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The European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW) represents the trade unions in construction, wood, forestry, and building materials in Europe.
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The impact of subcontracting on workers
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⛓️Abusive subcontracting is finally receiving the attention it deserves. @europarl.europa.eu and @ec.europa.eu have it on their agenda. For those who still need to be reminded of why we urgently need limits on subcontracting, we will showcase our subcontracting campaign.
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📢18 of the largest construction companies in Sweden launched the Network for Serious Builders calling to step up the fight against social dumping and labour crime and to limit subcontracting to maximum 2 levels.
⏰Time to act! It is possible and urgent!
#limitsubcontracting #timetoact
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⏰Time to act! It is possible and urgent!
#limitsubcontracting #timetoact
bit.ly/48BpImW
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December 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📢18 of the largest construction companies in Sweden launched the Network for Serious Builders calling to step up the fight against social dumping and labour crime and to limit subcontracting to maximum 2 levels.
⏰Time to act! It is possible and urgent!
#limitsubcontracting #timetoact
bit.ly/48BpImW
⏰Time to act! It is possible and urgent!
#limitsubcontracting #timetoact
bit.ly/48BpImW
❌We express our disappointment with yesterday’s approval of the EU Talent Pool proposal by LIBE Committee in @europarl.europa.eu.
The online tool which promises to be the solution to tackle labour shortages in the EU is set to be an exploitation tool.
The online tool which promises to be the solution to tackle labour shortages in the EU is set to be an exploitation tool.
December 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
❌We express our disappointment with yesterday’s approval of the EU Talent Pool proposal by LIBE Committee in @europarl.europa.eu.
The online tool which promises to be the solution to tackle labour shortages in the EU is set to be an exploitation tool.
The online tool which promises to be the solution to tackle labour shortages in the EU is set to be an exploitation tool.
📢Today: Employment Committee in the @europarl.europa.eu voted to curb abusive subcontracting and unregulated labour intermediaries
December 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
📢Today: Employment Committee in the @europarl.europa.eu voted to curb abusive subcontracting and unregulated labour intermediaries
of the vote on the subcontracting report in the European Parliament's EMPL Committee, we are bringing the workers' voice to the streets.
For Ali, a Turkish construction worker, subcontracting means working for unreliable companies and not knowing who his boss is!
⏰Time to Act!
For Ali, a Turkish construction worker, subcontracting means working for unreliable companies and not knowing who his boss is!
⏰Time to Act!
December 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
of the vote on the subcontracting report in the European Parliament's EMPL Committee, we are bringing the workers' voice to the streets.
For Ali, a Turkish construction worker, subcontracting means working for unreliable companies and not knowing who his boss is!
⏰Time to Act!
For Ali, a Turkish construction worker, subcontracting means working for unreliable companies and not knowing who his boss is!
⏰Time to Act!
⏰Time to act!
🟡Myth: More subcontracting leads to fewer accidents.
🔵FACT: Improved EU rules on OSH lead to fewer accidents. Major accidents in construction show that victims are mostly agency workers, posted workers and undeclared workers in subcontracted chains.
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
🟡Myth: More subcontracting leads to fewer accidents.
🔵FACT: Improved EU rules on OSH lead to fewer accidents. Major accidents in construction show that victims are mostly agency workers, posted workers and undeclared workers in subcontracted chains.
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
December 2, 2025 at 7:55 AM
⏰Time to act!
🟡Myth: More subcontracting leads to fewer accidents.
🔵FACT: Improved EU rules on OSH lead to fewer accidents. Major accidents in construction show that victims are mostly agency workers, posted workers and undeclared workers in subcontracted chains.
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
🟡Myth: More subcontracting leads to fewer accidents.
🔵FACT: Improved EU rules on OSH lead to fewer accidents. Major accidents in construction show that victims are mostly agency workers, posted workers and undeclared workers in subcontracted chains.
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
📢We are hiring!
Communication officer
🗓️ Deadline for Application: 31 December 2025
More details here 👉 bit.ly/48JfcLt
Communication officer
🗓️ Deadline for Application: 31 December 2025
More details here 👉 bit.ly/48JfcLt
December 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
📢We are hiring!
Communication officer
🗓️ Deadline for Application: 31 December 2025
More details here 👉 bit.ly/48JfcLt
Communication officer
🗓️ Deadline for Application: 31 December 2025
More details here 👉 bit.ly/48JfcLt
Limiting subcontracting chains is necessary and urgent.⛓️
⏰It's time to act!
🔴Myth: Let’s focus on enforcement first.
🔵FACT: It’s not either/or. We need more and better inspections. Limits on subcontracting lead to more transparency and effective enforcement.
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
⏰It's time to act!
🔴Myth: Let’s focus on enforcement first.
🔵FACT: It’s not either/or. We need more and better inspections. Limits on subcontracting lead to more transparency and effective enforcement.
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
December 1, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Limiting subcontracting chains is necessary and urgent.⛓️
⏰It's time to act!
🔴Myth: Let’s focus on enforcement first.
🔵FACT: It’s not either/or. We need more and better inspections. Limits on subcontracting lead to more transparency and effective enforcement.
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
⏰It's time to act!
🔴Myth: Let’s focus on enforcement first.
🔵FACT: It’s not either/or. We need more and better inspections. Limits on subcontracting lead to more transparency and effective enforcement.
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
Limiting subcontracting is necessary and urgent.⛓️
⏰Time to act!
🟢Myth: Subcontracting is necessary in a competitive market.
🔵FACT: Subcontracting for expertise not available in-house can be legitimate. Subcontracting to evade liability and exploit workers is not.
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
⏰Time to act!
🟢Myth: Subcontracting is necessary in a competitive market.
🔵FACT: Subcontracting for expertise not available in-house can be legitimate. Subcontracting to evade liability and exploit workers is not.
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Limiting subcontracting is necessary and urgent.⛓️
⏰Time to act!
🟢Myth: Subcontracting is necessary in a competitive market.
🔵FACT: Subcontracting for expertise not available in-house can be legitimate. Subcontracting to evade liability and exploit workers is not.
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
⏰Time to act!
🟢Myth: Subcontracting is necessary in a competitive market.
🔵FACT: Subcontracting for expertise not available in-house can be legitimate. Subcontracting to evade liability and exploit workers is not.
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
🚫👻
⏰It's time to act!
🟡Myth: It’s not up to the EU to legislate on this.
🔵FACT: The current fragmented approach does not work. In an integrated and social Internal Market we need common standards: we need a Directive that limits subcontracting.
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
⏰It's time to act!
🟡Myth: It’s not up to the EU to legislate on this.
🔵FACT: The current fragmented approach does not work. In an integrated and social Internal Market we need common standards: we need a Directive that limits subcontracting.
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
November 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🚫👻
⏰It's time to act!
🟡Myth: It’s not up to the EU to legislate on this.
🔵FACT: The current fragmented approach does not work. In an integrated and social Internal Market we need common standards: we need a Directive that limits subcontracting.
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
⏰It's time to act!
🟡Myth: It’s not up to the EU to legislate on this.
🔵FACT: The current fragmented approach does not work. In an integrated and social Internal Market we need common standards: we need a Directive that limits subcontracting.
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
Good example coming from Sweden on subcontracting!
The Swedish Transport Administration, Trafikverket, is limiting subcontracting chains to two tiers in a major infrastructure project, for the first time ever.
Read all about it here 👉 bit.ly/4rn7PRh
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
The Swedish Transport Administration, Trafikverket, is limiting subcontracting chains to two tiers in a major infrastructure project, for the first time ever.
Read all about it here 👉 bit.ly/4rn7PRh
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
Trafikverket begränsar UE-led i miljardprojekt
För första gången begränsar Trafikverket antalet underentreprenörsled i upphandlingar. ”Det gäller två stora entreprenader på Ostlänken”, berättar chefsjuristen Jennie Magnusson.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Good example coming from Sweden on subcontracting!
The Swedish Transport Administration, Trafikverket, is limiting subcontracting chains to two tiers in a major infrastructure project, for the first time ever.
Read all about it here 👉 bit.ly/4rn7PRh
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
The Swedish Transport Administration, Trafikverket, is limiting subcontracting chains to two tiers in a major infrastructure project, for the first time ever.
Read all about it here 👉 bit.ly/4rn7PRh
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
🚫👻Subcontracting Myth Busters!
Limiting subcontracting chains is necessary and urgent.⛓️
⏰It's time to act!
🔴Myth: Limiting subcontracting will harm SMEs.
🔵FACT: Limits are necessary to prevent unfair competition and social dumping. They create a fairer playing field for SMEs.
Limiting subcontracting chains is necessary and urgent.⛓️
⏰It's time to act!
🔴Myth: Limiting subcontracting will harm SMEs.
🔵FACT: Limits are necessary to prevent unfair competition and social dumping. They create a fairer playing field for SMEs.
November 26, 2025 at 9:42 AM
🚫👻Subcontracting Myth Busters!
Limiting subcontracting chains is necessary and urgent.⛓️
⏰It's time to act!
🔴Myth: Limiting subcontracting will harm SMEs.
🔵FACT: Limits are necessary to prevent unfair competition and social dumping. They create a fairer playing field for SMEs.
Limiting subcontracting chains is necessary and urgent.⛓️
⏰It's time to act!
🔴Myth: Limiting subcontracting will harm SMEs.
🔵FACT: Limits are necessary to prevent unfair competition and social dumping. They create a fairer playing field for SMEs.
✊👷👷♀️Solidarity with our Belgian affiliates and Belgian workers on strike! 🟢🔴🔵
The EFBWW stands firmly with you in your fight against the Arizona coalition’s austerity agenda and its attacks on labour and social progress.
Together we are strong!💪
The EFBWW stands firmly with you in your fight against the Arizona coalition’s austerity agenda and its attacks on labour and social progress.
Together we are strong!💪
November 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
✊👷👷♀️Solidarity with our Belgian affiliates and Belgian workers on strike! 🟢🔴🔵
The EFBWW stands firmly with you in your fight against the Arizona coalition’s austerity agenda and its attacks on labour and social progress.
Together we are strong!💪
The EFBWW stands firmly with you in your fight against the Arizona coalition’s austerity agenda and its attacks on labour and social progress.
Together we are strong!💪
🟣 On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we recall that violence is not part of the job.
We have a toolkit to be used by negotiators during collective bargaining negotiations with good practices for preventing and combating violence at work.
👉 bit.ly/4ri5XZU
We have a toolkit to be used by negotiators during collective bargaining negotiations with good practices for preventing and combating violence at work.
👉 bit.ly/4ri5XZU
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🟣 On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we recall that violence is not part of the job.
We have a toolkit to be used by negotiators during collective bargaining negotiations with good practices for preventing and combating violence at work.
👉 bit.ly/4ri5XZU
We have a toolkit to be used by negotiators during collective bargaining negotiations with good practices for preventing and combating violence at work.
👉 bit.ly/4ri5XZU
🚫👻We are deconstructing some of the myths that are being used to create the idea that no change to the rules on subcontracting is necessary.
Limiting subcontracting chains is necessary and urgent.⛓️
⏰It's time to act!
Check out our Subcontracting Myth Busters over the next days!
Limiting subcontracting chains is necessary and urgent.⛓️
⏰It's time to act!
Check out our Subcontracting Myth Busters over the next days!
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🚫👻We are deconstructing some of the myths that are being used to create the idea that no change to the rules on subcontracting is necessary.
Limiting subcontracting chains is necessary and urgent.⛓️
⏰It's time to act!
Check out our Subcontracting Myth Busters over the next days!
Limiting subcontracting chains is necessary and urgent.⛓️
⏰It's time to act!
Check out our Subcontracting Myth Busters over the next days!
📢This week, we joined the Holcim European Works Council (EWC) training in Belgium to discuss Just Transition and the role EWCs in shaping fair and inclusive change.
🗝️Social dialogue, worker participation & genuine consultation are key.
🗝️Social dialogue, worker participation & genuine consultation are key.
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📢This week, we joined the Holcim European Works Council (EWC) training in Belgium to discuss Just Transition and the role EWCs in shaping fair and inclusive change.
🗝️Social dialogue, worker participation & genuine consultation are key.
🗝️Social dialogue, worker participation & genuine consultation are key.
🔎👷♂️👷♀️Yesterday we had our final conference of the project on Labour Shortages in Construction and Wood sectors with the presentation of the report - Mind the gap: trade union solutions to Europe’s labour shortages.
November 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
🔎👷♂️👷♀️Yesterday we had our final conference of the project on Labour Shortages in Construction and Wood sectors with the presentation of the report - Mind the gap: trade union solutions to Europe’s labour shortages.
📢During our event, we had the participation of Johan Danielsson, MEP from @socialistsanddemocrats.eu underlining that limiting subcontracting is a good practice and from Liesbet Sommen, MEP from @eppgroup.bsky.social stressing that abusive subcontracting is a practice that needs regulation.
November 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
📢During our event, we had the participation of Johan Danielsson, MEP from @socialistsanddemocrats.eu underlining that limiting subcontracting is a good practice and from Liesbet Sommen, MEP from @eppgroup.bsky.social stressing that abusive subcontracting is a practice that needs regulation.
📢Great to be at the @europarl.europa.eu for a breakfast debate organised together with the @socialistsanddemocrats.eu to present study - Towards a preventive approach against abusive subcontracting practices in the European construction sector 🧵
Full study 👉https://bit.ly/49rnSaj
Full study 👉https://bit.ly/49rnSaj
November 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
📢Great to be at the @europarl.europa.eu for a breakfast debate organised together with the @socialistsanddemocrats.eu to present study - Towards a preventive approach against abusive subcontracting practices in the European construction sector 🧵
Full study 👉https://bit.ly/49rnSaj
Full study 👉https://bit.ly/49rnSaj
We had the participation of @socialistsanddemocrats.eu MEP Johan Danielsson at our ExCo meeting stressing the urgent need to limit subcontracting.
We say it is urgent to vote for the Danielsson report in the European Parliament on 3 December at the EMPL Committee.
We say it is urgent to vote for the Danielsson report in the European Parliament on 3 December at the EMPL Committee.
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We had the participation of @socialistsanddemocrats.eu MEP Johan Danielsson at our ExCo meeting stressing the urgent need to limit subcontracting.
We say it is urgent to vote for the Danielsson report in the European Parliament on 3 December at the EMPL Committee.
We say it is urgent to vote for the Danielsson report in the European Parliament on 3 December at the EMPL Committee.
📢 Very exciting day with busy agenda during our Executive Committee meeting.
Together with our affiliates, we discussed the upcoming important policy files:
🔹 Next steps of our subcontracting campaign
🔹 Quality Jobs Roadmap
Together with our affiliates, we discussed the upcoming important policy files:
🔹 Next steps of our subcontracting campaign
🔹 Quality Jobs Roadmap
November 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
📢 Very exciting day with busy agenda during our Executive Committee meeting.
Together with our affiliates, we discussed the upcoming important policy files:
🔹 Next steps of our subcontracting campaign
🔹 Quality Jobs Roadmap
Together with our affiliates, we discussed the upcoming important policy files:
🔹 Next steps of our subcontracting campaign
🔹 Quality Jobs Roadmap
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Today is European Equal Pay Day.
The gender pay gap robs women workers of their pay from now until the end of the year.
The Pay Transparency Directive is our tool to close the gap — but only if it’s made a reality on the ground. We demand action: no delays, no derogations!
The gender pay gap robs women workers of their pay from now until the end of the year.
The Pay Transparency Directive is our tool to close the gap — but only if it’s made a reality on the ground. We demand action: no delays, no derogations!
November 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Today is European Equal Pay Day.
The gender pay gap robs women workers of their pay from now until the end of the year.
The Pay Transparency Directive is our tool to close the gap — but only if it’s made a reality on the ground. We demand action: no delays, no derogations!
The gender pay gap robs women workers of their pay from now until the end of the year.
The Pay Transparency Directive is our tool to close the gap — but only if it’s made a reality on the ground. We demand action: no delays, no derogations!
🚨#asbestos at work! This is the core topic of the workshop organised together with the European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC)
October 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
🚨#asbestos at work! This is the core topic of the workshop organised together with the European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC)
📢Great to be at congress of the Swiss trade union UNIA last week!
Under the slogan “Together for Social Justice”, we celebrated 20 years of UNIA, 20 years of trade union fights and victories.🎉
Under the slogan “Together for Social Justice”, we celebrated 20 years of UNIA, 20 years of trade union fights and victories.🎉
October 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
📢Great to be at congress of the Swiss trade union UNIA last week!
Under the slogan “Together for Social Justice”, we celebrated 20 years of UNIA, 20 years of trade union fights and victories.🎉
Under the slogan “Together for Social Justice”, we celebrated 20 years of UNIA, 20 years of trade union fights and victories.🎉
📢On his speech during the #tripartitesocialsummit, our GS, Tom Deleu addressed the housing crisis and the urgent need for quality jobs to prepare the construction sector for the challenges ahead. 🧵
October 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
📢On his speech during the #tripartitesocialsummit, our GS, Tom Deleu addressed the housing crisis and the urgent need for quality jobs to prepare the construction sector for the challenges ahead. 🧵
The European Commission will have a Quality Jobs Roadmap and a Quality Jobs Act. We already have our roadmap for quality jobs in construction and today we delivered our report to the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, and the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa.
October 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The European Commission will have a Quality Jobs Roadmap and a Quality Jobs Act. We already have our roadmap for quality jobs in construction and today we delivered our report to the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, and the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa.