# Improving and enforcing working conditions of trainees and combating regular employment relationships disguised as traineeships (‘Traineeships Directive’)

European Parliament procedure 2024/0068(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 10th term, committee CULT / EMPL). Stage: Awaiting Parliament's position in 1st reading. 834 committee amendments tabled by 51 Members between 2025-02-06 and 2025-03-27.

## What the amendments focus on

The Traineeships Directive aims to improve and enforce working conditions of trainees and combat regular employment relationships disguised as traineeships. The amendments address the quality, accessibility, pay or compensation of traineeships, the distinction between trainees and regular employees, unpaid traineeships and the inequalities they create, written paid contracts of limited duration, and the Directive's scope in light of Court of Justice case-law.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedetta SCUDERI | Italy | Verts/ALE | 107 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257139.md |
| Brigitte VAN DEN BERG | Netherlands | RE | 99 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256976.md |
| Irena JOVEVA | Slovenia | RE | 79 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197447.md |
| Martin HOJSÍK | Slovakia | RE | 79 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197770.md |
| Jana TOOM | Estonia | RE | 79 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124700.md |
| Nicola ZINGARETTI | Italy | S&D | 66 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28419.md |
| Andrea WECHSLER | Germany | PPE | 66 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256977.md |
| Mélanie DISDIER | France | PfE | 62 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256874.md |
| Chiara GEMMA | Italy | ECR | 61 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197794.md |
| Anthony SMITH | France | GUE/NGL | 60 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256910.md |
| Angelika WINZIG | Austria | PPE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197652.md |
| Isabelle LE CALLENNEC | France | PPE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256920.md |
| Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT | Spain | PPE | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96811.md |
| Arba KOKALARI | Sweden | PPE | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197406.md |
| Georgiana TEODORESCU | Romania | ECR | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257116.md |

## Official source documents

- PE768.210: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CULT-AM-768210_EN.pdf
- PE771.927: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-771927_EN.pdf
- PE772.007: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-772007_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2024-0068-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2024-0068-COD.json

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