In the beginning of September labour inspectors from Bulgaria participated in joint inspections in agriculture in the Kingdom of Belgium as a part of EMPACT days to combat human trafficking, which are held under Europol. The focus of the inspections was undeclared work, as well as working and accommodation conditions when are provided by the employer.
Labour inspectors of Bulgaria and representatives of the German Customs ZOLL from the Directorate for Financial Control of Undeclared Work performed joint and coordinated inspections of specific case, related to the rights of Bulgarian workers.
Workers and employees can check how likely it is that their work, or part of it, is undeclared, and get guidance on how to react if a risk of undeclared work is identified. Employers can also check how well they are enforcing labor laws and address inconsistencies before being inspected on-site. This is possible thanks to innovative software developed under an international project "Cooperation for Decent Work" and the Fund for Bilateral Relations between the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014 - 2021 and Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014 - 2021.
