Training sessions on labour mobility can improve the skills of labour inspectors and take over the most efficient models from member states, according to the minister of labour, family, youth and social solidarity, Simona Bucura-Oprescu.

„The European Labour Authority plays a key role in ensuring fair working conditions for all European citizens. Thanks to these training sessions, we can improve the level of competences of labour inspectors and take over the most effective models from the Member States. None of our objectives can be achieved without cooperation – between labour inspectorates, social partners, public employment services and the ELA itself. We need to strengthen European instruments – IMI, EESSI, joint inspections – so that they are more interoperable, more user-friendly and more accessible. And most importantly: to invest in trust – between states, institutions, workers and employers,” said Bucura-Oprescu, at the official opening of the fourth Training Session on Labour Mobility organised in Bucharest by the European Labour Authority.

According to a press release from the relevant ministry sent to AGERPRES on Tuesday, 13.9 million Europeans live in a member state other than their home country, currently, of whom 10.1 million are employed.

Also, 1.7 million people work in two or more European countries, and another 1.8 million people live in one country but work in another.

The minister of labour, family, youth and social solidarity, Simona Bucura-Oprescu, participated on Tuesday in the official opening of the fourth Training Session on Labour Mobility organized in Bucharest by the European Labour Authority, led by Romanian Cosmin Boiangiu.

Tuhe event brings together, between May 20 and 22, labour inspectors from most EU member states, in a joint effort to strengthen cooperation and exchange good practices in the field of labor mobility, the ministry said.

AGERPRES