Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The main objective of Preparatory Actions is to prepare future EU actions in various priority policy fields.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
This action supports the setting up of one single transnational cooperation project/initiative aiming at developing activities by a consortium of relevant stakeholders with a significant and lasting impact on workers, companies, and trade unions.
The aim of this action is to support social partners to facilitate the access of mobile migrant workers to essential information on their entitlements.
Detailed Call Description
This call for proposals is an integral part of the Commission’s overarching mission to build a more inclusive and sustainable growth model. The objective is to create employment opportunities, nurture social cohesion, and champion fairer labour mobility. Through these concerted efforts, the Commission aims to promote a robust and supportive environment for individuals to thrive in their professional journeys. The aim of this action is to support social partners to facilitate the access of mobile migrant workers to essential information on their entitlements.
This call has two main objectives:
- Making most of the research already done, it aims at analysing the various challenges which mobile migrant workers may be facing and at monitoring and evaluating the counselling structures in both countries of origin and destination. Special focus shall be placed on risk sectors such as construction, international road transport, domestic care, and seasonal work in hospitality and agriculture, along with the growing group of posted third-country nationals.
- Supporting the running and expansion of a trade union-based transnational counselling network for short-term mobile and migrant workers in at least nine countries (including two to four candidate or potential candidate countries). The establishment of additional counselling centers shall be supported by targeted capacity building measures.
Therefore, the current call for proposals intends to build upon and continue the work carried out in the 2025 pilot project, aiming to enhance support services for mobile migrant labour within the EU. The initiative seeks to expand existing counselling networks and further explore the feasibility of establishing a permanent, European trade-union-based counselling network.
This action supports the setting up of one single transnational cooperation project/initiative aiming at developing activities by a consortium of relevant stakeholders with a significant and lasting impact on workers, companies, and trade unions. The aim of this action is to support social partners to facilitate the access of mobile migrant workers to essential information on their entitlements.
The project is expected to provide a detailed analysis of the challenges faced by mobile migrant labour, particularly in risk sectors and among posted third-country nationals. This will be complemented by the practical implementation and expansion of a transnational counselling network. Further mapping of sector-specific needs for counselling services should be undertaken, enhancing the understanding of existing services. The findings from phase 1 of the pilot project will be refined to prepare recommendations for a possible design for future long-term funding and the establishment of a European counselling network for mobile migrant workers.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
90%
Project budget (maximum grant amount) is expected to be maximum €1.200.000.
It is expected that one project will be funded.
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Migration and Citizenship
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Associations
- Educational Institutions
- Legal Entities
- Local Authorities
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must be legal entities (public or private bodies) established in EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)) or non-EU countries (Norway and Iceland and EU candidate countries and potential EU candidate countries).
Lead applicants, co-applicants and affiliated entities must fall in one of the following categories:
- Social partner organisations at European, national or regional level
- Public authorities
- Non-profit organisations (private or public)
- Research centres/institutes
- Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
- Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
Social partner organisations at European, national or regional level (in application of Article 200 (2) (c) of the Financial Regulation), and social partner organisations without legal personality are also eligible provided that the conditions of the Financial Regulation related thereto are met.
Consortium composition
Proposals must be submitted by a consortium of at least 3 applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities), which complies with the following conditions:
- The lead applicant must be established in an EU Member State whilst co applicants can also be established in associated Candidate Countries and Potential Candidate Countries.
- Composed of minimum 3 independent entities from at least 2 different eligible countries
Affiliated entities can take part in the consortium and must satisfy the eligibility criteria as all applicants.Proposals must relate to activities taking place in at least 9 eligible countries out of which at least 1 must be an EU-Member State and at least 2 and a maximum of 4 must be an EU candidate country or potential EU candidate country.