EU calls for urgent action to improve working conditions for 1 million posted workers

The European Commission urged national governments on 3 April 2016 to take urgent action to improve the situation of posted workers, through better cooperation between national administrations.

The Recommendation set out a series of concrete actions to remedy shortcomings in the way the existing legislation was implemented, applied and enforced. It highlighted in particular the need for more effective exchange of information, better access of information and exchange of best practices.

This initiative came as a follow-up to the Commission's Communication on posting of workers from June 2007.