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Draft report (2025/2133(INI)) 2025-09-15
Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Amendment 1
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA, as amended by Directive (EU) 2024/17123 , | deleted |
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| 3 OJ L 101, 15.4.2011, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2011/36/oj. |
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Amendment 2
Georgiana Teodorescu
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System ( ‘the IMI Regulation’ ), |
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Amendment 3
Georgiana Teodorescu
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals, |
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Amendment 4
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to the Commission report of 26 May 2025 entitled ‘Evaluation of the European Labour Authority (ELA)’ (COM(2025)0256), | deleted |
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Amendment 5
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to the Commission communication of 3 December 2020 entitled ‘EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027 Occupational safety and health in a changing world of work’(COM(2021)0323), including the Vision Zero approach to work-related deaths in the EU, | deleted |
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Amendment 6
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to the ELA report 'Construction sector: Issues in information provision, enforcement of labour mobility law, social security coordination regulations, and cooperation between Member States'1a, | |
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| 1a https://www.ela.europa.eu/en/publications/construction-sector-issues-information-provision-enforcement-labour-mobility-law |
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Amendment 7
Pál Szekeres
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to the ILO Convention concerning Private Employment Agencies (Convention No 181, 1997), | – having regard to the ILO Convention concerning Private Employment Agencies (Convention No 181, 1997) ratified by only 13 Member States (BE, BG, CZ, FI, FR, HU, IT, LT, NL, PL, PT, SK and SP), |
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Amendment 8
Pál Szekeres
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to the ILO Convention concerning Safety and Health in Construction (Convention No 167, 1988), | – having regard to the ILO Convention concerning Safety and Health in Construction (Convention No 167, 1988) ratified by only 11 Members States (BE, CZ, DK, FI, DE, HU, IT, LU, SK, ES and SE), |
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Amendment 9
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Regina Doherty, Jörgen Warborn, Arba Kokalari
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to a report of September 2025 by Erik Sinander, Associate Professor at Stockholm University, entitled “Can the EU restrict subcontracting? A legal perspective"1a, | |
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| 1a https://su.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1994767/FULLTEXT01.pdf |
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Amendment 10
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to the Val Duchesse Social Partner Summit Tripartite Declaration for a Thriving European Social Dialogue of 31 January 20241a, | |
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| 1a https://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=27309⟨Id=en |
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Amendment 11
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Pascal Arimont, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Jörgen Warborn, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to the Commission Communication of 29. January 2025 “A competitiveness Compass for the EU” (COM(2025) 30 final), |
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Amendment 12
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Pascal Arimont, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Jörgen Warborn, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 d (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to the report of 9 September 2024 by Mario Draghi, entitled “The future of European competitiveness” (the Draghi report), |
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Amendment 13
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Regina Doherty, Jörgen Warborn, Arba Kokalari
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 e (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to the report of [xx] September 2025 by Chief Economist at Swedish Enterprise, Lars Jagrén, entitled “Effects of limiting the number of subcontractor tiers to two” [upcoming], |
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Amendment 14
Pál Szekeres
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to national strategies to combat labour exploitation, forced labour and undeclared work10 , | – having regard to national strategies to combat labour exploitation, forced labour and undeclared work10 and according to the 2018 Global Report on Smuggling by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), 2.5 million people were smuggled in 2016 alone, for an economic return of around US$ 5.5–7 billion derived from the fees paid to smugglers, |
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| 10 See, for instance: German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs’ Nationaler Aktionsplan gegen Arbeitsausbeutung und Zwangsarbeit (2025); Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies’ Piano nazionale per la lotta al lavoro sommerso (2022); Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration’s Plan de Acción contra el Trabajo Forzoso (2021); Swedish Government’s Nationell strategi mot arbetslivskriminalitet (2022) and additionally: Norwegian Government’s Strategi mot arbeidslivskriminalitet (2021). | 10 See, for instance: German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs’ Nationaler Aktionsplan gegen Arbeitsausbeutung und Zwangsarbeit (2025); Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies’ Piano nazionale per la lotta al lavoro sommerso (2022); Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration’s Plan de Acción contra el Trabajo Forzoso (2021); Swedish Government’s Nationell strategi mot arbetslivskriminalitet (2022) and additionally: Norwegian Government’s Strategi mot arbeidslivskriminalitet (2021). |
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Amendment 15
Georgiana Teodorescu
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (the Employers Sanctions Directive), |
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Amendment 16
Georgiana Teodorescu
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to the Court of Justice judgment Borta UAB, C-298/15, EU:C:2017:266, relating to public procurement, |
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Amendment 17
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| A. whereas labour exploitation and abuse in the EU labour market constitutes a widespread and urgent challenge, manifesting under various terminologies, including but not limited to work-related crime, undeclared work, the grey economy, social dumping, labour exploitation and modern slavery; | deleted |
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Amendment 18
Miriam Lexmann
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| A. whereas labour exploitation and abuse in the EU labour market constitutes a widespread and urgent challenge, manifesting under various terminologies, including but not limited to work-related crime, undeclared work, the grey economy, social dumping, labour exploitation and modern slavery; | A. whereas labour exploitation and abuse in some high-risk sectors of the EU labour market constitutes a widespread and urgent challenge, manifesting under various terminologies, including but not limited to work-related crime, undeclared work, the grey economy, social dumping, labour exploitation and modern slavery; whereas these unlawful practices are already covered by existing legislation; |
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Amendment 19
Georgiana Teodorescu
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| A. whereas labour exploitation and abuse in the EU labour market constitutes a widespread and urgent challenge, manifesting under various terminologies, including but not limited to work-related crime, undeclared work, the grey economy, social dumping, labour exploitation and modern slavery; | A. whereas labour exploitation and abuse in specific cases and risk sectors in the EU labour market constitutes a widespread and urgent challenge, known as illegal employment, manifesting under various terminologies, including but not limited to work-related crime, undeclared work, the grey economy, social dumping, labour exploitation and modern slavery; |
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Amendment 20
Pál Szekeres
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| A. whereas labour exploitation and abuse in the EU labour market constitutes a widespread and urgent challenge, manifesting under various terminologies, including but not limited to work-related crime, undeclared work, the grey economy, social dumping, labour exploitation and modern slavery; | A. whereas labour exploitation and abuse in the EU labour market constitutes a widespread and urgent challenge, manifesting under various terminologies, including but not limited to work-related crime, undeclared work, the grey economy, social dumping and illegal migration, labour exploitation and modern slavery; |
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Amendment 21
Jana Toom
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| A. whereas labour exploitation and abuse in the EU labour market constitutes a widespread and urgent challenge, manifesting under various terminologies, including but not limited to work-related crime, undeclared work, the grey economy, social dumping, labour exploitation and modern slavery; | A. whereas labour exploitation and abuse in the EU labour market is a challenge that is more prominent in certain sectors and Member States, manifesting under various forms and terminologies, including but not limited to work-related crime, undeclared work, the grey economy, social dumping, labour exploitation and modern slavery; |
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Amendment 22
Séverine Werbrouck
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| A. whereas labour exploitation and abuse in the EU labour market constitutes a widespread and urgent challenge, manifesting under various terminologies, including but not limited to work-related crime, undeclared work, the grey economy, social dumping, labour exploitation and modern slavery; | A. whereas labour exploitation and abuse in the EU labour market constitutes a challenge, manifesting under various terminologies, including but not limited to work-related crime, undeclared work, the grey economy, social dumping and labour exploitation; |
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Amendment 23
Angelika Winzig
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| A. whereas labour exploitation and abuse in the EU labour market constitutes a widespread and urgent challenge, manifesting under various terminologies, including but not limited to work-related crime, undeclared work, the grey economy, social dumping, labour exploitation and modern slavery; | A. whereas labour exploitation and abuse in the EU labour market constitutes a challenge, manifesting under various terminologies, including but not limited to work-related crime, undeclared work, the grey economy, social dumping, labour exploitation and modern slavery; |
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Amendment 24
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| A a. whereas sectors consistently at high risk across Member States include construction, agriculture, hospitality, domestic work, transport and logistics, meat and food processing, cleaning and care; whereas construction, in particular, faces growing labour shortages that are exacerbated by abusive subcontracting practices; |
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Amendment 25
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| A a. whereas the consequences of labour exploitation and abuse extend beyond the workers who are subjected to unfair and unsafe working conditions, inadequate wages, deplorable lodgings and precarious employment, as they also impact enterprises, especially SMEs, who are subjected to unfair competition and market distortions; |
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Amendment 26
Séverine Werbrouck
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Aa. whereas a large portion of those abuses and failings involve and specifically target workers who are in Member States illegally; |
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Amendment 27
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| B. whereas Europol highlights that 86 % of the most threatening criminal networks use legal business structures as part of their criminal activity; | B. whereas Europol highlights that 86 % of the most threatening criminal networks use legal business structures as part of their criminal activity; whereas analysis and operational activities of the European Labour Authority highlights increased risks of labour exploitation and abuse linked to long and complex subcontracting chains as well as fraudulent forms of labour intermediation, taking expressions such as unpaid wages and social security contributions, degrading working conditions and safety standards, dependency and precarity, fragmented workplaces, lack of information and consultation, evaded employer responsibilities, etc; |
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Amendment 28
Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| B. whereas Europol highlights that 86 % of the most threatening criminal networks use legal business structures as part of their criminal activity; | B. whereas Europol highlights that 86 % of the most threatening criminal networks use legal business structures as part of their criminal activity which constitutes a serious threat to fair competition in the European single market; |
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Amendment 29
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| C. whereas a common variable in most sectors at high risk of labour exploitation is high labour intensity combined with a reliance on long and complex subcontracting chains, the presence of abusive labour intermediaries as well as a strong reliance on posted workers, EU mobile workers and third-country nationals; | deleted |
Or. en
Amendment 30
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| C. whereas a common variable in most sectors at high risk of labour exploitation is high labour intensity combined with a reliance on long and complex subcontracting chains, the presence of abusive labour intermediaries as well as a strong reliance on posted workers, EU mobile workers and third-country nationals; | C. whereas a common variable in most sectors at high risk of labour exploitation is high labour intensity combined with a reliance on long and complex subcontracting chains vertically and horizontally, the presence of abusive labour intermediaries as well as a strong reliance on posted workers, EU mobile workers and third-country nationals; whereas the reliance on non-standard forms of employment and complex cross-border arrangements blurs workers’ rights and employers’ responsibilities and further complicates awareness, monitoring and enforcement of labour laws and applicable collective agreements; |
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Amendment 31
Pál Szekeres
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| C. whereas a common variable in most sectors at high risk of labour exploitation is high labour intensity combined with a reliance on long and complex subcontracting chains, the presence of abusive labour intermediaries as well as a strong reliance on posted workers, EU mobile workers and third-country nationals; | C. whereas a common variable in most sectors at high risk of labour exploitation is high labour intensity combined with a reliance on long and complex subcontracting chains, the presence of abusive labour intermediaries as well as a strong reliance on the minority of posted workers and EU mobile workers as well as a significant part of third-country nationals and illegal migrants exposed to the risk of slavery; |
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Amendment 32
Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| C. whereas a common variable in most sectors at high risk of labour exploitation is high labour intensity combined with a reliance on long and complex subcontracting chains, the presence of abusive labour intermediaries as well as a strong reliance on posted workers, EU mobile workers and third-country nationals; | C. whereas a common variable in most sectors at high risk of labour exploitation is lack of transparency and proper enforcement, in particular in regards to permits, taxes and identities of posted workers, EU-mobile workers and third country nationals; |
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Amendment 33
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| C a. whereas the presence of fraudulent and criminal actors at European workplaces also presents security risks, particularly when it affects critical infrastructure sectors, such as transport and logistics, construction, energy and healthcare, or activities with access to security-sensitive workplaces, in particular cleaning and maintenance; |
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Amendment 34
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| C a. whereas subcontracting should be driven by the need for specialized expertise or to outsource non-core tasks that fall outside a company’s main operations, rather than being used to perform companies’ core activities, by workers employed by contractors or by subcontracting firms, at less favourable conditions; |
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Amendment 35
Séverine Werbrouck
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Ca. whereas posted work within the EU has always been an area where a significant proportion of abuses and failings happen with regard to labour law and fair competition between workers; |
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Amendment 36
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| C b. whereas non-compliance with occupational health and safety legislation is a constituent part of labour exploitation, thus undermining the Vision Zero approach to work related deaths as set out in the Commission’s EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027; |
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Amendment 37
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| D. whereas according to the ELA the posting of third-country nationals is on the rise, with one in four posted workers in 2022 being a third-country national; | D. whereas according to the ELA the posting of third-country national workers is on the rise, with one in four posted workers in 2022 being a third-country national; whereas mobile and migrant workers are especially exposed to unscrupulous intermediaries that are based in the workers’ countries of origin or in the countries of destination and trap workers in a spiral of dependency for visas, excessive fees on workers for recruitment, travel, accommodation; |
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Amendment 38
Miriam Lexmann
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| D. whereas according to the ELA the posting of third-country nationals is on the rise, with one in four posted workers in 2022 being a third-country national; | D. whereas according to the ELA´s non exhaustive study focusing only on a very limited selection of sectors, the posting of third-country nationals within the selected sectors is on the rise, with one in four posted workers in 2022 being a third-country national; whereas posted workers are protected by a posting legislation; |
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Amendment 39
Georgiana Teodorescu
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| D. whereas according to the ELA the posting of third-country nationals is on the rise, with one in four posted workers in 2022 being a third-country national; | D. whereas according to the ELA the posting of third-country nationals is on the rise, with one in four posted workers in 2022 being a third-country national, judging on the methodology of the study, which took into consideration only the construction and the domestic sectors in a given number of case-study countries; |
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Amendment 40
Jana Toom
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| D. whereas according to the ELA the posting of third-country nationals is on the rise, with one in four posted workers in 2022 being a third-country national; | D. whereas according to the ELA the posting of third-country nationals is on the rise, with one in four posted workers in 2022 being a third-country national; whereas third country nationals tend to be less represented by trade unions and have more difficulties to defend their rights and access the justice system; |
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Amendment 41
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| D. whereas according to the ELA the posting of third-country nationals is on the rise, with one in four posted workers in 2022 being a third-country national; | D. whereas according to the ELA the posting of third-country nationals, which constitute a particularly vulnerable group of workers, is on the rise, with one in four posted workers in 2022 being a third-country national; |
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Amendment 42
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Pascal Arimont, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| D. whereas according to the ELA the posting of third-country nationals is on the rise, with one in four posted workers in 2022 being a third-country national; | D. whereas posted third-country nationals are increasingly employed in low-risk sectors, and they constituted one in four posted workers in 2022 according to ELA; |
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Amendment 43
Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| D. whereas according to the ELA the posting of third-country nationals is on the rise, with one in four posted workers in 2022 being a third-country national; | D. whereas according to the European Labour Authority (ELA) the posting of third country nationals is on the rise, with one out of four of posted workers in 2022 being a third country national, deriving from the chronic skills and labour shortages within the EU; |
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Amendment 44
Miriam Lexmann, Andrea Wechsler
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| D a. whereas subcontracting plays an essential role in the economy; whereas there are considerable differences in the use of subcontracting among sectors and companies; whereas most companies use one or more forms of subcontracting for certain activities that are not the core activity of their own company; whereas possibility to offer an expertise to big companies within subcontracting brings many opportunities for SMEs; |
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Amendment 45
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| D a. whereas the fraudulent practice of 'hiring to post' is increasingly observed, whereby third-country nationals are recruited not to work in the sending Member State but solely for the purpose of being posted to another Member State; whereas ELA has identified this as a growing enforcement challenge, particularly in construction, care, transport and logistics;1a | |
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| 1a ELA report 'Posting of third-country nationals: contracting chains, recruitment patterns, and enforcement issues', 2025 |
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Amendment 46
Liesbet Sommen, Pascal Arimont
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| D a. whereas principle 5 of the European Pillar of Social Rights recalls that regardless of the type and duration of the employment relationship, workers have the right to fair and equal treatment regarding working conditions, access to social protection and training; whereas employment relationships that lead to precarious working conditions shall be prevented; |
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Amendment 47
Miriam Lexmann, Andrea Wechsler
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| D b. whereas the freedom to provide services in the EU is one of the four freedoms and as such a cornerstone of the internal market; |
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Amendment 48
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| E. whereas subcontracting is a well-functioning and important practice in many sectors, facilitating access to specialised expertise; whereas long and complex subcontracting chains can, however, increase risks related to fraud, criminal infiltration, the occupational health and safety of workers, and to unfair competition for enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); | E. whereas subcontracting is a well-functioning and important practice in many sectors, facilitating access to specialised expertise; whereas long and complex subcontracting chains can, however, distort fair competition, obscure accountability, increase risks related to fraud, labour exploitation and fraudulent practices, particularly in high-risk sectors and cross-border work, criminal infiltration, the occupational health and safety of workers, and to unfair competition for enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); whereas the lack of transparency and oversight in extended subcontracting arrangements makes it more difficult for employers to ensure compliance with applicable EU and national law; |
Or. en
Amendment 49
Georgiana Teodorescu
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| E. whereas subcontracting is a well-functioning and important practice in many sectors, facilitating access to specialised expertise; whereas long and complex subcontracting chains can, however, increase risks related to fraud, criminal infiltration, the occupational health and safety of workers, and to unfair competition for enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); | E. whereas subcontracting is a well-functioning and important practice in many sectors, facilitating access to specialised expertise, playing an essential role in the economy; whereas long and complex subcontracting chains can, in some risk sectors and on specific occasions, increase risks related to fraud, criminal infiltration, the occupational health and safety of workers, and to unfair competition for enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); whereas it is SMEs that can usually offer expertise to bigger companies; |
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Amendment 50
Séverine Werbrouck
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| E. whereas subcontracting is a well-functioning and important practice in many sectors, facilitating access to specialised expertise; whereas long and complex subcontracting chains can, however, increase risks related to fraud, criminal infiltration, the occupational health and safety of workers, and to unfair competition for enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); | E. whereas subcontracting is a well-functioning and important practice in many sectors, which makes it possible to meet specialised, capacity or strategic needs; whereas long and complex subcontracting chains can, however, increase risks related to fraud, criminal infiltration, the occupational health and safety of workers, and to unfair competition for enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); |
Or. fr
Amendment 51
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Jörgen Warborn, Arba Kokalari, Isabelle Le Callennec, Liesbet Sommen
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| E. whereas subcontracting is a well-functioning and important practice in many sectors, facilitating access to specialised expertise; whereas long and complex subcontracting chains can, however, increase risks related to fraud, criminal infiltration, the occupational health and safety of workers, and to unfair competition for enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); | E. whereas subcontracting is a well-functioning and important practice in many sectors, facilitating access to specialised expertise and is especially important for SMEs to thrive; whereas long and complex subcontracting chains can, however, increase risks related to fraud, criminal infiltration, the occupational health and safety of workers, and to unfair competition for enterprises; |
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Amendment 52
Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith, Per Clausen
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| E. whereas subcontracting is a well-functioning and important practice in many sectors, facilitating access to specialised expertise; whereas long and complex subcontracting chains can, however, increase risks related to fraud, criminal infiltration, the occupational health and safety of workers, and to unfair competition for enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); | E. whereas subcontracting should be limited and prompted by the need for specialised expertise or technical skills that are not available within a company, or by the necessity to delegate non-essential tasks that do not fall within that company's main area of activity; whereas the company's key activities should be carried out exclusively by workers who have a relationship of direct subordination with the main company; |
Or. fr
Amendment 53
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| E a. whereas subcontracting over the past three decades of EU internal market integration has developed into a business model increasingly used to perform companies’ core activities, with the sole aim of separating power and profit from risks and responsibilities to the detriment of decent work and fair competition; whereas complex subcontracting chains increase workers’ exposure to health and safety risks due to unclear responsibilities, and ILO Convention No. 167 assigns principal contractors the duty to coordinate occupational safety and health measures; |
Or. en
Amendment 54
Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith, Per Clausen
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Ea. whereas in many sectors, outsourcing is commonly used as a business model that leads to wage competition, leading to a race to the bottom for wages, deterioration of working conditions, disempowerment of main contractors, increased control of large companies over small businesses and bogus self-employment; |
Or. fr
Amendment 55
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| E a. whereas labour exploitation and abuse occur in workplaces across Europe, but certain sectors of the labour market are at higher risk than others, including construction, agriculture, hospitality, domestic work, transport and logistics, meat and food processing, cleaning services and care work; |
Or. en
Amendment 56
Benedetta Scuderi
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| E a. whereas Unfair Trading Practices (UTP) in longer and complex subcontracting chains go unnoticed and therefore untackled, exacerbating inequalities and facilitating unlawful practices for workers and smaller subcontracting companies particularly in the agri-food sector; |
Or. en
Amendment 57
Georgiana Teodorescu
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| E a. whereas subcontracting among companies and sectors of the economy differ substantially; whereas there is no inherent link between subcontracting and illegal employment and subcontracting cannot be automatically perceived as problematic; |
Or. en
Amendment 58
Jana Toom
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| E a. whereas subcontracting is a useful business practice that allows companies to access specialised expertise and respond to demand flexibility in a cost-effective manner; |
Or. en
Amendment 59
Georgiana Teodorescu
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| E b. whereas limitations of subcontracting chains in sectors where illegal employment is extremely rare or non-existent could produce more harm to companies, especially SMEs; |
Or. en
Amendment 60
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Jörgen Warborn, Arba Kokalari, Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| F. whereas some Member States have adopted legislation limiting the length of subcontracting chains in certain sectors; whereas the Commission considers a limitation to the levels of subcontracting and the extension of subcontracting liability to the full chain as a good practice for Member States; whereas there are also enterprises that have voluntarily restricted the length of their subcontracting chains; | F. whereas some Member States have adopted legislation limiting the length of subcontracting chains in certain sectors, although with varying degrees of success and implementation; whereas the Commission considers negative and positive consequences of a limitation to the number of intermediaries and if good practices in this regard exist; whereas there are also enterprises that have voluntarily restricted the length of their subcontracting chains; |
Or. en
Amendment 61
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| F. whereas some Member States have adopted legislation limiting the length of subcontracting chains in certain sectors; whereas the Commission considers a limitation to the levels of subcontracting and the extension of subcontracting liability to the full chain as a good practice for Member States; whereas there are also enterprises that have voluntarily restricted the length of their subcontracting chains; | F. whereas some Member States have adopted legislation limiting the length of subcontracting chains generally or in certain sectors; whereas the Commission considers a limitation to the levels of subcontracting and the extension of subcontracting liability to the full chain as a good practice for Member States; whereas there are also enterprises that have voluntarily restricted the length of their subcontracting chains; |
Or. en
Amendment 62
Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith, Per Clausen
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Fa. whereas some Member States have adopted legislative provisions banning subcontracting in certain sectors, making it possible for a significant number of people to be employed directly, helping to combat social dumping and to raise the level of worker guarantees without undermining the competitiveness of companies subject to those changes; |
Or. fr
Amendment 63
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| F a. whereas the Letta report underlines the need to regulate subcontracting practices to prevent exploitation and abuse; whereas the ELA and the Commission warn that long and complex subcontracting chains are often misused to undermine accountability and workers’ rights; |
Or. en
Amendment 64
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| G. whereas the practice of labour intermediation is not defined in law and can take many forms, ranging from larger established companies to individual recruiters, informal brokers and even gangmasters; | deleted |
Or. en
Amendment 65
Georgiana Teodorescu
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| G. whereas the practice of labour intermediation is not defined in law and can take many forms, ranging from larger established companies to individual recruiters, informal brokers and even gangmasters; | G. whereas the practice of labour intermediation is not defined in law and can take many forms, ranging from larger established companies to individual recruiters; whereas informal brokers and even gangmasters cannot be called a labour market intermediary, as their aim is far away from forming a bridge between a job seeker and an employer; |
Or. en
Amendment 66
Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| G. whereas the practice of labour intermediation is not defined in law and can take many forms, ranging from larger established companies to individual recruiters, informal brokers and even gangmasters; | G. whereas the practice of labour intermediation is not defined in law and can take many forms, ranging from larger established companies to individual recruiters, informal brokers and even gangmasters; whereas there is national legislation on the placement of workers in all member states as an outcome of the Temporary Agency Work Directive; |
Or. en
Amendment 67
Séverine Werbrouck
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| G. whereas the practice of labour intermediation is not defined in law and can take many forms, ranging from larger established companies to individual recruiters, informal brokers and even gangmasters; | G. whereas the practice of labour intermediation is not defined in law and can take many forms, ranging from larger established companies to individual recruiters, informal brokers and even gangmasters and those modern slave traders – smugglers in the Mediterranean; |
Or. fr
Amendment 68
Jana Toom
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| G. whereas the practice of labour intermediation is not defined in law and can take many forms, ranging from larger established companies to individual recruiters, informal brokers and even gangmasters; | G. whereas the practice of labour intermediation is not defined in law and can take many forms, ranging from larger established companies to individual recruiters; whereas informal brokers and even gangmasters can be disguised as labour intermediaries; |
Or. en
Amendment 69
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| H. whereas labour intermediaries that are neither registered, licensed nor certified are frequently used to obscure and circumvent labour law and employer responsibility; | H. whereas informal recruitment process operated by labour intermediaries that are neither regulated, registered, licensed nor certified are frequently used to obscure and circumvent labour law and employer responsibility, thereby significantly also increasing worker dependency and the risks of labour exploitation, fraud and abuse; whereas abusive recruitment and intermediation practices may include withholding or falsifying information, failing to provide written contracts, imposing fraudulent recruitment fees, deducting excessive accommodation costs from wages, charging workers for transport, training, equipment, or work permits, confiscating passports, or engaging in bonded labour or union busting; |
Or. en
Amendment 70
Georgiana Teodorescu
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| H. whereas labour intermediaries that are neither registered, licensed nor certified are frequently used to obscure and circumvent labour law and employer responsibility; | H. whereas these informal brokers and gangmasters are sometimes used in some risk sectors to obscure and circumvent labour law and employer responsibility; whereas better enforcement of existing rules as well as targeted inspections could help combat illegal employment; |
Or. en
Amendment 71
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Jörgen Warborn, Arba Kokalari, Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| H. whereas labour intermediaries that are neither registered, licensed nor certified are frequently used to obscure and circumvent labour law and employer responsibility; | H. whereas labour intermediaries that are not registered or where required, licensed can be used to obscure and circumvent labour law and employer responsibility; |
Or. en
Amendment 72
Jana Toom
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| H. whereas labour intermediaries that are neither registered, licensed nor certified are frequently used to obscure and circumvent labour law and employer responsibility; | H. whereas disguised labour intermediaries that are neither registered, licensed nor certified are illegal and are frequently used to obscure and circumvent labour law and employer responsibility; |
Or. en
Amendment 73
Séverine Werbrouck
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| H. whereas labour intermediaries that are neither registered, licensed nor certified are frequently used to obscure and circumvent labour law and employer responsibility; | H. whereas labour intermediaries that are neither registered, licensed nor certified are frequently used to obscure and circumvent labour law and employer responsibility in an effort to reduce costs by using imported labour; |
Or. fr
Amendment 74
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| H a. whereas mobile and migrant workers, including from third countries, are especially exposed to unscrupulous intermediaries that are based in the workers’ countries of origin or in the countries of destination and trap workers in a spiral of dependency for visas, work-permits, accommodation and travel arrangements; |
Or. en
Amendment 75
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| H b. whereas in response to these challenges, several European countries have adopted national action plans and policies seeking to combat labour exploitation, including action to address abuse in subcontracting chains and by labour intermediaries;1a | |
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| 1a Sweden: https://www.regeringen.se/contentassets/f6f461b310984b598ee4f7a2d83350d0/nationell-strategi-mot-arbetslivskriminalitet.pdf, Finland: https://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/165395/TEM_2024_5.pdf, Italy: https://www.lavoro.gov.it/strumenti-e-servizi/Attuazione-Interventi-PNRR/Documents/DM-58-del-06042023-Aggiornamento-Piano-Lavoro-Sommerso.pdf?utm, Germany: https://www.bmas.de/DE/Service/Presse/Meldungen/2025/nationaler-aktionsplan-gegen-arbeitsausbeutung-und-zwangsarbeit-beschlossen.html, Spain: https://www.mites.gob.es/itss/ITSS/ITSS_Descargas/Atencion_ciudadano/Normativa_documentacion/Docum_ITSS/Plan_accion_TF_ingl.pdf, Norway: https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dokumenter/strategi-mot-arbeidslivskriminalitet-2021/id2831867/ |
Or. en
Amendment 76
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| H c. whereas in response to these challenges, social partners at European, national and local level, as well as at sectoral and cross-sectoral level, have taken measures to tackle issues related to abusive subcontracting and labour intermediation, including through collective bargaining and other joint initiatives protecting jobs and safeguarding serious enterprises and workers’ rights; |
Or. en
Amendment 77
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| H d. whereas the Commission report 'Making Socially Responsible Public Procurement Work: 71 Good Practice Cases' highlights the Norwegian Skien Model, which was jointly developed between the Municipality of Skien, trade unions, and employer organisations, and includes strict limitations on long subcontracting tiers, a mandatory use of skilled workers and apprentices, and a pre-approval of temporary labour, aiming to ensure accountability and decent working conditions in high-risk sectors; |
Or. en
Amendment 78
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| H d. whereas the Letta report 'Much more than a market' underlines the urgent need to regulate subcontracting practices in order to prevent exploitation and abuse; whereas it warns that unchecked subcontracting chains can lead to the erosion of labour standards, social dumping and the undermining of fair competition, as well as violations of health and safety obligations; |
Or. en
Amendment 79
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Recital H f (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| H f. whereas Article 12 of Directive 2014/67/EU requires Member States to introduce subcontracting liability in the construction sector, with the possibility of extending it to other sectors, and introducing more stringent liability rules; |
Or. en
Amendment 80
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Recital H g (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| H g. whereas joint and several liability in subcontracting chains serves the dual role of providing recourse to workers, that have been exploited, and of incentivising contractors throughout the chain to engage in self-regulation; |
Or. en
Amendment 81
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Recital H h (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| H h. whereas Member States, the Commission and the Social Partners in the La Hulpe Declaration committed to pay special attention to measures in the areas of subcontracting and agency work, recognising the common challenges these two phenomenons presented to European labour markets; |
Or. en
Amendment 82
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| I. whereas the process of regulating subcontracting chains and labour intermediaries at national level can be lengthy and difficult for Member States, not least due to legal ambiguities stemming from internal market rules; | deleted |
Or. en
Amendment 83
Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| I. whereas the process of regulating subcontracting chains and labour intermediaries at national level can be lengthy and difficult for Member States, not least due to legal ambiguities stemming from internal market rules; | I. whereas the process of regulating subcontracting chains and labour intermediaries is best carried out at national level by the Member States with the best possibility to adjust to national conditions and specificities as well enforcement of such regulation, being a national competence; |
Or. en
Amendment 84
Pál Szekeres
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| I. whereas the process of regulating subcontracting chains and labour intermediaries at national level can be lengthy and difficult for Member States, not least due to legal ambiguities stemming from internal market rules; | I. whereas the process of regulating subcontracting chains and labour intermediaries at national level can be lengthy and difficult for Member States, not least due to legal ambiguities stemming from internal market rules as well as fragile and unstable governments; |
Or. en
Amendment 85
Georgiana Teodorescu
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| I. whereas the process of regulating subcontracting chains and labour intermediaries at national level can be lengthy and difficult for Member States, not least due to legal ambiguities stemming from internal market rules; | I. whereas most Member States have rules regarding subcontracting chains and labour intermediaries at national level; |
Or. en
Amendment 86
Jana Toom
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| I. whereas the process of regulating subcontracting chains and labour intermediaries at national level can be lengthy and difficult for Member States, not least due to legal ambiguities stemming from internal market rules; | I. whereas the process of regulating subcontracting chains and labour intermediaries at national level vary significantly from one Member State to another, thus creating fragmentation in the Single Market; |
Or. en
Amendment 87
Nikola Bartůšek, Pál Szekeres
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| I. whereas the process of regulating subcontracting chains and labour intermediaries at national level can be lengthy and difficult for Member States, not least due to legal ambiguities stemming from internal market rules; | I. whereas subcontracting chains and labour intermediaries should be regulated first at national level, though there could also be some Union regulation for cases involving two or more Member States; |
Or. en
Amendment 88
Galato Alexandraki, Emmanouil Fragkos
Motion for a resolution
Recital Θ a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Ia. whereas combating undeclared work, trafficking in human beings and labour exploitation requires rigorous national inspections, cross-border checks and strict licensing/registration of intermediaries, with special attention to SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises); |
Or. el
Amendment 89
Liesbet Sommen, Pascal Arimont
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| I a. whereas the process of subcontracting should not be used to undermine the role of social partners and should respect applicable collective agreements and democracy at work; |
Or. en
Amendment 90
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Pascal Arimont, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Jörgen Warborn, Arba Kokalari, Isabelle Le Callennec, Liesbet Sommen
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| I a. whereas the EU needs to preserve and enhance its competitiveness as a place where businesses can thrive both within Europe and on the global stage; |
Or. en
Amendment 91
Georgiana Teodorescu
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| I a. whereas service providing is a fundamental pillar of the EU and its internal market; |
Or. en
Amendment 92
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Jörgen Warborn, Arba Kokalari, Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| I b. whereas rules restricting subcontracting could undermine companies’ ability to organise efficient and innovative value chains, particularly in sectors exposed to global competition; |
Or. en
Amendment 93
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Jörgen Warborn, Arba Kokalari, Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| I c. whereas complex supply and subcontracting structures are necessary for large-scale, cross-border projects and for enabling small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to participate in European and international markets; |
Or. en
Amendment 94
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Pascal Arimont, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Jörgen Warborn, Arba Kokalari, Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Recital I d (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| I d. whereas enforcement of existing rules, better cooperation between Member States, and targeted support for labour inspectorates may address many of the concerns linked to long subcontracting chains without resorting to rigid limitations; |
Or. en
Amendment 95
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Pascal Arimont, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Jörgen Warborn, Arba Kokalari, Isabelle Le Callennec, Liesbet Sommen
Motion for a resolution
Recital I e (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| I e. whereas the EU should advance better regulation to create clear, proportionate and evidence-based rules that reduce unnecessary burdens, strengthen enforcement, and support competitiveness and SME participation in the Single Market; |
Or. en
Amendment 96
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1. Stresses the need for a comprehensive European approach to labour exploitation in general, and abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in particular, and calls, therefore, for a European strategy to combat labour exploitation; | 1. Welcomes the commitment by the Commission in its Single Market Strategy of 21 May 2025 to present a Fair Mobility Package in 2026; highlights that the overall objectives of simplification and reduction of administrative burden by addressing unjustified barriers within the Single Market must not lead to /result in less protection for citizens/workers & consumers; stresses the need for a comprehensive European approach to labour exploitation in general, and abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in particular, and calls, therefore, for a European strategy to combat labour exploitation and to promote direct employment relationships, as part of the Commission’s upcoming Quality Jobs Roadmap; stresses that this strategy should also integrate environmental aspects, recognising that exploitative labour models overlap with environmentally hazardous practices; |
Or. en
Amendment 97
Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1. Stresses the need for a comprehensive European approach to labour exploitation in general, and abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in particular, and calls, therefore, for a European strategy to combat labour exploitation; | 1. Stresses the need for a comprehensive European approach to tackling cross-border organised crime linked to labour exploitation and abusive forms of business practice; underlines that the subcontracting and labour intermediation should remain a national responsibility, in order to ensure effective, flexible, and context-specific solutions adapted to each Member State to combat labour exploitation and abusive forms of business practices; underlines that EU should focus on protecting the competitiveness of European companies, supporting cross-border law enforcement cooperation and information exchange and not on imposing detailed labour market legislations; |
Or. en
Amendment 98
Jana Toom
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1. Stresses the need for a comprehensive European approach to labour exploitation in general, and abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in particular, and calls, therefore, for a European strategy to combat labour exploitation; | 1. Stresses the need for a comprehensive European approach to labour exploitation in general, and abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in particular, and calls, therefore, for a European strategy to combat labour exploitation and illegal work; stresses that labour exploitation is not only an infringement of workers’ rights and human rights, but also undermines fair competition for businesses; stresses the need, in this regard, for a stronger enforcement of existing labour laws to ensure the effective protection of workers’ rights and a level playing field; |
Or. en
Amendment 99
Miriam Lexmann
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1. Stresses the need for a comprehensive European approach to labour exploitation in general, and abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in particular, and calls, therefore, for a European strategy to combat labour exploitation; | 1. Stresses the need for supporting the national approaches to labour exploitation in general which can be different in different Member States and sectors; as well as to abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in particular, and calls at the same time for a European strategy that would help the Member States to coordinate and reinforce their efforts; |
Or. en
Amendment 100
Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith, Per Clausen
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1. Stresses the need for a comprehensive European approach to labour exploitation in general, and abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in particular, and calls, therefore, for a European strategy to combat labour exploitation; | 1. Welcomes the future presentation by the Commission of a 'fair labour mobility' package in 2026; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for an EU directive that regulates subcontracting and labour intermediation; Stresses the need for a comprehensive European approach to labour exploitation in general, and abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in particular, and calls, therefore, for a European strategy to combat labour exploitation; |
Or. fr
Amendment 101
Pál Szekeres
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1. Stresses the need for a comprehensive European approach to labour exploitation in general, and abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in particular, and calls, therefore, for a European strategy to combat labour exploitation; | 1. Stresses the need, together with the Member States, for a comprehensive European approach to labour exploitation in general, and abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in particular, and calls, therefore, for a European cooperation to combat labour exploitation; |
Or. en
Amendment 102
Séverine Werbrouck
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1. Stresses the need for a comprehensive European approach to labour exploitation in general, and abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in particular, and calls, therefore, for a European strategy to combat labour exploitation; | 1. Stresses the need to further develop European mapping of labour exploitation in general, and abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in particular |
Or. fr
Amendment 103
Elena Donazzan, Chiara Gemma, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Francesco Torselli, Marlena Maląg, Kosma Złotowski
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1. Stresses the need for a comprehensive European approach to labour exploitation in general, and abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in particular, and calls, therefore, for a European strategy to combat labour exploitation; | 1. Stresses the need for a comprehensive European approach to labour exploitation in general, and abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in particular, and calls, therefore, for a European strategy to combat labour exploitation, while protecting the competitiveness of European companies; |
Or. en
Amendment 104
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1. Stresses the need for a comprehensive European approach to labour exploitation in general, and abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in particular, and calls, therefore, for a European strategy to combat labour exploitation; | 1. Stresses the need for a continued national approach to abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in particular, and calls for European support to Member States in sharing best practices and information on appropriate national measures; |
Or. en
Amendment 105
Nikola Bartůšek, Pál Szekeres
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1. Stresses the need for a comprehensive European approach to labour exploitation in general, and abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in particular, and calls, therefore, for a European strategy to combat labour exploitation; | 1. Stresses the convenience of analysing the possibility of a European approach to labour exploitation through abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in cases where two or more Member States intervene; |
Or. en
Amendment 106
Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1 a. Emphasises that subcontracting is a normal and essential way to conduct business; underlines it is essential for well-functioning competitiveness in the European Union and part of the freedom to conduct business and establishment; |
Or. en
Amendment 107
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1 a. Stresses that any initiative seeking to tackle labour exploitation and limit complex subcontracting chains should be developed in close cooperation with social partners and tailored to specific sectoral realities; |
Or. en
Amendment 108
Liesbet Sommen, Pascal Arimont
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1 a. Calls on the Commission to address the need for safe and healthy working conditions for all workers in the next EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work; |
Or. en
Amendment 109
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1 b. Emphasises that a European strategy against labour exploitation should become part of the Fair Mobility Package announced by the Commission; |
Or. en
Amendment 110
Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 2. Regrets the lack of legal clarity as regards the possibility for Member States to regulate long and complex subcontracting chains; calls on the Commission to clarify that Member States are not prevented by EU internal market rules from adopting legislation to address long and complex subcontracting chains, including requiring direct employment relationships in high-risk sectors, where feasible and justified by evidence; | 2. Notes the possibility for Member States to regulate high risk sectors where feasible and justified by evidence; |
Or. en
Amendment 111
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 2. Regrets the lack of legal clarity as regards the possibility for Member States to regulate long and complex subcontracting chains; calls on the Commission to clarify that Member States are not prevented by EU internal market rules from adopting legislation to address long and complex subcontracting chains, including requiring direct employment relationships in high-risk sectors, where feasible and justified by evidence; | 2. Regrets the lack of legal clarity as regards the possibility for Member States to regulate long and complex subcontracting chains; highlights that lack of regulation has translated into labour markets where companies are unable to effectively enforce labour rights and safe workplaces for workers; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to address the problems stemming from long and complex subcontracting chains via legislation, including requiring direct employment relationships in high-risk sectors; |
Or. en
Amendment 112
Galato Alexandraki, Emmanouil Fragkos
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 2. Regrets the lack of legal clarity as regards the possibility for Member States to regulate long and complex subcontracting chains; calls on the Commission to clarify that Member States are not prevented by EU internal market rules from adopting legislation to address long and complex subcontracting chains, including requiring direct employment relationships in high-risk sectors, where feasible and justified by evidence; | 2. calls on the Commission to issue an interpretative communication stating that Member States are not prevented by EU internal market rules from establishing, in high-risk sectors, (a) maximum levels of subcontracting, (b) a requirement for direct employment relationships where substantiated, and (c) joint and several liability throughout the chain. |
Or. el
Amendment 113
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 2. Regrets the lack of legal clarity as regards the possibility for Member States to regulate long and complex subcontracting chains; calls on the Commission to clarify that Member States are not prevented by EU internal market rules from adopting legislation to address long and complex subcontracting chains, including requiring direct employment relationships in high-risk sectors, where feasible and justified by evidence; | 2. Calls on the Commission to clarify whether Member States are prevented by EU internal market rules from adopting legislation to address long and complex subcontracting chains, where proportionate, feasible and justified by evidence; |
Or. en
Amendment 114
Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 2. Regrets the lack of legal clarity as regards the possibility for Member States to regulate long and complex subcontracting chains; calls on the Commission to clarify that Member States are not prevented by EU internal market rules from adopting legislation to address long and complex subcontracting chains, including requiring direct employment relationships in high-risk sectors, where feasible and justified by evidence; | 2. Regrets the lack of legal clarity as regards the possibility for Member States to regulate long and complex subcontracting chains; calls on the Commission to obtain legal clarification on whether Member States may adopt legislation to address long and complex subcontracting chains, without being hindered by EU internal market rules, including requiring direct employment relationships when it comes to companies' main activity; |
Or. fr
Amendment 115
Nikola Bartůšek, Pál Szekeres
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 2. Regrets the lack of legal clarity as regards the possibility for Member States to regulate long and complex subcontracting chains; calls on the Commission to clarify that Member States are not prevented by EU internal market rules from adopting legislation to address long and complex subcontracting chains, including requiring direct employment relationships in high-risk sectors, where feasible and justified by evidence; | 2. Stresses the opportunity for a Union approach in the case of long and complex subcontracting chains, where two or more Member States are intervening; calls on the Commission to clarify that Member States are not prevented by EU internal market rules from adopting legislation to address long and complex subcontracting chains; |
Or. en
Amendment 116
Séverine Werbrouck
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 2. Regrets the lack of legal clarity as regards the possibility for Member States to regulate long and complex subcontracting chains; calls on the Commission to clarify that Member States are not prevented by EU internal market rules from adopting legislation to address long and complex subcontracting chains, including requiring direct employment relationships in high-risk sectors, where feasible and justified by evidence; | 2. Regrets the lack of legal clarity as regards the possibility for Member States to regulate long and complex subcontracting chains; calls on the Commission to take the requisite measures to ensure that Member States are not prevented by EU internal market rules from adopting legislation to address long and complex subcontracting chains, including requiring direct employment relationships in high-risk sectors, where feasible and justified by evidence; |
Or. fr
Amendment 117
Jana Toom
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 2. Regrets the lack of legal clarity as regards the possibility for Member States to regulate long and complex subcontracting chains; calls on the Commission to clarify that Member States are not prevented by EU internal market rules from adopting legislation to address long and complex subcontracting chains, including requiring direct employment relationships in high-risk sectors, where feasible and justified by evidence; | 2. Recalls the challenges faced by some Member State initiatives to set limitations on the length of subcontracting chains; calls on the Commission to clarify and issue guidance on the possibilities for adopting national legislation to address the risks stemming from long and complex subcontracting chains and to come up with legislative and non-legislative proposals to combat labour exploitation, not least in high risk sectors; |
Or. en
Amendment 118
Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 2 a. Underlines that any national measures must fully respect the EU internal market, which is a fundamental pillar of the Union; calls on Member States to ensure that their legislation addressing subcontracting and employment relationships is compatible with the principles of free movement of services and workers as well as the freedom of establishment, and does not create unnecessary barriers to cross-border business activity which hinder innovation and competitiveness; |
Or. en
Amendment 119
Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 2 b. Regrets the lack of co-operation and coordination between Member States and between national authorities to combat crimes, whether it is organised or not; |
Or. en
Amendment 120
Nikola Bartůšek
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3. Reiterates its call11 on the Commission to consider a framework directive to address the challenges related to abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in Europe and for this framework directive to introduce a general legal framework, limiting subcontracting and ensuring joint and several liability throughout the subcontracting chain, as well as to introduce measures regulating the role and responsibilities of labour intermediaries, other than temporary work agencies; | deleted |
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| 11 Resolution of 13 March 2025. |
Or. en
Amendment 121
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Jörgen Warborn, Arba Kokalari
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3. Reiterates its call11 on the Commission to consider a framework directive to address the challenges related to abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in Europe and for this framework directive to introduce a general legal framework, limiting subcontracting and ensuring joint and several liability throughout the subcontracting chain, as well as to introduce measures regulating the role and responsibilities of labour intermediaries, other than temporary work agencies; | deleted |
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| 11 Resolution of 13 March 2025. |
Or. en
Amendment 122
Georgiana Teodorescu
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3. Reiterates its call11 on the Commission to consider a framework directive to address the challenges related to abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in Europe and for this framework directive to introduce a general legal framework, limiting subcontracting and ensuring joint and several liability throughout the subcontracting chain, as well as to introduce measures regulating the role and responsibilities of labour intermediaries, other than temporary work agencies; | deleted |
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| 11 Resolution of 13 March 2025. |
Or. en
Amendment 123
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3. Reiterates its call11 on the Commission to consider a framework directive to address the challenges related to abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in Europe and for this framework directive to introduce a general legal framework, limiting subcontracting and ensuring joint and several liability throughout the subcontracting chain, as well as to introduce measures regulating the role and responsibilities of labour intermediaries, other than temporary work agencies; | 3. Recognises that well-regulated subcontracting is crucial to ensure fair competition for SMEs and the ability to rely on specialised expertise; acknowledges, however, that multiple layers of subcontracting can dilute accountability, increase risks of labour violations, put downward pressure on the working conditions of workers through the subcontracting chain and hinder effective enforcement; stresses that public procurement rules should promote direct jobs; calls on the Commission, in order to end abusive subcontracting and protect workers’ rights, as well as to increase transparency and responsibility across the supply chain, to propose a framework directive to address the challenges related to abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in Europe and for this framework directive to introduce a general legal framework, limiting the layers of subcontracting; calls as well for the introduction of a well-defined regime for joint and several liability of economic operators and subcontractors ensuring joint and several liability throughout the subcontracting chain including all possible legal forms of outsourcing, as well as to introduce measures regulating the role and responsibilities of labour intermediaries, other than temporary work agencies; calls further, in the case of public procurement, for ensuring transparency regarding the subcontractors involved and the share of the contract that the contractor intends to subcontract; |
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| 11 Resolution of 13 March 2025. |
Or. en
Amendment 124
Galato Alexandraki, Emmanouil Fragkos
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3. Reiterates its call11on the Commission to consider a framework directive to address the challenges related to abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in Europe and for this framework directive to introduce a general legal framework, limiting subcontracting and ensuring joint and several liability throughout the subcontracting chain, as well as to introduce measures regulating the role and responsibilities of labour intermediaries, other than temporary work agencies; | 3. Calls on the Commission to present a recommendation and a 'toolbox for enforcement' for abusive subcontracting/intermediation, making full use of the current acquis (96/71/EC, 2014/67/EU, 2011/36/EU), instead of new horizontal legislation. |
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| 11 Resolution of 13 March 2025. |
Or. el
Amendment 125
Elena Donazzan, Chiara Gemma, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Francesco Torselli, Marlena Maląg, Kosma Złotowski
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3. Reiterates its call11 on the Commission to consider a framework directive to address the challenges related to abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in Europe and for this framework directive to introduce a general legal framework, limiting subcontracting and ensuring joint and several liability throughout the subcontracting chain, as well as to introduce measures regulating the role and responsibilities of labour intermediaries, other than temporary work agencies; | 3. Reiterates its call11 on the Commission to consider a recommendation to address the challenges related to abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in Europe; |
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| 11 Resolution of 13 March 2025. | 11 Resolution of 13 March 2025. |
Or. en
Amendment 126
Angelika Winzig
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3. Reiterates its call11 on the Commission to consider a framework directive to address the challenges related to abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in Europe and for this framework directive to introduce a general legal framework, limiting subcontracting and ensuring joint and several liability throughout the subcontracting chain, as well as to introduce measures regulating the role and responsibilities of labour intermediaries, other than temporary work agencies; | 3. Reiterates its call11 on the Commission to consider a recommendation to address the challenges related to abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in Europe. |
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| 11 Resolution of 13 March 2025. | 11 Resolution of 13 March 2025. |
Or. en
Amendment 127
Jana Toom
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3. Reiterates its call11 on the Commission to consider a framework directive to address the challenges related to abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in Europe and for this framework directive to introduce a general legal framework, limiting subcontracting and ensuring joint and several liability throughout the subcontracting chain, as well as to introduce measures regulating the role and responsibilities of labour intermediaries, other than temporary work agencies; | 3. Reiterates its call11 on the Commission to consider a framework directive to address the challenges related to abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in the EU; calls for this directive to expand joint and several liability throughout the subcontracting chain, ensure transparency in the subcontracting chain via a mandatory and digital registry, require the designation of a coordinator with an overview of all the different entities in a subcontracting chain and introduce a framework for limiting subcontracting in high risk sectors, as well as to introduce measures regulating the role and responsibilities of labour intermediaries, other than temporary work agencies, in order to combat fraudulent behaviour and letterbox companies; |
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| 11 Resolution of 13 March 2025. | 11 Resolution of 13 March 2025. |
Or. en
Amendment 128
Pál Szekeres
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3. Reiterates its call11 on the Commission to consider a framework directive to address the challenges related to abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in Europe and for this framework directive to introduce a general legal framework, limiting subcontracting and ensuring joint and several liability throughout the subcontracting chain, as well as to introduce measures regulating the role and responsibilities of labour intermediaries, other than temporary work agencies; | 3. Reiterates its call11 on the Commission to consider a framework directive to address the challenges related to abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in Europe and for this framework directive to introduce a general legal framework, limiting subcontracting and ensuring joint and several liability throughout the subcontracting chain, as well as to introduce measures regulating the role and responsibilities of labour intermediaries, other than temporary work agencies regarding subcontracting chains employing third country nationals; |
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| 11 Resolution of 13 March 2025. | 11 Resolution of 13 March 2025. |
Or. en
Amendment 129
Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith, Per Clausen
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3. Reiterates its call11on the Commission to consider a framework directive to address the challenges related to abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in Europe and for this framework directive to introduce a general legal framework, limiting subcontracting and ensuring joint and several liability throughout the subcontracting chain, as well as to introduce measures regulating the role and responsibilities of labour intermediaries, other than temporary work agencies; | 3. Reiterates its call11 on the Commission to consider that the future framework directive should introduce a general legal framework, limiting subcontracting and ensuring joint and several liability throughout the subcontracting chain, in both national and cross-border conditions, and introduce measures regulating the role and responsibilities of labour intermediaries, other than temporary work agencies; |
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| 11 Resolution of 13 March 2025. | 11 Resolution of 13 March 2025. |
Or. fr
Amendment 130
Branislav Ondruš
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3. Reiterates its call11 on the Commission to consider a framework directive to address the challenges related to abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in Europe and for this framework directive to introduce a general legal framework, limiting subcontracting and ensuring joint and several liability throughout the subcontracting chain, as well as to introduce measures regulating the role and responsibilities of labour intermediaries, other than temporary work agencies; | 3. Reiterates its call11 on the Commission to consider a framework directive to address the challenges related to abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation in Europe and for this framework directive to introduce a general legal framework, limiting subcontracting and ensuring joint and several liability throughout the entire subcontracting chain, as well as to introduce measures regulating the role and responsibilities of labour intermediaries, other than temporary work agencies; |
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| 11 Resolution of 13 March 2025. | 11 Resolution of 13 March 2025. |
Or. en
Amendment 131
Pascal Arimont, Liesbet Sommen
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3 a. Points out that the principle of liability cascade in subcontractor chains can be a way of ensuring that the main contractor bears overall responsibility for the services provided within the entire subcontractor chain; considers that such a principle can ensure that quality, performance and compliance with labour, social and safety standards are contractually guaranteed at every level of the subcontracting chain. |
Or. en
Amendment 132
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3 a. Reiterates its position1b that public procurement rules should promote direct jobs and its call on the Commission to limit the layers of subcontracting as well as to consider introducing a well-defined regime for joint and several liability and for ensuring transparency regarding the subcontractors involved and the share of the contract that the contractor intends to subcontract; | |
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| 1b https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AD-770193_EN.pdf |
Or. en
Amendment 133
Benedetta Scuderi
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3 a. Stresses the need to recognise the key role that Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs) play in driving illegal subcontracting and associated violations of workers’ rights particularly in the agri-food sector; calls on the Commission to assess how to combat these (unfair trading) practices, including through legislation in the agricultural and food supply chain; |
Or. en
Amendment 134
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3 a. Stresses that the majority of the activities covered by the contract must be carried out by the contractor with its own direct employees, and that at the bidding stage the subcontractable parts and the companies to which the bidder intends to subcontract should be clearly specified; |
Or. en
Amendment 135
Jana Toom
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3 a. Calls on the Commission to undertake sectoral initiatives to address labour exploitation and illegal work in high risk sectors based on the identification of high risk sectors to be determined together with national authorities and social partners; |
Or. en
Amendment 136
Georgiana Teodorescu
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3 a. Calls on the Commission, in line with its simplification agenda, to unload the administrative burden for companies, especially in non-risk sectors; |
Or. en
Amendment 137
Georgiana Teodorescu
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3 b. Recalls that limitations to subcontracting must be balanced with respect to the interventions they create to the right to conduct a business; is concerned that limiting subcontracting to a certain level of tiers is a drastic intervention to this right and calls on the Commission to only assess the possibility of such limitations only if there is no other measure available1a; | |
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| 1a https://www.fiec.eu/application/files/2617/5688/9845/Can_the_EU_restrict_subcontracting_A_legal_perspective_September_2025.pdf |
Or. en
Amendment 138
Georgiana Teodorescu
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3 c. Recalls that CJEU, taking the general principles of the TFEU into account, held that the limitation of the subcontracting chain by a government of a Member State was an illegitimate obstacle to the free movement2a; | |
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| 2a https://www.fiec.eu/application/files/2617/5688/9845/Can_the_EU_restrict_subcontracting_A_legal_perspective_September_2025.pdf |
Or. en
Amendment 139
Nikola Bartůšek
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for setting a general rule limiting subcontracting to a maximum of two levels below the main contractor for sectors with a high risk of labour exploitation; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rule, where duly justified, should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; | 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to combat abuse in subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; |
Or. en
Amendment 140
Elena Donazzan, Chiara Gemma, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Francesco Torselli, Marlena Maląg, Kosma Złotowski
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for setting a general rule limiting subcontracting to a maximum of two levels below the main contractor for sectors with a high risk of labour exploitation; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rule, where duly justified, should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; | 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; |
Or. en
Amendment 141
Angelika Winzig
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for setting a general rule limiting subcontracting to a maximum of two levels below the main contractor for sectors with a high risk of labour exploitation; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rule, where duly justified, should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; | 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; |
Or. en
Amendment 142
Branislav Ondruš
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for setting a general rule limiting subcontracting to a maximum of two levels below the main contractor for sectors with a high risk of labour exploitation; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rule, where duly justified, should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; | 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for setting a general rule limiting subcontracting to a maximum of two levels below the main contractor for sectors with a high risk of labour exploitation; calls on the Commission to introduce mandatory exclusion of economic operators convicted of non-compliance with working conditions rules and occupational health and safety rules from public contracts in its upcoming revision of public procurement framework; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rule, where duly justified, should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; |
Or. en
Amendment 143
Jana Toom
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for setting a general rule limiting subcontracting to a maximum of two levels below the main contractor for sectors with a high risk of labour exploitation; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rule, where duly justified, should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; | 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for a mechanism that triggers limits on subcontracting for sectors with a high risk of labour exploitation; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors, triggering conditions and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rule, where duly justified, should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; stresses the need for such decisions to be based on accurate and up-to-date data, including on cross-border cases; highlights the role of ELA’s activities in providing reliable information on abusive behaviour and overarching trends; |
Or. en
Amendment 144
Galato Alexandraki, Emmanouil Fragkos
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for setting a general rule limiting subcontracting to a maximum of two levels below the main contractor for sectors with a high risk of labour exploitation; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rule, where duly justified, should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; | 4. Calls on the Commission to support Member States in limiting subcontracting to a maximum of two levels in high-risk sectors, with the possibility of duly justified derogations upon agreement by social partners; calls, furthermore, for the introduction of joint and several liability throughout the subcontracting chain and for due diligence obligations on subcontractors and their chains, including the identification and verification of counterparties, the traceability of contracts and periodic conformity assessment; the above requirements are to be applied proportionately and with simplifications for SMEs; |
Or. el
Amendment 145
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Jörgen Warborn, Arba Kokalari, Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for setting a general rule limiting subcontracting to a maximum of two levels below the main contractor for sectors with a high risk of labour exploitation; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rule, where duly justified, should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; | 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; stresses that these agreements should be respected; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors should always be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; |
Or. en
Amendment 146
Pál Szekeres
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for setting a general rule limiting subcontracting to a maximum of two levels below the main contractor for sectors with a high risk of labour exploitation; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rule, where duly justified, should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; | 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals by respecting the national competences and protecting the national SMEs for setting a general rule limiting subcontracting for contractors over a defined turnover and prior convicted cases of labour exploitation; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rule, where duly justified, should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; |
Or. en
Amendment 147
Georgiana Teodorescu
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for setting a general rule limiting subcontracting to a maximum of two levels below the main contractor for sectors with a high risk of labour exploitation; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rule, where duly justified, should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; | 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives, to the detriment of some industries with complex and hyper-specialised procedures and products; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of special rules, where duly justified, should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; |
Or. en
Amendment 148
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for setting a general rule limiting subcontracting to a maximum of two levels below the main contractor for sectors with a high risk of labour exploitation; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rule, where duly justified, should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; | 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal for setting a general rule limiting subcontracting to a maximum of two sub-levels below the main contractor, and with particular attention to the needs of sectors with a high risk of labour exploitation; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rule, where duly justified, should be agreed by Member States and social partners; |
Or. en
Amendment 149
Séverine Werbrouck
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for setting a general rule limiting subcontracting to a maximum of two levels below the main contractor for sectors with a high risk of labour exploitation; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rule, where duly justified, should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; | 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for setting a general rule limiting subcontracting to a maximum of two levels below the main contractor for sectors with a high risk of labour exploitation; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rule should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; |
Or. fr
Amendment 150
Evelyn Regner
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for setting a general rule limiting subcontracting to a maximum of two levels below the main contractor for sectors with a high risk of labour exploitation; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rule, where duly justified, should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; | 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for setting a general rule limiting subcontracting to a maximum of one level below the main contractor for sectors with a high risk of labour exploitation; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rule, where duly justified, should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; |
Or. en
Amendment 151
Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for setting a general rule limiting subcontracting to a maximum of two levels below the main contractor for sectors with a high risk of labour exploitation; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rule, where duly justified, should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; | 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to combat workplace crime have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; stresses that these agreements should be respected; calls on the Commission set up co-ordination and cooperation between the EU and national authorities in order to combat workplace crime stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rules, where duly justified, should always be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; |
Or. en
Amendment 152
Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith, Per Clausen
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for setting a general rule limiting subcontracting to a maximum of two levels below the main contractor for sectors with a high risk of labour exploitation; stresses that the identification of national high-risk sectors and the establishment of a process for deviating from the general rule, where duly justified, should be the responsibility of Member States in cooperation with social partners; | 4. Emphasises that national and regional policies to limit the levels of subcontracting have often been initiated jointly by social partners, including SME representatives; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for setting a general rule limiting subcontracting to a maximum of two levels below the main contractor; calls for subcontracting to be limited to a particular level for especially hazardous sectors and where findings of labour regulation violations are evident; |
Or. fr
Amendment 153
Leila Chaibi, Anthony Smith, Marina Mesure
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4a. Calls on the Commission to propose amendments to directives 2014/24/EU, 2014/25/EU (and, where appropriate, 2014/23/EU) to explicitly authorise contracting authorities to limit the length and number of levels of subcontracting chains, cap the proportion of the contract that can be subcontracted and establish total responsibility of the contracting authority, particularly with regard to occupational accidents, occupational diseases, and repeated findings of breaches of labour regulations throughout the subcontracting chain; |
Or. fr
Amendment 154
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4 a. Welcomes that several Member States have decided to adopt more stringent liability rules in subcontracting chains than the minimum set out in Article 12 of Directive 2014/67/EU; calls on the Commission to ensure joint and several liability throughout the full subcontracting chain in risk sectors, including for wages and social security contributions, as well as access to justice for workers concerned; |
Or. en
Amendment 155
Galato Alexandraki, Emmanouil Fragkos
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4a. Calls for a minimum EU framework for the licensing/registration of labour intermediaries with a public register, the prohibition of charges to workers (in line with ILO Convention 181) and dissuasive penalties, including exclusion from public contracts; |
Or. el
Amendment 156
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Pascal Arimont, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Jörgen Warborn, Arba Kokalari, Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4 a. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the Member States effective use of the IMI in relation to directive 2014/67/EU (enforcement directive) in particular in relation to the control mechanism on genuine postings; |
Or. en
Amendment 157
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4 b. Calls to ensure transparency regarding the subcontractors involved in public procurement and the share of the contract the contractor intends to subcontract, with disclosure before contract performance and updates throughout execution; |
Or. en
Amendment 158
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4 c. Notes calls from micro-enterprises and SMEs, particularly in the construction sector, to address “financial subcontracting” where the main contractor subcontracts all work; calls on the Commission, in the revision of the Public Procurement Directive, to propose stricter rules ensuring main contractors have the capacity to perform part of the contract themselves, including limits on the value or type of work that can be subcontracted; |
Or. en
Amendment 159
Séverine Werbrouck
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5. Notes that the increasing use of subcontracting for core business activities can lead to fragmented workplaces and greater exposure of workers to longer hours, lower wages and job insecurity; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure equal treatment for equal work and to promote direct employment in sectors where such risks occur; | deleted |
Or. fr
Amendment 160
Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith, Per Clausen
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5. Notes that the increasing use of subcontracting for core business activities can lead to fragmented workplaces and greater exposure of workers to longer hours, lower wages and job insecurity; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure equal treatment for equal work and to promote direct employment in sectors where such risks occur; | 5. Notes that the increasing use of subcontracting for core business activities can lead to fragmented workplaces and greater exposure of workers to longer hours, lower wages, non-compliance with labour law and job insecurity; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure equal treatment for equal work and to ban the use of subcontracting by the main contractor for activities connected with the main activity; calls on the Commission to ensure that work to define sectors' core activities is carried out by the sectoral social dialogue committees (CDSS); |
Or. fr
Amendment 161
Evelyn Regner
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5. Notes that the increasing use of subcontracting for core business activities can lead to fragmented workplaces and greater exposure of workers to longer hours, lower wages and job insecurity; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure equal treatment for equal work and to promote direct employment in sectors where such risks occur; | 5. Notes that the increasing use of subcontracting for core business activities can lead to fragmented workplaces and greater exposure of workers to longer hours, lower wages and job insecurity; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure equal treatment for equal work and to promote direct employment in sectors where such risks occur, and to stipulate that 30% of the core tasks have to be carried out by the main contractor which is also in line with CJEU rulings (see VitaliSpA v Autostrade per l'Italia SpA, C-63/18); |
Or. en
Amendment 162
Nikola Bartůšek
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5. Notes that the increasing use of subcontracting for core business activities can lead to fragmented workplaces and greater exposure of workers to longer hours, lower wages and job insecurity; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure equal treatment for equal work and to promote direct employment in sectors where such risks occur; | 5. Notes that the increasing use of subcontracting for core business activities can lead to fragmented workplaces and greater exposure of workers to longer hours, lower wages and job insecurity; |
Or. en
Amendment 163
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5. Notes that the increasing use of subcontracting for core business activities can lead to fragmented workplaces and greater exposure of workers to longer hours, lower wages and job insecurity; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure equal treatment for equal work and to promote direct employment in sectors where such risks occur; | 5. Notes that the increasing use of subcontracting for core business activities leads to exploitation of workers through precarious conditions and undeclared work, fragmented and unsafe workplaces, greater exposure of workers to longer hours, lower wages and job insecurity, reduced accountability and transparency; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure equal treatment for equal work and to promote direct employment in sectors where such risks occur; |
Or. en
Amendment 164
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5. Notes that the increasing use of subcontracting for core business activities can lead to fragmented workplaces and greater exposure of workers to longer hours, lower wages and job insecurity; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure equal treatment for equal work and to promote direct employment in sectors where such risks occur; | 5. Notes that the increasing use of subcontracting and specialization can lead to thriving SMEs and a dynamic and innovative market for providers, while also keeping in mind that in high-risk sectors this development could entail greater exposure of workers to job insecurity; calls on responsible authorities and entities to continue to work to promote fair working conditions and safe environments for all workers; |
Or. en
Amendment 165
Elena Donazzan, Chiara Gemma, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Francesco Torselli, Marlena Maląg, Kosma Złotowski
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5. Notes that the increasing use of subcontracting for core business activities can lead to fragmented workplaces and greater exposure of workers to longer hours, lower wages and job insecurity; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure equal treatment for equal work and to promote direct employment in sectors where such risks occur; | 5. Notes that the increasing use of subcontracting for core business activities can lead to fragmented workplaces and greater exposure of workers to longer hours, lower wages and job insecurity; recalls, in this regard, the principle of equal treatment for equal work; |
Or. en
Amendment 166
Angelika Winzig
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5. Notes that the increasing use of subcontracting for core business activities can lead to fragmented workplaces and greater exposure of workers to longer hours, lower wages and job insecurity; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure equal treatment for equal work and to promote direct employment in sectors where such risks occur; | 5. Notes that the increasing use of subcontracting for core business activities can lead to fragmented workplaces and greater exposure of workers to longer hours, lower wages and job insecurity; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure equal treatment for equal work. |
Or. en
Amendment 167
Pál Szekeres
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5. Notes that the increasing use of subcontracting for core business activities can lead to fragmented workplaces and greater exposure of workers to longer hours, lower wages and job insecurity; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure equal treatment for equal work and to promote direct employment in sectors where such risks occur; | 5. Notes that the increasing use of subcontracting for core business activities can lead to fragmented workplaces and greater exposure of workers to longer hours, lower wages and job insecurity; calls, in this regard, on the Member States to ensure equal treatment for equal work and to promote direct employment in sectors where such risks occur |
Or. en
Amendment 168
Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5. Notes that the increasing use of subcontracting for core business activities can lead to fragmented workplaces and greater exposure of workers to longer hours, lower wages and job insecurity; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure equal treatment for equal work and to promote direct employment in sectors where such risks occur; | 5. Notes that workplace crime can lead to fragmented workplaces and greater exposure of workers to longer hours, lower wages and job insecurity, while subcontracting allows for specialization, innovation, job creation and, hence, more efficient and competitive businesses, including the creation of further SME's; |
Or. en
Amendment 169
Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith, Per Clausen
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that employee representatives are informed and consulted when a company plans to outsource; calls on the Commission to enforce the principle of the right to information and consultation in accordance with individuals employed throughout the subcontracting chain for essential aspects of their work; |
Or. fr
Amendment 170
Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5 a. Stresses that only by tackling criminal networks through cross-border cooperation can exploitation of workers be effectively reduced; supports strengthened collaboration between Europol, national authorities, and social partners to target organised crime rather than ordinary subcontracting practices; |
Or. en
Amendment 171
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5 a. Notes that the length and the complexity of subcontracting chains poses a significant challenge to labour inspectorates in establishing legal responsibility in case of non-compliance with EU and national labour laws; |
Or. en
Amendment 172
Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5b. Points out that that the definition of 'employer' in a situation involving a chain of subcontracting is provided in the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 16 July 2020, in the case of AFMB Ltd e.a. v. Raad van bestuur van de Sociale verzekeringsbank, which stated that the employer is the company exercising effective authority over the worker, bearing the corresponding payroll burden, and having the effective power to dismiss them, rather than the company with which that worker concluded a contract of employment and which is formally presented in that contract as the employer of that worker; calls on the Commission to apply this definition in the future directive; |
Or. fr
Amendment 173
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that in high-risk sectors such as construction, agriculture and transport, the promotion of direct employment is accompanied by clear requirements for sustainable production methods and climate-friendly practices, including the use of energy-efficient materials, reduced emissions, and responsible waste management; |
Or. en
Amendment 174
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5 c. Stresses that women and groups in vulnerable situations are disproportionately represented in subcontracted and intermediary work, particularly in care, cleaning and hospitality sectors; calls on the Commission and Member States to include gender-sensitive provisions in any new framework; |
Or. en
Amendment 175
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 6. Is concerned about the lack of legal clarity as regards the differentiation between genuine and fraudulent postings of third-country nationals; calls on the Commission, in line with the Letta report, to review enforcement challenges and take the appropriate initiative to close identified legislative gaps; | 6. Is concerned about the abuse and lack of legal clarity as regards the differentiation between genuine and fraudulent postings of third-country nationals, as EU rules on service provision are increasingly used to circumvent national labour and migration rules in Member States receiving posted workers; calls on the Commission, in line with the Letta report, to review enforcement challenges and take the appropriate initiative to close identified cross-border cooperation and enforecementgaps so as to ensure the equal treatment of third-country national posted workers and prevent unlawful postings without any genuine connection to the sending Member State; calls on the Commission to address cross-border abuses of the Temporary Agency Work Directive (2008/104) particularly in the context of posting; |
Or. en
Amendment 176
Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 6. Is concerned about the lack of legal clarity as regards the differentiation between genuine and fraudulent postings of third-country nationals; calls on the Commission, in line with the Letta report, to review enforcement challenges and take the appropriate initiative to close identified legislative gaps; | 6. Is concerned about the lack of legal clarity as regards the differentiation between genuine and fraudulent posting situations of third country nationals resulting from inadequate enforcement and transparency; calls on the Commission, in line with the Letta report, to review related challenges and take the appropriate measures, such as strengthening cooperation between Member States and Europol in fighting criminal organisations exploiting posting rules; |
Or. en
Amendment 177
Evelyn Regner
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 6. Is concerned about the lack of legal clarity as regards the differentiation between genuine and fraudulent postings of third-country nationals; calls on the Commission, in line with the Letta report, to review enforcement challenges and take the appropriate initiative to close identified legislative gaps; | 6. Is concerned about the lack of legal clarity as regards the differentiation between genuine and fraudulent postings of third-country nationals; calls on the Commission, in line with the Letta report, to review enforcement challenges and take the appropriate initiative to close identified legislative gaps, by, among other things, excluding cleanwashing in the event of more than two violations of social and labour law, supplemented by a limitation period of three years; |
Or. en
Amendment 178
Jana Toom
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 6. Is concerned about the lack of legal clarity as regards the differentiation between genuine and fraudulent postings of third-country nationals; calls on the Commission, in line with the Letta report, to review enforcement challenges and take the appropriate initiative to close identified legislative gaps; | 6. Is concerned about the lack of legal clarity as regards the differentiation between genuine and fraudulent postings of third-country nationals; stresses that fraudulent postings erode the social fabric of the Single Market and exploit the situations of the most vulnerable; calls on the Commission, in line with the Letta report, to review enforcement challenges and take the appropriate initiative to close identified legislative gaps; |
Or. en
Amendment 179
Séverine Werbrouck
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 6. Is concerned about the lack of legal clarity as regards the differentiation between genuine and fraudulent postings of third-country nationals; calls on the Commission, in line with the Letta report, to review enforcement challenges and take the appropriate initiative to close identified legislative gaps; | 6. Is concerned about the lack of legal clarity as regards the differentiation between genuine and fraudulent postings of third-country nationals; calls on the Commission, in line with the Letta report, to review enforcement challenges and submit its conclusions to the Member States so that they can take the requisite initiatives to close identified legislative gaps in their respective national legislation; |
Or. fr
Amendment 180
Nikola Bartůšek, Pál Szekeres
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 6. Is concerned about the lack of legal clarity as regards the differentiation between genuine and fraudulent postings of third-country nationals; calls on the Commission, in line with the Letta report, to review enforcement challenges and take the appropriate initiative to close identified legislative gaps; | 6. Is concerned about differentiation between genuine and fraudulent postings of third-country nationals; stresses that solutions regarding such differentiation must respect national competences on migration; |
Or. en
Amendment 181
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 6. Is concerned about the lack of legal clarity as regards the differentiation between genuine and fraudulent postings of third-country nationals; calls on the Commission, in line with the Letta report, to review enforcement challenges and take the appropriate initiative to close identified legislative gaps; | 6. Is concerned about the lack of legal clarity as regards the differentiation between genuine and fraudulent postings of third-country nationals; calls on the Commission, in line with the Letta report, to review enforcement challenges, while also respecting the overall conclusion of the Letta report to enhance the competitiveness of the Single Market; |
Or. en
Amendment 182
Elena Donazzan, Chiara Gemma, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Francesco Torselli, Marlena Maląg, Kosma Złotowski
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 6. Is concerned about the lack of legal clarity as regards the differentiation between genuine and fraudulent postings of third-country nationals; calls on the Commission, in line with the Letta report, to review enforcement challenges and take the appropriate initiative to close identified legislative gaps; | 6. Is concerned about the lack of legal clarity as regards the differentiation between genuine and fraudulent postings of third-country nationals, resulting from inadequate enforcement and lack of transparency; calls on the Commission, in line with the Letta report, to review enforcement challenges and take the appropriate measures; |
Or. en
Amendment 183
Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 6a. Stresses that in the event that accommodation is provided to a worker by an employer, including a subcontractor, or by a labour market intermediary or any other person, the accommodation conditions must conform to current quality standards and to the principles of non-discrimination and proportionality, particularly regarding costs for the worker; stresses, further, that contractual provisions governing the housing of workers must be legally distinct from the employment contract in order to limit dependence and ensure that the termination of one contract does not immediately lead to the termination of the other contract; |
Or. fr
Amendment 184
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 6 a. Notes that there is specific legislation regulating subcontracting in civil aviation, including the leasing of aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance, also known as 'wet leasing'; notes that the use of wet leasing has increased, also outside of its intended use to fill capacity during peaks; calls on the Commission to address the problems related to wet leasing in the upcoming revision of the Air Services Regulation (1008/2008); |
Or. en
Amendment 185
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Pascal Arimont, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Jörgen Warborn, Arba Kokalari, Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 6 a. Underlines that strong regulation and enforcement mechanisms already exist in the area of posting, and stresses the need to engage the Member States to ensure efficient implementation and enforcement; |
Or. en
Amendment 186
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 6 a. Stresses the need to ensure that subcontractors and labour market intermediaries respect and guarantee the information and consultation rights of the workers; |
Or. en
Amendment 187
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 7. Stresses the need to better regulate labour market intermediaries; calls on the Commission to ensure that labour intermediaries operating in the EU are covered by registration and licensing schemes and to prohibit, in line with ILO Convention No 181, any fees or costs to workers charged by labour intermediaries, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part; | 7. Stresses the need to better regulate labour market intermediaries; calls on the Commission to ensure that labour intermediaries operating in the EU are covered by registration and licensing schemes and to prohibit, in line with ILO Convention No 181, any fees or costs to workers charged by labour intermediaries, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part; stresses that approval should be subject to minimum integrity criteria, including that the intermediary or its directors have not been convicted for serious or repeated infringements of labour standards or for criminal offences related to exploitative working conditions; calls additionally for cross-border access to national registries of approved labour intermediaries and minimum integrity criteria for approval; |
Or. en
Amendment 188
Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith, Per Clausen
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 7. Stresses the need to better regulate labour market intermediaries; calls on the Commission to ensure that labour intermediaries operating in the EU are covered by registration and licensing schemes and to prohibit, in line with ILO Convention No 181, any fees or costs to workers charged by labour intermediaries, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part; | 7. Stresses the need to better regulate labour market intermediaries, including by defining different categories; calls on the Commission to ensure, in the future directive, that labour intermediaries are defined as either private employment agencies, temporary work agencies, or subcontractors and are therefore required to comply with the relevant regulations, including ILO Convention No 181, and to prohibit, in line with that convention, any fees or costs to workers charged by labour intermediaries, regardless of their category, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part; |
Or. fr
Amendment 189
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 7. Stresses the need to better regulate labour market intermediaries; calls on the Commission to ensure that labour intermediaries operating in the EU are covered by registration and licensing schemes and to prohibit, in line with ILO Convention No 181, any fees or costs to workers charged by labour intermediaries, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part; | 7. Stresses the need to better regulate labour market intermediaries to strengthen their accountability, transparency obligations, and compliance with minimum requirements and quality standards in line with ILO Convention No. 181 on Private Employment Agencies; calls on the Commission to ensure that labour intermediaries operating in the EU are covered by registration and licensing schemes and to prohibit, in line with ILO Convention No 181, any fees or costs to workers charged by labour intermediaries, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part; |
Or. en
Amendment 190
Nikola Bartůšek, Pál Szekeres
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 7. Stresses the need to better regulate labour market intermediaries; calls on the Commission to ensure that labour intermediaries operating in the EU are covered by registration and licensing schemes and to prohibit, in line with ILO Convention No 181, any fees or costs to workers charged by labour intermediaries, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part; | 7. Stresses the need to better regulate labour market intermediaries, including registration and licensing schemes as well as fees or costs borne by workers; |
Or. en
Amendment 191
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Jörgen Warborn, Arba Kokalari, Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 7. Stresses the need to better regulate labour market intermediaries; calls on the Commission to ensure that labour intermediaries operating in the EU are covered by registration and licensing schemes and to prohibit, in line with ILO Convention No 181, any fees or costs to workers charged by labour intermediaries, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part; | 7. Calls on the Commission to look into whether there are national practices or legislation on the functioning of labour intermediaries operating in the EU and the effects of such practices with respect to licensing schemes; |
Or. en
Amendment 192
Jana Toom
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 7. Stresses the need to better regulate labour market intermediaries; calls on the Commission to ensure that labour intermediaries operating in the EU are covered by registration and licensing schemes and to prohibit, in line with ILO Convention No 181, any fees or costs to workers charged by labour intermediaries, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part; | 7. Stresses the need to improve the legal framework in which labour market intermediaries operate; calls on the Commission to ensure that labour intermediaries operating in the EU are covered by registration and licensing schemes and to prohibit, in line with ILO Convention No 181, any fees or costs to workers charged by labour intermediaries, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part; |
Or. en
Amendment 193
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 7 a. Stresses that subcontracted and posted workers face disproportionate OSH risks due to fragmented chains of responsibility and unclear coordination, especially in the construction sector; recalls ILO Convention on Safety and Health in Construction; calls on the Commission to issue guidance without delay and to launch infringement proceedings where obligations are not met; calls also on the Commission to assess whether Directive 92/57/EEC adequately covers chain-wide OSH coordination in multi-tier subcontracting and to propose targeted fixes if not; |
Or. en
Amendment 194
Liesbet Sommen, Pascal Arimont
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 7 a. Emphasises the need for workers to receive adequate information on their rights and obligations and to strengthen the role of the social partners in developing tools and training to reach these workers; |
Or. en
Amendment 195
Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 7a. Calls on the Commission to introduce the establishment of national registers in which all labour market intermediaries are recorded within three distinct defined categories; |
Or. fr
Amendment 196
Galato Alexandraki, Emmanouil Fragkos
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 7a. Member States shall establish a public, interoperable register of licensed intermediaries as well as the mandatory exclusion of offenders from public contracts/subsidies, with the confiscation of illicit profits. |
Or. el
Amendment 197
Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 7b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the individual and collective data of people employed through a subcontracting chain and through a labour market intermediary is protected, including during identification checks by labour inspections; |
Or. fr
Amendment 198
Séverine Werbrouck
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 8. Stresses the need for efficient and well-resourced systems for enforcement and control to combat labour exploitation; welcomes the Commission’s evaluation report on the ELA and reiterates its call12on the Commission to strengthen ELA’s mandate; | deleted |
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| 12 Resolution of 18 January 2024. |
Or. fr
Amendment 199
Jana Toom
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 8. Stresses the need for efficient and well-resourced systems for enforcement and control to combat labour exploitation; welcomes the Commission’s evaluation report on the ELA and reiterates its call12 on the Commission to strengthen ELA’s mandate; | 8. Stresses the need for efficient and well-resourced systems for enforcement and control to combat labour exploitation involving a cross-border context; welcomes the Commission’s evaluation report on the ELA and reiterates its call12 on the Commission to substantially strengthen ELA’s mandate by allowing it to investigate alleged breaches or the non-application of EU law and to initiate and conduct inquiries into and inspections of cross-border cases on its own initiative, as well as expanding the scope of the agency’s mandate to cover labour mobility for third-country nationals; |
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| 12 Resolution of 18 January 2024. | 12 Resolution of 18 January 2024. |
Or. en
Amendment 200
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 8. Stresses the need for efficient and well-resourced systems for enforcement and control to combat labour exploitation; welcomes the Commission’s evaluation report on the ELA and reiterates its call12 on the Commission to strengthen ELA’s mandate; | 8. Stresses the need for efficient and well-resourced systems for enforcement and control to combat labour exploitation; further stresses that labour inspection systems should be equipped to verify compliance not only with social and employment standards but also with environmental and occupational health standards, given their interlinked impact on worker wellbeing; welcomes the Commission’s evaluation report on the ELA and reiterates its call on the Commission to strengthen ELA’s mandate; |
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| 12 Resolution of 18 January 2024. |
Or. en
Amendment 201
Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 8. Stresses the need for efficient and well-resourced systems for enforcement and control to combat labour exploitation; welcomes the Commission’s evaluation report on the ELA and reiterates its call12 on the Commission to strengthen ELA’s mandate; | 8. Stresses the need for efficient and well-resourced systems for enforcement and control to combat labour exploitation and promote fair competition within the Single Market; welcomes the Commission’s evaluation report on the ELA and reiterates its call on the Commission to strengthen ELA's mandate; also calls on the Commission to strengthen Europol's mandate in this regard; |
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| 12 Resolution of 18 January 2024. |
Or. en
Amendment 202
Liesbet Sommen, Pascal Arimont
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 8. Stresses the need for efficient and well-resourced systems for enforcement and control to combat labour exploitation; welcomes the Commission’s evaluation report on the ELA and reiterates its call12 on the Commission to strengthen ELA’s mandate; | 8. Stresses the need for efficient and well-resourced systems for enforcement and control to combat labour exploitation; welcomes the Commission’s evaluation report on the ELA and reiterates its call12 on the Commission to strengthen ELA’s mandate and to provide ELA with sufficient resources to carry out its tasks, in particular field inspections to detect breaches of labour law; |
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| 12 Resolution of 18 January 2024. | 12 Resolution of 18 January 2024. |
Or. en
Amendment 203
Nikola Bartůšek, Pál Szekeres
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 8. Stresses the need for efficient and well-resourced systems for enforcement and control to combat labour exploitation; welcomes the Commission’s evaluation report on the ELA and reiterates its call12 on the Commission to strengthen ELA’s mandate; | 8. Stresses the need for efficient systems for enforcement and control to combat labour exploitation; calls on the Commission not to strengthen ELA’s mandate; |
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| 12 Resolution of 18 January 2024. |
Or. en
Amendment 204
Elena Donazzan, Chiara Gemma, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Francesco Torselli, Marlena Maląg, Kosma Złotowski
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 8. Stresses the need for efficient and well-resourced systems for enforcement and control to combat labour exploitation; welcomes the Commission’s evaluation report on the ELA and reiterates its call12 on the Commission to strengthen ELA’s mandate; | 8. Stresses the need for efficient and well-resourced systems for enforcement and control to combat labour exploitation and promote fair competition within the Single Market; welcomes the Commission’s evaluation report on the ELA and reiterates its call12 on the Commission to strengthen ELA’s mandate; |
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| 12 Resolution of 18 January 2024. | 12 Resolution of 18 January 2024. |
Or. en
Amendment 205
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 8. Stresses the need for efficient and well-resourced systems for enforcement and control to combat labour exploitation; welcomes the Commission’s evaluation report on the ELA and reiterates its call12 on the Commission to strengthen ELA’s mandate; | 8. Stresses the need for efficient and well-resourced systems for enforcement and control to combat labour exploitation; stresses therefore the need for better resource utilization in ELA in adherence to the Commission’s evaluation report on the ELA and reiterates its call;12 |
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| 12 Resolution of 18 January 2024. | 12 Resolution of 18 January 2024. |
Or. en
Amendment 206
Galato Alexandraki, Emmanouil Fragkos
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 8. Stresses the need for efficient and well-resourced systems for enforcement and control to combat labour exploitation; welcomes the Commission’s evaluation report on the ELA and reiterates its call12on the Commission to strengthen ELA’s mandate; | 8. Underlines that effective enforcement requires sufficiently staffed national inspections and coordination of cross-border checks; the ELA should focus on coordination/support and information exchange, without new implementing powers, with enhanced cooperation with Europol/Eurojust. |
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| 12 Resolution of 18 January 2024. |
Or. el
Amendment 207
Jana Toom
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 8 a. Emphasises that the EU has adopted a number of legal acts aiming at combating labour exploitation and illegal work whose application at the national level needs to be improved; calls on the Commission to take stock of the application of current rules, not least in high risk sectors and to undertake concrete measures to reinforce its enforcement power towards Member States that are failing to address the issue; |
Or. en
Amendment 208
Georgiana Teodorescu
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 8 a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to better enforce articles 9 and 12 of the Enforcement Directive 2014/67/EU, which has given the Member States the possibility to control and enforce the rules to posted workers through the national notification system, while allowing Member States to take additional measures to have a liability system of a direct subcontractor; |
Or. en
Amendment 209
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 8 a. Commends the work of the European Labour Authority and calls for its role and operational risk-analysis capacity to be strengthened so it can act as an EU observatory on social dumping and labour crime; calls for the establishment of sector-specific enforcement units, particularly for the construction sector, to deepen cooperation with sectoral social partners across Member States; |
Or. en
Amendment 210
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 8 a. Stresses that the level of information on the make-up of subcontracting chains diverges across Europe and that this represents a challenge for both enforcement and policy-making; calls on the Commission to enhance data collection on subcontracting; |
Or. en
Amendment 211
Liesbet Sommen, Pascal Arimont
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 8 a. Stresses the need for further alignment and simplification of labour mobility regulations and control procedures, including uniform control standards, joint inspections and information exchange, under the guidance of the ELA; |
Or. en
Amendment 212
Georgiana Teodorescu
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 8 b. Recalls that article 14 of the Sanctions Directive requires Member States to ensure that effective and adequate inspections are carried out on their territory to control employment of illegally staying third-country nationals and calls on the European Commission and competent national authorities of the Member States to better enforce the existing regulation; |
Or. en
Amendment 213
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 8 b. Calls to strengthen ELA’s operational risk-analysis capacity and to establish sector-specific enforcement units, particularly for construction, to deepen cooperation with sectoral social partners and joint inspections; |
Or. en
Amendment 214
Liesbet Sommen, Pascal Arimont
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 8 b. Stresses the need to tackle abusive subcontracting that use artificial arrangements such as letter-box companies and bogus temporary agency work; |
Or. en
Amendment 215
Séverine Werbrouck
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 9. Recalls that Directive 2006/22/EC13already sets minimum rules for checking compliance with social legislation in road transport and calls on the Commission to present a legislative initiative to require Member States to ensure an adequate minimum labour inspection capacity for all high-risk sectors, in line with the ILO benchmark of at least one labour inspector per 10 000 workers; | deleted |
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| 13 Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, pp. 35, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2006/22/oj). |
Or. fr
Amendment 216
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 9. Recalls that Directive 2006/22/EC13 already sets minimum rules for checking compliance with social legislation in road transport and calls on the Commission to present a legislative initiative to require Member States to ensure an adequate minimum labour inspection capacity for all high-risk sectors, in line with the ILO benchmark of at least one labour inspector per 10 000 workers; | deleted |
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| 13 Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, pp. 35, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2006/22/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 217
Jana Toom
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 9. Recalls that Directive 2006/22/EC13 already sets minimum rules for checking compliance with social legislation in road transport and calls on the Commission to present a legislative initiative to require Member States to ensure an adequate minimum labour inspection capacity for all high-risk sectors, in line with the ILO benchmark of at least one labour inspector per 10 000 workers; | 9. Stresses the vital role of labour inspections in both the detection and prevention of labour exploitation and in the overall compliance with labour laws; urges Member States to increase the number of labour inspectors and their support for labour inspectorates; recalls that Directive 2006/22/EC13 already sets minimum rules for checking compliance with social legislation in road transport; calls on the Commission to include in its directive measures that can ensure that Member States have an adequate minimum labour inspection capacity for all high-risk sectors, in line with the ILO benchmark of at least one labour inspector per 10 000 workers; |
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| 13 Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, pp. 35, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2006/22/oj). | 13 Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, pp. 35, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2006/22/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 218
Nikola Bartůšek, Pál Szekeres
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 9. Recalls that Directive 2006/22/EC13 already sets minimum rules for checking compliance with social legislation in road transport and calls on the Commission to present a legislative initiative to require Member States to ensure an adequate minimum labour inspection capacity for all high-risk sectors, in line with the ILO benchmark of at least one labour inspector per 10 000 workers; | 9. Recalls that Directive 2006/22/EC13 already sets minimum rules for checking compliance with social legislation in road transport, including labour inspection by Member States; |
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| 13 Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, pp. 35, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2006/22/oj). | 13 Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, pp. 35, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2006/22/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 219
Liesbet Sommen, Pascal Arimont
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 9. Recalls that Directive 2006/22/EC13 already sets minimum rules for checking compliance with social legislation in road transport and calls on the Commission to present a legislative initiative to require Member States to ensure an adequate minimum labour inspection capacity for all high-risk sectors, in line with the ILO benchmark of at least one labour inspector per 10 000 workers; | 9. Recalls that Directive 2006/22/EC13 already sets minimum rules for checking compliance with social legislation in road transport and calls on the Commission to present a legislative initiative to require Member States to improve the quality and frequency of labour inspections and to ensure an adequate minimum labour inspection capacity for all high-risk sectors, in line with the ILO benchmark of at least one labour inspector per 10 000 workers; |
| _________________ | _________________ |
| 13 Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, pp. 35, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2006/22/oj). | 13 Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, pp. 35, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2006/22/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 220
Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith, Per Clausen
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 9. Recalls that Directive 2006/22/EC13already sets minimum rules for checking compliance with social legislation in road transport and calls on the Commission to present a legislative initiative to require Member States to ensure an adequate minimum labour inspection capacity for all high-risk sectors, in line with the ILO benchmark of at least one labour inspector per 10 000 workers; | 9. Recalls that Directive 2006/22/EC13 already sets minimum rules for checking compliance with social legislation in road transport and calls on the Commission to present a legislative initiative to require Member States to ensure an adequate minimum labour inspection capacity, in line with the ILO benchmark of at least one labour inspector per 10 000 workers, and to seek to exceed it by having 1 inspector per 5 000 employees; |
| _________________ | _________________ |
| 13 Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, pp. 35, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2006/22/oj). | 13 Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, pp. 35, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2006/22/oj). |
Or. fr
Amendment 221
Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 9. Recalls that Directive 2006/22/EC13 already sets minimum rules for checking compliance with social legislation in road transport and calls on the Commission to present a legislative initiative to require Member States to ensure an adequate minimum labour inspection capacity for all high-risk sectors, in line with the ILO benchmark of at least one labour inspector per 10 000 workers; | 9. Recalls that Directive 2006/22/EC13 already sets minimum rules for checking compliance with social legislation in road transport and calls on Member States to ensure an adequate minimum labour inspection capacity for all high-risk sectors, in line with the ILO benchmark of at least one labour inspector per 10 000 workers; |
| _________________ | _________________ |
| 13 Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, pp. 35, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2006/22/oj). | 13 Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, pp. 35, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2006/22/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 222
Angelika Winzig
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 9. Recalls that Directive 2006/22/EC13 already sets minimum rules for checking compliance with social legislation in road transport and calls on the Commission to present a legislative initiative to require Member States to ensure an adequate minimum labour inspection capacity for all high-risk sectors, in line with the ILO benchmark of at least one labour inspector per 10 000 workers; | 9. Recalls that Directive 2006/22/EC13 already sets minimum rules for checking compliance with social legislation in road transport and calls on the Commission to present a recommendation asking Member States to ensure an adequate minimum labour inspection capacity for all high-risk sectors, in line with the ILO benchmark of at least one labour inspector per 10 000 workers; |
| _________________ | _________________ |
| 13 Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, pp. 35, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2006/22/oj). | 13 Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, pp. 35, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2006/22/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 223
Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith, Per Clausen
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 9a. Calls on the Commission to identify and address cases of strategic bankruptcies and business disappearances, particularly in cross-border cases, along with the misuse of bankruptcy by fraudulent actors, enabling them to evade the payment of wages and social contributions, taxes and any sanctions; |
Or. fr
Amendment 224
Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith, Per Clausen
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 9b. Calls on the Commission to develop a system of financial sanctions against offending companies for breaches of workers' rights, providing for a dual mechanism combining a minimum flat-rate amount and a component proportional to the turnover of the offending company, which could be as much as 10% of global annual turnover, 20% for repeat offenders, in addition to the repayment of public aid granted to the company in question, up to and including a ban on operating within the European Union; stresses, further, the need to improve the applicability and recovery of fines, damages and unpaid wages and social security contributions in cross-border cases; |
Or. fr
Amendment 225
Séverine Werbrouck
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 10. Reiterates its call14for a swift roll-out of the European Social Security Pass (ESSPASS) system and for improved digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility, including real-time verification and exchange of information between enforcement authorities as well as the integration of the ESSPASS with existing national labour card systems; | deleted |
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| 14 Resolution of 25 November 2021. |
Or. fr
Amendment 226
Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith, Per Clausen
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 10. Reiterates its call14for a swift roll-out of the European Social Security Pass (ESSPASS) system and for improved digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility, including real-time verification and exchange of information between enforcement authorities as well as the integration of the ESSPASS with existing national labour card systems; | 10. Reiterates its call14 for a swift roll-out of the European Social Security Pass (ESSPASS) system and for improved digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility, including real-time verification and exchange of information between enforcement authorities as well as the integration of the ESSPASS with existing national labour card systems; calls for mutual recognition and European legislation to interconnect sectoral social identity card systems, aligning them with the European social security passport scheme; |
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| 14 Resolution of 25 November 2021. | 14 Resolution of 25 November 2021. |
Or. fr
Amendment 227
Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 10. Reiterates its call14 for a swift roll-out of the European Social Security Pass (ESSPASS) system and for improved digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility, including real-time verification and exchange of information between enforcement authorities as well as the integration of the ESSPASS with existing national labour card systems; | 10. Reiterates its call14 for a swift roll-out of the European Social Security Pass (ESSPASS) system and for improved digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility, including real-time verification and exchange of information between enforcement authorities as well as the integration of the ESSPASS with existing national labour card systems; underlines that such tools need to be designed to reduce administrative burdens, simplify compliance for businesses and support national authorities in fighting criminal abuse; |
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| 14 Resolution of 25 November 2021. | 14 Resolution of 25 November 2021. |
Or. en
Amendment 228
Galato Alexandraki, Emmanouil Fragkos
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 10. Reiterates its call14for a swift roll-out of the European Social Security Pass (ESSPASS) system and for improved digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility, including real-time verification and exchange of information between enforcement authorities as well as the integration of the ESSPASS with existing national labour card systems; | 10. Reiterates its call14 for a swift roll-out of the European Social Security Pass (ESSPASS) system and for improved digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility, including real-time verification and exchange of information between enforcement authorities as well as the integration of the ESSPASS with existing national labour card systems; ensuring strong data protection, that no centralised EU employee record is created, the use of existing interoperable systems (IMI/EESSI) and minimal compliance costs for SMEs. |
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| 14 Resolution of 25 November 2021. | 14 Resolution of 25 November 2021. |
Or. el
Amendment 229
Liesbet Sommen, Pascal Arimont
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 10. Reiterates its call14 for a swift roll-out of the European Social Security Pass (ESSPASS) system and for improved digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility, including real-time verification and exchange of information between enforcement authorities as well as the integration of the ESSPASS with existing national labour card systems; | 10. Reiterates its call14 for a swift roll-out of the European Social Security Pass (ESSPASS) system and for improved digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility, including real-time verification and exchange of information between enforcement authorities as well as the integration of the ESSPASS with existing national labour card systems; considers that this should help enhance the cross-border protection of social security rights and improve the enforcement capacity of the European Labour Authority; |
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| 14 Resolution of 25 November 2021. | 14 Resolution of 25 November 2021. |
Or. en
Amendment 230
Nikola Bartůšek, Pál Szekeres
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 10. Reiterates its call14 for a swift roll-out of the European Social Security Pass (ESSPASS) system and for improved digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility, including real-time verification and exchange of information between enforcement authorities as well as the integration of the ESSPASS with existing national labour card systems; | 10. Stresses the importance of real-time verification and exchange of information between national enforcement authorities in the areas of social security and work permits; |
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| 14 Resolution of 25 November 2021. |
Or. en
Amendment 231
Elena Donazzan, Chiara Gemma, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Francesco Torselli, Marlena Maląg, Kosma Złotowski
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 10. Reiterates its call14 for a swift roll-out of the European Social Security Pass (ESSPASS) system and for improved digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility, including real-time verification and exchange of information between enforcement authorities as well as the integration of the ESSPASS with existing national labour card systems; | 10. Reiterates its call14 for a swift roll-out of the European Social Security Pass (ESSPASS) system and for improved digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility, including real-time verification and exchange of information between enforcement authorities as well as the integration on a case-by-case basis of the ESSPASS with existing national labour card systems, taking into account their specific features and in close cooperation with the relevant national social partners; |
| _________________ | _________________ |
| 14 Resolution of 25 November 2021. | 14 Resolution of 25 November 2021. |
Or. en
Amendment 232
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 10 a. Notes the value of national business registers and the European Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS) to enterprises seeking information on subcontractors, to trade unions seeking to engage in collective bargaining, as well as to enforcement authorities; regrets that the level of information accessible in national business registers varies widely; calls on the Commission to review how the level of publicly available information can be improved, drawing on the best practices in Member States; |
Or. en
Amendment 233
Jana Toom
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 10 a. Notes the success of initiatives at national and sectoral level with the implementation of social ID cards for worksite identification; calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal setting up a European framework that builds on the existing schemes with the aim of a fully interoperable system; |
Or. en
Amendment 234
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 10 a. Calls for the integration of housing inspections into labour inspections in sectors with high shares of migrant and posted workers, in order to prevent situations where workers are subject to degrading, unsafe or overcrowded accommodation provided by employers or intermediaries; |
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Amendment 235
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 10 b. Notes with concern the risks related to posting when combined with abusive forms of subcontracting and labour intermediation; calls for the Commission to look into the use of labour intermediaries and temporary work agencies in posting, including the risk of these arrangements being used to evade liabilities, circumvent social security obligations and erode health and safety standards, and take necessary initiatives to limit the role of these actors in posting; |
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Amendment 236
Henrik Dahl, Andrea Wechsler, Miriam Lexmann, Angelika Winzig, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Regina Doherty, Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 11. Notes with concern that individuals subject to trading prohibitions in one Member State can bypass national restrictions by registering and operating a business in another Member State, thus undermining the single market; calls on the Commission to ensure automatic mutual recognition of trading prohibitions across Member States as well as the timely and secure exchange of relevant information between Member States; | 11. Notes with concern that individuals subject to trading prohibitions in one Member State can bypass national restrictions by registering and operating a business in another Member State, thus undermining the single market; |
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Amendment 237
Galato Alexandraki, Emmanouil Fragkos
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 11. Notes with concern that individuals subject to trading prohibitions in one Member State can bypass national restrictions by registering and operating a business in another Member State, thus undermining the single market; calls on the Commission to ensure automatic mutual recognition of trading prohibitions across Member States as well as the timely and secure exchange of relevant information between Member States; | 11. Notes with concern that individuals subject to trading prohibitions in one Member State can bypass national restrictions by registering and operating a business in another Member State, thus undermining the single market; calls on the Commission to ensure automatic mutual recognition of trading prohibitions across Member States as well as the timely and secure exchange of relevant information between Member States; with automatic mutual recognition through IMI, fair trial safeguards and clear time limits for the exchange of information. |
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Amendment 238
Jana Toom
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 11. Notes with concern that individuals subject to trading prohibitions in one Member State can bypass national restrictions by registering and operating a business in another Member State, thus undermining the single market; calls on the Commission to ensure automatic mutual recognition of trading prohibitions across Member States as well as the timely and secure exchange of relevant information between Member States; | 11. Notes with concern that individuals subject to trading prohibitions in one Member State can bypass national restrictions by registering and operating a business in another Member State, thus undermining the fight against labour exploitation across the single market; calls on the Commission to ensure automatic mutual recognition of trading prohibitions across Member States as well as the timely and secure exchange of relevant information between Member States; |
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Amendment 239
Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 11. Notes with concern that individuals subject to trading prohibitions in one Member State can bypass national restrictions by registering and operating a business in another Member State, thus undermining the single market; calls on the Commission to ensure automatic mutual recognition of trading prohibitions across Member States as well as the timely and secure exchange of relevant information between Member States; | 11. Notes with concern that individuals subject to trading prohibitions in one Member State can bypass national restrictions by registering and operating a business in another Member State, thus undermining the European single market; calls on the Commission to ensure more effective information exchange and cooperation between Member States to stop criminal actors, with a focus on cross-border organised crime rather than additional burdens on companies; |
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Amendment 240
Nikola Bartůšek, Pál Szekeres
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 11. Notes with concern that individuals subject to trading prohibitions in one Member State can bypass national restrictions by registering and operating a business in another Member State, thus undermining the single market; calls on the Commission to ensure automatic mutual recognition of trading prohibitions across Member States as well as the timely and secure exchange of relevant information between Member States; | 11. Notes with concern that individuals subject to trading prohibitions in one Member State can bypass national restrictions by registering and operating a business in another Member State, thus undermining the single market; calls on the Commission to promote mutual recognition of trading prohibitions across Member States as well as the principle of reciprocity and a timely and secure exchange of relevant information between Member States; |
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Amendment 241
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 11 a. Highlights the problem of fraudulent and criminal actors on the labour market using bankruptcies to evade responsibility for unpaid wages, taxes, social security contributions as well as administrative sanctions; calls on the Commission to analyse the issues associated with strategic bankruptcies and disappearing companies, especially in cross-border cases, and take necessary initiatives to reduce its prevalence; |
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Amendment 242
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 11 a. Stresses that complaint mechanisms are an important tool to ensure targeted inspections and hold employers accountable, but they remain under-used and inaccessible, particularly by mobile and migrant workers; |
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Amendment 243
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 11 b. Is concerned about the abuse of bankruptcies by fraudulent actors to evade wages, taxes, social security, and sanctions, undermining enforcement and harming workers, public finances, clients, and subcontractors; calls on the Commission to map and address strategic bankruptcies and disappearing companies, particularly in cross-border cases; |
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Amendment 244
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 11 b. Proposes the creation of a shared EU-wide exclusion list accessible to competent national authorities and through the Internal Market Information System (IMI) for individuals and firms subject to trading bans or criminal sanctions, to prevent circumvention of restrictions; |
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Amendment 245
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 11 c. Stresses that sanctions for workers’ rights are less developed than in other areas of EU law, and calls on the Commission to assess linking them to company size or turnover to improve their effectiveness; highlights the need to improve the enforceability and collection of fines, damages and unpaid wages and social security contributions in cross-border cases; |
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Amendment 246
Séverine Werbrouck
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 12. Welcomes the use of social conditionalities in national and European funding schemes and programmes linking payments to the respect of workers’ rights; calls on the Commission to build on the experience of social conditionality inclusion in the common agricultural policy to ensure EU funding programmes include conditionalities regarding European labour standards; | deleted |
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Amendment 247
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 12. Welcomes the use of social conditionalities in national and European funding schemes and programmes linking payments to the respect of workers’ rights; calls on the Commission to build on the experience of social conditionality inclusion in the common agricultural policy to ensure EU funding programmes include conditionalities regarding European labour standards; | 12. Welcomes the use of social conditionalities in national and European funding schemes and programmes, and calls for the extension of these conditionalities to include environmental, gender and housing standards, linking payments not only to the respect of workers’ rights, but also to the provision of adequate housing for workers, gender equality measures, and the fulfilment of sustainability criteria throughout subcontracting chains; calls on the Commission to build on the experience of social conditionality inclusion in the common agricultural policy to ensure EU funding programmes include conditionalities regarding European labour standards; |
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Amendment 248
Nikola Bartůšek, Pál Szekeres
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 12. Welcomes the use of social conditionalities in national and European funding schemes and programmes linking payments to the respect of workers’ rights; calls on the Commission to build on the experience of social conditionality inclusion in the common agricultural policy to ensure EU funding programmes include conditionalities regarding European labour standards; | 12. Recalls that public funding schemes should not be available in the case of abuse against workers through subcontracting; |
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Amendment 249
Galato Alexandraki, Emmanouil Fragkos
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 12. Welcomes the use of social conditionalities in national and European funding schemes and programmes linking payments to the respect of workers’ rights; calls on the Commission to build on the experience of social conditionality inclusion in the common agricultural policy to ensure EU funding programmes include conditionalities regarding European labour standards; | 12. Supports targeted social conditionalities in EU/national programmes, with a focus on serious infringements (trafficking in human beings, undeclared work, systematic OSH violations), clear and proportionate criteria and prompt lifting for compliant SMEs. |
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Amendment 250
Arba Kokalari, Jörgen Warborn
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 12. Welcomes the use of social conditionalities in national and European funding schemes and programmes linking payments to the respect of workers’ rights; calls on the Commission to build on the experience of social conditionality inclusion in the common agricultural policy to ensure EU funding programmes include conditionalities regarding European labour standards; | 12. Notes the use of social conditionalities in national and European funding schemes and programmes in the common agricultural policy is not feasible as the agricultural sector differs significantly from the EU business sector in terms of scale, employment structure, and economic reliance, with agriculture being a smaller contributor to GDP, while the business sector is larger, comprising millions of micro and small enterprises generating far greater added value; |
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Amendment 251
Benedetta Scuderi
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 12 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to encourage the inclusion of community benefit clauses in public procurement and EU-funded projects, requiring subcontractors to contribute to local skills development, social integration initiatives and environmentally sustainable practices, thereby ensuring that the positive effects of public investment extend beyond the immediate workplace; |
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Amendment 252
Johan Danielsson, Estelle Ceulemans, Marianne Vind, Marit Maij, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Evelyn Regner, Marc Angel, Pierfrancesco Maran, Raffaele Topo, Romana Jerković
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 13 a. Notes discrepancies in sanction regimes across policy areas and observes that, in some sectors, sanction levels are linked to company size or turnover to ensure proportionality and deterrence; encourages the Commission to review whether similar approaches could strengthen enforcement and promote a level playing field in occupational safety and health; |
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