Mobile (2025 - 2027)
Launched in 2025, and running until 2027, the Mobile project – Facilitating Intra EU Labour Mobility of Third Country Nationals in the EU – addresses the pressing need for enhanced social dialogue to improve conditions for intra-EU labour mobility, acknowledging the growing importance of Third-Country Nationals (TCNs) in the EU Single Market. TCN workers in the EU face significant challenges, including difficulties in obtaining recognition for their qualifications, navigating complex legal frameworks and encountering limited employment opportunities. These challenges are exacerbated by insufficient support structures and inadequate involvement of social partners, leading to fragmented practices across Member States. Comprehensive social dialogue at both EU and national levels is essential to overcome these barriers and enhancing the regulatory framework governing TCN workers’ mobility and integration. In this idea, bridging the gap between national and EU-level social dialogue on TCNs mobility is crucial.
The Mobile Project is designed to enhance the capacities and expertise of employers’ organisations and workers’ representatives in social dialogue. The project’s goal is to improve conditions for TCNs’ mobility within the EU by promoting social dialogue at both national and EU levels. The Mobile Project will strengthen social partners’ capacities through workshops, research outputs, expert working groups, advisory services, and awareness-raising conferences. Its findings will provide valuable insights to inform discussion within EU-level social dialogue committees.
Consortium's Partners
The project involves social partners at national and European levels and will be implemented across seven countries over 24 months.
- Ogolnopolskie Porozumienie Zwiazkow Zawodowych (OPZZ), Poland - Coordinator
- European Federation For Services To Individuals (EFSI), Belgium
- European Confederation Of Care Home Organisations (ECHO), Belgium
- Europejski Instytut Mobilnosci Pracy (ELMI), Poland
- Institut Fur Qualitat Und Innovation In Der Hauslichen Versorgung Ggmbh (IQH), Germany
- Confederacion De Empresarios De Andalucia (CEA), Spain
- The International La Strada Association (LSI), Netherlands
- Associazione Domina (Domina), Italy
- General Workers Union Trade Union (GWU), Malta
- Confederation Of Autonomous Trade Unions Of Serbia (CATUS), Serbia
- Bundesverband Fur Hausliche Betreuung Und Pflege Ev (VHBP), Germany
- Council Of European Employers Of The Metal, Engineering And Technology-Based Industries Aisbl (CEEMET), Belgium
Objectives of the Project
1
Identify best practices and challenges in social dialogue
Define the capacity-building needs of social partners, and pinpoint areas for improvement in facilitating efficient social dialogue on labour mobility within the EU for third-country nationals.
2
Enhance EU labour mobility for third-country nationals
Strengthen social partner organisations' capacity for effective engagement in social dialogue and policymaking processes, facilitated through the National Advisers Network and conducting National Level Social Dialogue Sessions.
3
Support the practical application of European social dialogue at the EU level
Raise awareness about social dialogue and intra-EU labour mobility, diffuse the project's results, prepare policy recommendations, conduct EU-level social dialogue sessions, and organise the European Labour Mobility Congress 2027.
Importance of the Project
The project is particularly relevant in the current context as it touch upon:
Integration & Employment Barriers: Well-managed integration policies are essential for reducing negative public perceptions, discrimination, and exploitation of migrants. One of the main barriers is the recognition of qualifications, as it can lead to underemployment or social dumping. There’s a critical need for streamlined and standardised procedures for recognising TCNs’ qualifications to ensure they can effectively utilise their skills and contribute to the economy. Strengthened anti-discrimination policies and practices are necessary to ensure equal opportunities for TCNs in the labour market.
Data Availability & Policy Coordination: There is a lack of comprehensive data on TCNs. Effective integration policies require accurate data to inform their design and implementation. Currently, we see a lack of reliable and comparable statistics, which impedes the development of targeted labour market integration strategies. Improved data collection & monitoring systems are essential to provide a solid foundation for policymaking and to measure the impact of integration initiatives.
Mobility Rights & Policy Harmonisation: The integration and mobility of TCNs within the EU are also hindered by the variability in mobility rights and national policies. Current provisions of the EU acquit recognise the economic and social benefits of mobility for individuals and Member States (reducing skills mismatches & supporting economic growth). Harmonised policies and regulations across Member States are necessary to facilitate the intra-EU mobility of TCNs and to reduce the obstacles posed by national policy differences.
