The Regulation of Intra-EU Mobility of Workers from a Private International Law Perspective and Implications for ASEAN Integration

Free movement of workers is one of the four fundamental freedoms of the EU’s internal market, however this is also one of the most complex and challenging issues, both legally and politically. The article examines the legal framework for the regulation of intra-EU labor mobility from a perspective of private international law. It appears from the analysis that EU private international law, in addition to addressing the conflict of law matters at the level of individual employment contracts, performs the function of pursuing “unity in diversity” with the aim for the properly functioning internal market while protecting the values of the Union. On that basis, the article draws some implications for the regional integration of ASEAN Community in this area.