Transnational Inspectorate Workshop: the role of drivers in inspection processes
Based on the three bilateral labour inspectorate workshops, another TransFair event was held online. In the transnational workshop on September 20, 2021, we summarised findings so far about labour inspectorates’ competences, cooperation and challenges to inspect working conditions and remuneration in cross-border road transport. Moreover, Robertas Lukasevicius of the European Labour Authority gave an input […]
Bilateral Inspectorate Workshops: tackling international drivers’ working correct remuneration
In spring 2021, TransFair partners attended three bilateral labour inspectorate workshops (DE-PL, AT-SI, BE-CZ) to discuss tasks and challenges related to the inspection of drivers’ working conditions and correct remuneration in cross-border road transport. The bilateral workshops were attended by 8 to 27 participants including National Labour Inspectorates, trade unions, Traffic Police, Financial Police, employer […]
New TransFair report
Another TransFair report is out now! It explores working conditions and company strategies in cross-border road transport in Austria and Slovenia. Download here:
TransFair training material for transport unions
For more than one year, the TransFair project team collaborated and worked out how to better approach drivers in international transport and how to improve transport unions cross-border cooperation. The training material, authored by Sandra Stern (FORBA), provides in-depth information, best practices and tools for unions active in the transport sector to develop further their […]
Joint action of NSZZ ‘Solidarność’ and Faire Mobilität to distribute TransFair folder
© Faire Mobilität On July 1st the two TransFair partners were in Poland to inform truck drivers on the route from Swiecko to Poznan about their rights. The drivers they met reported that their employers would only pay the Polish minimum wage of 2,800 Zlt (€620). The wage would not be adjusted even if they […]
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.