Mr. Pablo Rojas Coppari:

It depends on what issue one is talking about. Issues around illegality of contracts arise across Europe. The proposed legislation has the power to be far-reaching, particularly if an amendment is made to it to include every worker who has been a victim of labour exploitation.

On how the work permit system could allow for more flexibility, there are other models inside and outside Europe. Within Europe, we would generally look at the Swedish work permit system and how it has recently opened up as opposed to closing down. There are other types of labour migration system, such as that in New Zealand, which is a points-based, and that in Canada, which used to be very good but has slowly been closing down. It depends on the issue that one wants to address. In terms of labour exploitation, there is not one particular country that one can look at as a model, but there are lessons to be learnt from other bodies. When a state does not have a solution, there are international organisations, international trade unions and other community organisations that have proposed models that might not have been implemented but could be taken into consideration.