ELA provides conceptual, logistical, and technical support as well as legal expertise, translation, and interpretation services to Member States carrying out cross-border concerted or joint inspections (CJIs). This is part of ELA’s task to facilitate and enhance cooperation between Member States in the enforcement of relevant EU rules on labour mobility and social security coordination across the Union.
The increasing complexity of labour mobility abuses requires more and closer cooperation at cross-border level. CJIs can effectively tackle complex irregularities and fraud schemes of cross-border nature by combining resources, information and knowledge from various enforcement bodies.
ELA aims to step up cross-border cooperation in enforcement leading to frequent and increasingly systematic concerted and joint inspections, fully exploiting the potential of analyses and risk assessments available both in Member States and at ELA, and contribute to expanding their geographic and sectoral scope.
Facts and figures
CJIs in numbers
We enhance cooperation between Member States by coordinating CJIs
From 2021 until 2023: 119 inspections supported, almost 12 000 workers checked in sectors where closer cross-border cooperation is needed (transport, construction, agriculture, food production, HORECA and others).
Targeted and preventive enforcement actions
We support targeted cross-border inspections, as requested by the Member States
We also promote and support sectoral or thematic intensified enforcement actions carried out by the Member States ("weeks of action"). 7 weeks of action were run in 2023.
Promoting a multidisciplinary approach
We promote collaboration among all the actors involved
Over 30 different authorities participated in ELA's CJIs: e.g. labour and social security inspectorates, police, customs, immigration, tax, civil protection authorities. We cooperate with social partner organisations.
How to
Request ELA's support and coordination for a CJI
If you are a national enforcement authority you can submit to ELA a request for a CJI. If you are a national social partner, you can bring cases related to irregularities in the area of labour mobility to ELA attention.
How ELA supports CJIs in practice?
ELA's support to CJIs in a nutshell.
Tools and procedures for CJI
ELA provides a number of tools and procedures for carrying out concerted and joint inspections in a transparent, effective and timely manner.
Resources
Cross-border inspections bulletins
Have a look at articles, interviews and other updates on enforcement of labour mobility rules in the EU.
Working group on inspections
Working group on inspections meets twice per year to discuss legal and practical aspects of organising and conducting CJIs.
Training materials
Have a look at the available materials and presentations shared during ELA's trainings on inspections delivered to the national authorities.
