Programme

Posting of Third Country Nationals Event "ELA Launch of the posted TCN study and exchanges on protection mechanisms for TCN workers"

Thursday, 20 March from 9.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. 

European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Room VMA 23, 
Rue Van Maerlant 2/Van Maerlantstraat 2, 1000 Bruxelles/Brussels

09.00 a.m. - 09.30 a.m. | Registration for on-site participants

First session: Launch of the ELA study

09.30 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. | Opening remarks

• Cosmin Boiangiu, ELA Executive Director 
• Carita Rammus, DG EMPL, European Commission 
• Cinzia Del Rio, President SOC Section, EESC

10.00 a.m. - 10.30 a.m. | ELA project on posting of third-country nationals: Contracting chains, recruitment patterns, and enforcement issues. Insights from case studies

• Zane Rasnača and Ileana Stănică, Presentation by ELA

Discussion and Q&A

10.30 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. | Coffee break

11.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. | Panel I - National perspectives to address challenges in working conditions of posting of third-country nationals

Chaired by: Pedro Assares, Head of Enforcement and Analysis Unit, ELA

• Jakub Powierża, Ministry of the Family, Labour and Social Policy, Poland 
• Teresa Pargana, Authority for Working Conditions, Portugal 
• Nada Senada Plestenjak, Employment Service, Slovenia

12.00 p.m. - 01.00 p.m. | Panel II - Different approaches to address challenges affecting the working conditions of posting of third-country nationals

Chaired by: Jan Drahokoupil, Head of Analysis and Risk Assessment Sector, ELA

• Arne Franke, BusinessEurope 
• Tom Deleu, European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW) 
• Sonila Danaj, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research

01.00 p.m. - 02.00 p.m. | Lunch

Second session: Exchanges on protection mechanisms for posted TCN workers

02.00 p.m. - 02.20 p.m. | Fundamental rights of posted TCNs

• Ludovica Banfi, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)

Discussion and Q&A

02.20 p.m. - 03.10 p.m. | Panel III - The views of social partners and civil society on the challenges in relation to the posting of third country nationals in the EU

Chaired by: Joé Rieff, Labour Mobility Officer, ELA & Ludovica Banfi, Project Manager, FRA

• Lilana Keith, Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) 
• Hilaire Willems, Social Information and Investigation Service (SIIS) 
• Marko Tanasić, Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia (ZSSS) & Šejla Vojić, Faire Mobilität
• Eefje De Volder, La Strada International 
• Oleg Kamberski, International Road Transport Union (IRU)

03.10 p.m. - 03.30 p.m. | Coffee break

03.30 p.m. - 04.15 p.m. | Panel IV - Information needs and cooperation in the area of posting of third country nationals in the EU

Chaired by: Joé Rieff, Labour Mobility Officer, ELA & Ludovica Banfi, Project Manager, FRA

• Lilana Keith, Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) 
• Hilaire Willems, Social Information and Investigation Service (SIIS) 
• Marko Tanasić, Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia (ZSSS) 
• Šejla Vojić, Faire Mobilität 
• Eefje De Volder, La Strada International 
• Oleg Kamberski, International Road Transport Union (IRU)

04.15 p.m. - 04.30 p.m. | Concluding remarks

• ELA & FRA

04.30 p.m. - 06.00 p.m. | Reception

Interpretation requested from French, English and Spanish into French, English and Spanish