More leaflets for drivers

In the Slovenian-Austrian tandem meeting that took place online on April 6, an information leaflet for drivers of Slovenian companies on Austrian territory was presented. The leaflet provides information about minimum wage entitlements in Austria. It is available in Slovenian, BHS, English and German. The leaflets can be downloaded here: DE SLO BHS ENG
Third country nationals in the Czech transport sector

In Czechia, the recruitment of third country nationals into the Czech economy, including the transport sector, is of vital importance due to a massive labour shortage. Governemental programmes allow for the targetted recruitment of workers from third countries. The TransFair research found out that drivers from third countries can experience various forms of non-compliant employer […]
Third country nationals and temporary agencies in the Polish transport sector

TransFair’s first country specific report deals with employment regulation, recruitment practices and working conditions of third country nationals in Polish road freight transport. Third country nationals, mainly from Ukraine, have become key personnel in the Polish road transport industry and are a constitutive element of Polish hauliers’ competitive advantage in the EU, mainly due to […]
The quantitative dimension of road freight transport in Europe — a summary

Lynn de Smedt and Frederic De Wispeleare provided and extensive report about the quantitative dimension and economic relations in the European freight transport market. A concise summary, including illustrative graphs about economic relations in the road freight sector between Austria and Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Belgium as well as Germany and Poland can be […]
Leaflet for drivers on international journeys

Faire Mobilität and Solidarność have published a leaflet for lorry drivers on international journeys. The leaflet provides information about minimum wage, practical tips for documenting working time and contact points for drivers’ support in Germany and Poland. The leaflet is distributed in reach-out activities on the road.
First TransFair Report online

Lynn de Smedt and Frederic De Wispeleare concluded the first TransFair project output. They examined the quantitative dimension and economic relations in the European freight transport market: “Road freight transport in the EU. In serach of a balance between the economic and social dimension of the internal market. A quantitative sectoral analysis”
News from the EU II: van den Bosch judgement by the CJEU

The European Court of Justice finally reached a verdict in the case Van den Bosch vs FNV (C‑815/18). The court decided that transport workers fall under the Posting of Workers Directive, however a sufficient connection to the territory of the workers’ receiving country must be proved to benefit from the labour protection of this state. You […]
News from the EU I: driving and rest times — a guideline

The mobility package has been approved and some of the regulations are in place since August 20, 2020. To keep an overview over the new regulations, the European Commission, published Q&As to pressing topics, such as the return of the driver to “home”, weekly rests, multi-manning and breaks or manual recording of border crossing. https://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/road/mobility-package-qa_en?utm_source=ETF+Contacts+Database&utm_campaign=69568a90a9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_11_30_04_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a3110b567d-69568a90a9-114885869
TransFair Transnational Union Workshop — Online!

On October 1, TransFair’s first transnational workshop took place. It gathered all consortium members, unions and research institutions from Austria, Slovenia, Germany, Poland, Belgium and Czechia. In the transnational online workshop, TransFair partners exchanged about new research findings on the European road transport sector, its quantitative dimension, the role of third country nationals in Polish […]
Slovenian media coverage of the TransFair action

The TransFair action that was jointly organised by the Austrian union vida and the Slovenian union nsds received particular public attention. Find in the links below, a broadcasting contribution and a newspaper article bringing interviews with the two transport unions and main messages of the action to a wider audience. tvhttps://www.rtvslo.si/gospodarstvo/veliko-soferjev-ne-dobi-placila-za-opravljeno-delo-delodajalci-placajo-kolikor-sami-zelijo/534857?fbclid=IwAR03bT_q4h0Y3rr3XDJ6oOjXFOu9UZnMXDvS5gQQQX5SphTUhhE61XL0Eyo newspaper articlehttps://www.vecer.com/vozniki-tovornjakov-oskodovani-za-300-do-500-evrov-na-mesec-10215198