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

2025/2133(INI) · Own-initiative procedure

Procedure 2025/2133(INI) (own-initiative procedure) concerns “Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights”; the committee responsible is EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs). Concluded in Parliament: Last voted on 12 Feb 2026: adopted. Parliament held roll-call votes on one day, most recently on 12 Feb 2026 (final vote): adopted with 332 votes in favour, 209 against and 33 abstentions.

Reference: 2025/2133(INI)
Type: Own-initiative procedure
Status: Concluded in Parliament
Lead: EMPL Employment and Social Affairs
Opinion: IMCO Internal Market and Consumer Protection (opinion: José Cepeda (S&D, Spain))
Rapporteur: Johan Danielsson (S&D, Sweden)
Shadow rapporteurs: Leila Chaibi (The Left, France), Benedetta Scuderi (Greens/EFA, Italy), Jana Toom (Renew, Estonia), Henrik Dahl (EPP, Denmark), Elena Donazzan (ECR, Italy), Nikola Bartůšek (PfE, Czechia)
Opinions: 4 shadow rapporteurs in the committees for opinion

Roll-call votes in Parliament

Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights (A10-0256/2025), 12 Feb 2026: final vote, main vote: A10-0256/2025 – Johan Danielsson – Motion for a resolution (as a whole), adopted, 332 for, 209 against, 33 abstentions; plus 14 more roll-call votes

Timeline

3 Jul 2025: Appointment of a rapporteur
10 Jul 2025: Proposal referred to plenary
17 Jul 2025: Parliamentary committee tabling report
9 Sep 2025: Committee tabling an opinion
11 Nov 2025: Parliamentary committee adopting an opinion
3 Dec 2025: Adoption of a report by the EP committee responsible
9 Dec 2025: Tabling of a document to European Parliament plenary sitting
11 Feb 2026: Debates in European Parliament plenary sitting (agenda)

All procedures

Source: European Parliament, Open Data Portal (procedures, agendas, roll-call votes), CC BY 4.0, prepared by OpenRCV. Procedure file in the Legislative Observatory (OEIL)

Source: European Parliament, Open Data Portal (procedures, agendas, roll-call votes), CC BY 4.0. Names of steps, roles and procedure types from the European Parliament’s vocabulary.