remains one of the key priorities of ELA and lies in the centre of the recently launched Posting 360 Mutual Learning and Understanding Programme. This multi-annual programme focuses on improving the exchange of information, enhancing administrative cooperation and increasing knowledge on EU and national rules on the posting of workers.
Following the publication of the report, the Authority will organise a specialised workshop and other cooperation activities in relation to the posting of third-country nationals within the framework of the Posting 360 Programme.
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