Background
P&MS are increasingly mobile in the EEA labour market and throughout the whole Europe. Opportunities, however, are constrained by national social security systems, inadequate labour market information and limitation in mutual recognition of qualifications and diplomas.

Purpose
EUROCADRES Mobile Net is the name of a co-operation agreement reached by unions affiliated to EUROCADRES. The aim is to promote and protect individual union members, who are P&MS, when they move their employment across national borders within Europe. EUROCADRES affiliates have adopted the following agreement:

Article 1
EUROCADRES affiliates will assist individual members of other affiliates who seek information and advice on employment and related labour market issues.

Article 2
EUROCADRES affiliates will provide mobile members with information about EUROCADRES affiliates in other European countries.

Article 3
EUROCADRES affiliates may, when signing the Charter, specify whether in addition they are willing to offer the following:
A. a familarisation programme on working and living conditions in the host country;
B. access for mobile members of other EUROCADRES affiliates to all or some services provided by the host union;
C. legal assistance in cases of dispute with the employer (it will be offered under certain circumstances)

Article 4
Subject to affiliates own rules on membership, (e.g. membership requirements that relate to occupational status) affiliates may agree that:
A. a member of a EUROCADRES affiliate has the right to become a member of the union in the host country; or get bilaterally agreed membership service
B. in the case of more than one year’s employment, the employee should normally become a member of a EUROCADRES affiliated union in the host country
C. where a transfer of continuous membership from a union in one European country to a union in another takes place continuous membership of the first union will be regarded as being equivalent with that of the latter union,
D. union membership of cross-border P&MS shall be a matter to be regulated by the unions concerned.
E. Dual membership in both the union of the home country and of the host country will be organised, when appropriate.

Article 5
The EUROCADRES Charter aims at being a framework instrument that can be complemented by bilateral, sectoral, cross-border or multilateral agreements between affiliates.

Article 6
EUROCADRES is committed to follow up the implementation of the Charter.

Article 7
EUROCADRES affiliates that sign the Charter will disseminate information on it and appoint a contact person in charge of its implementation.