The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research supports the Sustainable Development Goals
There is limited information about the way and the extent to which posted third-country (TCN) workers access justice. The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has contracted Milieu Consulting SRL and the European Centre to conduct a study in collecting empirical evidence on access to justice, the remedies available, and their accessibility in practice for posted third-country workers in the European Union. The study will include interviews with workers from three different sending Member States to at least 3 three different receiving Member States with prominent flows of TCN posting. The research focusses on the experiences of the main ethnic groups of TCN posted workers as well as workers that belong to less established TCN groups, which might also be less likely to access justice. The study concentrates on workers who have filed a complaint with public authorities, other support organisations (e.g. trade unions, NGOs) or private lawyers. The study will also cover at least three different sectors (including construction and international road transport) and cover both men and women TCN workers.
The objective of the contracted study is to collect and analyse the experiences of access to justice of TCN posted workers whose labour and/or social security rights have been violated, as well as representatives of labour inspectorates, trade unions or civil society organisations supporting them with their claims.
The methods for this project include:
Mapping of TCN posting flows and pathways
Mapping and review of complaint mechanisms
Interviews with stakeholders (at least 15)
Interviews with posted TCN workers (at least 30)
Report on mapping activities
Fieldwork materials, training manual and training session
Final findings report
The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research supports the Sustainable Development Goals