Respect. Responsibility. Social Safety.
Around 130 foreign delivery riders working through platforms such as Glovo, Wolt and Bolt Food took part on 2 October 2026 in a new information and prevention session organised by the Association of Foreign Employees in Romania – AASR at the Bucharest Traffic Police Brigade.
For several hours, participants were able to speak directly with representatives of the institutions dealing with many of the situations they encounter in their daily work and life in Romania.
The session is part of the education and prevention initiative launched by AASR in 2024, in partnership with the National Corps of Police Officers – CNP and carried out with the support of the Bucharest Traffic Police Brigade.
What began as a road-safety programme has gradually developed into a broader framework. Experience gained from working directly with foreign employees showed that responsible integration cannot be separated from legal information, civic conduct, prevention, hygiene and access to reliable sources.
Road safety based on real situations from everyday work
The road-safety component was delivered on behalf of the Bucharest Traffic Police Brigade – Bucharest General Directorate of Police by Police Officer Ilie Adrian and Police Officer Tudorache Robert.
The discussion focused on situations delivery riders encounter every day in urban traffic, the particular risks associated with delivery work and the responsibility every road user has towards both their own safety and the safety of others.
The message was practical: speed and pressure to complete a delivery cannot come before safety.
Legal stay and employment: information should come from the competent institution
Chief Commissioner of Police George Ionuț Lătărețu, Acting Director of the Bucharest Directorate for Immigration – General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI), addressed issues related to legal residence and employment in Romania, as well as the rights and obligations of foreign citizens.
An important part of the discussion concerned the source of information itself.
Foreign workers often receive advice through colleagues, friends, community groups or social media. When the issue concerns residence status, employment, documents or legal obligations, however, information should be checked directly with the institution responsible for that area.
AASR encouraged participants to use official and trusted sources before making decisions that may affect their legal status or employment.
Prevention also means understanding behaviour within the community
The crime-prevention component was delivered by Chief Commissioner of Police Mihai-Mădălin Mincu, Head of the Crime Analysis and Prevention Service within the Bucharest General Directorate of Police.
The discussion went beyond simply listing prohibited behaviour. It addressed respect for the integrity and rights of others, prevention of violence, responsible conduct in public spaces and the consequences individual actions may have both legally and within the wider community.
For AASR, integration is not limited to having a job and valid documents. It also means understanding the rules of the society in which a person lives and works, respecting other people and taking responsibility for one’s own conduct.
Hygiene in delivery work: simple rules with a direct impact
A dedicated part of the session focused on personal hygiene and hygiene in professional activities.
The training module was designed and coordinated by Anca Andreea Ganea, Executive Vice President of AASR, and was presented during the session by Simina Chilea, Bucharest–Ilfov Pharmacy Coordinator at Farmaciile DONA.
The activity also benefited from the support of Roselina Toma, Regional Director at Farmaciile DONA.
The discussion covered practical issues that can easily be overlooked during a busy working day: personal hygiene, hand hygiene, maintaining clean equipment and delivery bags, protecting transported products and responsibility towards customers.
In delivery work, hygiene is not only a personal matter. It becomes part of the quality and safety of the service provided.
The business environment is also part of the equation
The business community was represented by Florin Pețu, Vice President of the Bucharest–Ilfov SME Employers Federation.
Responsible integration cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of the worker. Employers, companies, public institutions, business organisations and civil society all have a role to play.
Bringing these perspectives into the same room helps turn integration from an abstract concept into something practical.
Information must be understood, not simply delivered
Language support during the session was provided by Khan Muhammad Saad, an AASR collaborator who has also supported previous editions of the programme.
His role was to facilitate communication between participants and institutional representatives, helping ensure that the information presented could be understood and used in practice.
This has been an important element of the AASR approach from the beginning. A legal rule, administrative requirement or prevention message achieves very little if the person receiving it does not fully understand what it means.
Respect. Responsibility. Social Safety.
These three ideas remained present throughout the session.
Respect for the law, for other people and for the community in which you live.
Responsibility for your own decisions, actions and professional conduct.
Social Safety built through prevention, reliable information and behaviour that does not place others at risk.
The President of AASR, together with the representatives of the institutions and organisations involved, encouraged participants to ask questions, verify information and approach the competent authorities whenever clarification is needed.
AASR will continue to support foreign citizens within the limits of its legal responsibilities, through information, guidance, preventive activities and by facilitating dialogue with the institutions able to provide the appropriate answers.
From a programme launched in 2024 to a model selected as a Good Practice by the European Labour Authority
The 2 October session was not an isolated event.
This type of activity forms part of the broader model developed by AASR and submitted to the European Labour Authority – ELA under the title “Institutional Preventive Cooperation Model for Compliance and Undeclared Work Risk Reduction among Mobile Non-EU Workers.”
In 2026, the European Labour Authority informed AASR that the model had been selected as a Good Practice within its Good Practice process.
The model brings together several areas developed through AASR’s work with foreign employees and public institutions: road safety, legal and administrative information, prevention, employment-related responsibilities, civic behaviour, workplace hygiene and communication in a form participants can understand.
At its core is a straightforward principle:
information should reach people before the lack of information becomes a problem.
The documentation developed for the ELA process also describes the approach as a low-cost and scalable model that can be adapted by other Member States facing similar challenges related to labour mobility and integration.
The session held in Bucharest on 2 October showed what this looks like in practice. Around 130 foreign workers were able to receive information in the same setting directly from the Romanian Police, the General Inspectorate for Immigration, representatives of the business community and professionals involved in the health and hygiene component.
For AASR, the objective is not simply to organise training sessions. It is to gradually build a working prevention mechanism in which foreign workers, institutions, employers and civil society can communicate before misunderstandings turn into larger problems.
We thank the National Corps of Police Officers – CNP, the Bucharest Traffic Police Brigade, the General Inspectorate for Immigration, the Crime Analysis and Prevention Service – Bucharest General Directorate of Police, Farmaciile DONA and the Bucharest–Ilfov SME Employers Federation, together with everyone who contributed to this edition.
We also thank the Digi24 team for their presence and interest in the initiative.
AASR will continue to develop these activities according to the situations identified in the field and the real information needs of foreign citizens living and working in Romania.
Respect. Responsibility. Social Safety.
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