• The sector has over 1,200,000 members, divided between the General Scheme and Special Scheme for Self-Employed

The General Treasury of Social Security (TGSS) and the Inspectorate of Labor and Social Security (ITSS) are developing a joint action campaign to prevent and detect irregularities in employment in the hospitality sector, particularly in relation to the lack high and low workers undue This kind of fraud undermines the rights of workers and representing a decrease of the same, and constitute a breach of the duty of Social Security contributions, and occurs more frequently in the hotel and catering industry, especially in certain periods as Christmas or summer holidays, times when hiring in the sector is considerably higher.

Since the Labor Inspectorate is developing a program of specific actions to control the irregular economy, particularly in respect of unduly low and high social security workers, and work of foreigners will be held during the December and early weeks of January in the hospitality sector, particularly in restaurants, bars and other food and beverage establishments These actions are directed to a sector that has over 1,200,000 members, divided between the General Scheme and Special Scheme for Self-Employed.

The initiative is part of the Integrated Plan being developed by the ITSS during the year 2009 has been increased by 30% planned activity for the control of the shadow economy and foreign labor, following the policy designed from the Ministry of Labor and Immigration.

In December and early weeks of January there is a significant increase in economic activity in some sectors is necessary to double efforts to secure the rights of workers, trying to turn over this year for best levels of efficiency.

The fight against fraud is an ongoing priority of the Social Security proceedings that channels through joint action and the ITSS TGSS of that collaboration and coordination to extremes in access to information through databases purified data whose ownership corresponds to the TGSS, and the use of advanced tools with the aim of preventing and detecting fraudulent situations.

The campaign also figures cited as one of the objectives in the Fraud Center developed jointly by the Inspectorate of Labor and Social Security General Treasury of Social Security.