Tackling social dumping and fraud in the Belgian construction sector

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In Belgium, important steps have been taken to fight social dumping and fraud in the construction sector. In 2015, Belgian social partners together with other stakeholders identified 40 measures (27 national and 13 EU measures) to fight unfair competition in the construction sector. A year after the implementation of this plan, 17 of the 27 national measures have already been partly or completely implemented.

Authors: Frederic De Wispelaere and Jozef Pacolet