In Rousse, they hold information sessions for Bulgarian workers in France

The aim is to improve the awareness of people in the region about their labor and insurance rights abroad

Experts of the IA “Main Labor Inspection” (IA GIT) will participate on April 24 and 25, 2024 in information sessions organized by the European Labor Authority (ELO) in Bulgaria, aimed at Bulgarian seasonus workers in agriculture in France. The goal is to improve awarenessand them regarding their employment and insurance rights and the related obligations, in order to guarantee to a greater extent fair working conditions and to prevent situations of labor exploitation, reports BTA.

The meetings will be held in five settlements in areathe Montana and rusein which large groups of residents traditionally work every year seasonbut in France. Visitors will have the opportunity to ask questions and receive information in conversations with representatives of Bulgarian and French institutions and trade union organizations. Translation is provided.

On the Bulgarian side, in addition to representatives of the IA GIT, the National Social Security Institute, the National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, the Federation of Independent Agricultural Trade Unions – KNSB, the National Federation of Agriculture and Forestry – KT Podkrepa will participate in the initiative. “, the town halls of the town of Vetovo, the town of Glodjevo, the village of Smirnenski, the town of Boychinovtsi and the village of Yakimovo.

From the side of France Representatives of the Center for European and International Social Security Relations, Democratic Confederation of Labor will take part France and General Confederation of workersthey.

The national liaison officers to the EOT for Bulgaria will also participate in the sessions Franceas well as a representative of the “Information” sector of the institution.

In the Ruse region, the information sessions will be held on April 25 in the village of Smirnenski (from 08:30 to 10:00), in the town of Glodzhevo (from 11:30 to 13:00) and in the town of Vetovo (from 14: 30 – 16:00).

The main labor inspectorate reminds that due to the short-term nature of employment seasonthe threads workers are more willing to compromise with rightswith the aim of obtaining higher incomes for the time they work, but this increases the risk of falling into fraudulent schemes as well as labor exploitation. These risks are also increased by the fact that seasonemployment is typical of activities such as agriculture, construction, hotel and restaurant, where the share of the use of undeclared labor is among the highest.

Awarenessof jobseekers is of fundamental importance for the effective protection of their employment and social security benefits rights. Traditionally at the start of the active search for seasonat work abroad The Labor Inspectorate provides information on what the signals of possible fraud are and how people can best protect themselves rightsit’s https://gli.government.bg/bg/taxonomy/term/423/node/12998