The European Commission has launched a call for proposals under the European Social Fund+ (ESF+). The title of the call is “Posting of workers: enhancing administrative cooperation and access to information, and activities to tackle undeclared work (ESF-2023-POW-UDW)”.
The call intends to support the Commission and the Member States to understand existing and new challenges and develop initiatives in the field of posting of workers and a decent work agenda. The proper functioning of administrative cooperation between Member States and improved access to information on applicable terms and conditions of employment and administrative requirements for companies in a transparent and accessible manner, are essential for the correct application, implementation and enforcement of the Directives. Thus, this call will contribute to the following principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights: 3. Equal opportunities; 5. Secure and adaptable employment; 6. Wages; 7. Information about employment conditions and protection in case of dismissals; 8. Social dialogue and involvement of workers; 10. Healthy, safe and well-adapted work environment and data protection; 12. Social protection; and 20. Access to essential services.
The specific objectives are the following:
- a) To promote transnational cooperation and increase mutual trust among public authorities in charge of the implementation of administrative cooperation and mutual assistance as well as monitoring the compliance with and enforcement of the applicable rules and stakeholders, including the promotion of the use of the Internal Market Information System (IMI) and sharing experiences and evidence-based good practices in this respect;
- b) To increase the accessibility, transparency and quality of the information concerning the terms and conditions of employment to be respected and the existing practices in the MS to monitor and enforce the provisions of the Posting of Workers Directive;
- c) To promote the evidence basis through the collection and evaluation of original data, and the analysis specific to the posting process and posted workers’ working conditions, including through the collaboration between universities across various disciplines, research centres and institutes and stakeholders, in particular social partners.
The deadline is the 3rd of May 2023. For more information, please visit the Commission’s website.
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