IGR – Zukunft im Grenzraum

Cross-border clarification and support of employees in the Burgenland/western Hungary area in order to protect both Hungarian and Austrian employees in Burgenland against wage dumping, and to put a stop to the increasing shortage of skilled workers in western Hungary. As part of a cooperation agreement between the trade unions in Burgenland and Western Transdanubia, the more than 12,000 ‘border crossers’ consisting, particularly, of young people, have been receiving information in their mother tongue about their rights and obligations from a 17-strong team at 11 locations in the border area and, in particular, legal advice as well as assistance with asserting their rights, since 2008.