Procedure

Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights

2025/2133(INI)·10th term·EMPL / IMCO·INI

Summary

This own-initiative report addresses subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in protecting workers' rights. The amendments cite directives on posting and sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals, ILO conventions and the Draghi report, and describe labour exploitation, undeclared work and abusive intermediaries in high-risk sectors such as construction, agriculture, hospitality, transport and care, and the posting of third-country nationals.

Procedure timeline

Committee amendments tabled
16 Sep 2025 – 2 Oct 2025
Plenary vote — Adopted
12 Feb 2026 · On the motion for a resolution · the text as a whole

373

Amendments

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tabled at least one

Committees

16 Sep 2025 – 2 Oct 2025

Dates

Plenary votes

15 roll-call votes

In plenary, Parliament usually votes in steps: first on amendments to the text (sometimes split into parts, so Members can accept one half of a sentence and reject the other), then on the text as a whole. The “main vote” is the one that adopts or rejects the text itself. Each vote below shows exactly which step it was. How voting works →

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1. 12 Feb 2026Rejected
  On paragraph 3
  Official label: § 3 · what was voted ↗
  253 for321 against6 abstentions139 did not vote
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2. 12 Feb 2026Rejected
  On amendment 1 · text to be inserted after paragraph 3
  Official label: Après le § 3 - Am 1 · what was voted ↗
  211 for358 against3 abstentions147 did not vote
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3. 12 Feb 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 4 (part 1 of a split vote)
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  467 for100 against14 abstentions138 did not vote
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4. 12 Feb 2026Rejected
  On paragraph 4 (part 2 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 4/2 · what was voted ↗
  250 for310 against16 abstentions143 did not vote
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5. 12 Feb 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 8 (part 1 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 8/1 · what was voted ↗
  470 for64 against46 abstentions139 did not vote
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6. 12 Feb 2026Rejected
  On paragraph 8 (part 2 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 8/2 · what was voted ↗
  246 for318 against12 abstentions143 did not vote
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7. 12 Feb 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 11 (part 1 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 11/1 · what was voted ↗
  491 for43 against45 abstentions140 did not vote
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8. 12 Feb 2026Rejected
  On paragraph 11 (part 2 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 11/2 · what was voted ↗
  254 for315 against7 abstentions143 did not vote
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9. 12 Feb 2026Rejected
  On amendment 3 · text to be inserted after paragraph 11
  Official label: Après le § 11 - Am 3 · what was voted ↗
  210 for349 against20 abstentions140 did not vote
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10. 12 Feb 2026Rejected
  On amendment 2 · text to be inserted after paragraph 14
  Official label: Après le § 14 - Am 2 · what was voted ↗
  239 for299 against41 abstentions140 did not vote
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11. 12 Feb 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 19 (part 1 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 19/1 · what was voted ↗
  447 for102 against30 abstentions140 did not vote
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12. 12 Feb 2026Rejected
  On paragraph 19 (part 2 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 19/2 · what was voted ↗
  258 for290 against28 abstentions143 did not vote
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12 Feb 2026Rejected
On recital N
Official label: Considérant N · what was voted ↗
270 for287 against23 abstentions139 did not vote
Decided by 17 votes. The contested ground: Renew (split 49 For / 12 Against)
Broke with their group’s line31 Members voted against their group’s majority
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12 Feb 2026Rejected
On recital O
Official label: Considérant O · what was voted ↗
257 for297 against25 abstentions140 did not vote
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12 Feb 2026Main voteAdopted
On the motion for a resolution · the text as a whole
Official label: Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) · what was voted ↗
332 for209 against33 abstentions145 did not vote
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Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only

Plenary amendments3 tabled on this text

Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.

Amendment 1Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment
3a. Recommends limiting vertical subcontracting chains to no more than two levels below the main contractor;
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Amendment 2Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 14 a (new)
Amendment
14a. Calls on the Commission, in this regard, to ensure equal treatment for equal work and to promote direct employment in sectors where such risks occur;
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Amendment 3Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 11 a (new)
Amendment
11a. Recommends limiting vertical subcontracting chains in high-risk sectors to no more than two levels below the main contractor;
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