Sonila Danaj is a researcher and project coordinator at the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research. She has worked as a researcher for fifteen years doing research and coordinating projects in the areas of employment, migration and social policy. At the European Centre, she has been managing and acting as researcher for four projects on posted workers and doing research for several others, where Western Balkans countries have been included as case studies. Some of the recent projects where she has used her expertise on the WB include Posting of Workers in Eastern Europe (EEPOW) project, Posting of third country nationals: Mapping the trend in the construction sector (Con3Post), Bridging the gap between legislation and practice in the posting of workers (POW-Bridge), Support for better social services for the most vulnerable groups in Kosovo, and Integrated case management for employment and social welfare users in the Western Balkans. Sonila is also a PHD Candidate at the University of Jyvaskyla, in Finland, where she is finalizing a dissertation on Eastern European labour migrants in the EU labour market. Previously, she has also served as a research consultant for various international organizations and NGOs.