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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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· Oct 13
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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📢Jakub Kus from our Polish affiliate Związek Zawodowy Budowlani
Underpayment or no payment of overtime, work for longer hours, bogus self-employment.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉 bit.ly/45u1BCP
Underpayment or no payment of overtime, work for longer hours, bogus self-employment.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉 bit.ly/45u1BCP
January 8, 2026 at 8:32 AM
📢Jakub Kus from our Polish affiliate Związek Zawodowy Budowlani
Underpayment or no payment of overtime, work for longer hours, bogus self-employment.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉 bit.ly/45u1BCP
Underpayment or no payment of overtime, work for longer hours, bogus self-employment.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉 bit.ly/45u1BCP
📢Today we hear Gijs Lokhorst form our Dutch affiliate @CNV
More and more cases of exploited workers. No salary, no accommodation, failed promises.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
bit.ly/45u1BCP
More and more cases of exploited workers. No salary, no accommodation, failed promises.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
bit.ly/45u1BCP
January 7, 2026 at 8:35 AM
📢Today we hear Gijs Lokhorst form our Dutch affiliate @CNV
More and more cases of exploited workers. No salary, no accommodation, failed promises.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
bit.ly/45u1BCP
More and more cases of exploited workers. No salary, no accommodation, failed promises.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
bit.ly/45u1BCP
📢Today we hear our Turkish affiliate Ramazan Agar from @YOL-IS
Workers signing contracts that they don’t even understand.
Workers who don’t even know who their boss is.
Who’s the boss?
⏰Time to ACT!
Limit subcontracting!⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
Workers signing contracts that they don’t even understand.
Workers who don’t even know who their boss is.
Who’s the boss?
⏰Time to ACT!
Limit subcontracting!⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 AM
📢Today we hear our Turkish affiliate Ramazan Agar from @YOL-IS
Workers signing contracts that they don’t even understand.
Workers who don’t even know who their boss is.
Who’s the boss?
⏰Time to ACT!
Limit subcontracting!⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
Workers signing contracts that they don’t even understand.
Workers who don’t even know who their boss is.
Who’s the boss?
⏰Time to ACT!
Limit subcontracting!⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
📢Hege Espe from our Norwegian affiliate @fellesforbundet :
More and more cases of exploited workers. No salary, no accommodation, failed promises.
⏰Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
More and more cases of exploited workers. No salary, no accommodation, failed promises.
⏰Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
January 5, 2026 at 8:43 AM
📢Hege Espe from our Norwegian affiliate @fellesforbundet :
More and more cases of exploited workers. No salary, no accommodation, failed promises.
⏰Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
More and more cases of exploited workers. No salary, no accommodation, failed promises.
⏰Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
🎄The EFBWW wishes you a relaxing break with your friends and family. We look forward to meet again in 2026 full of energy to continue our work together.
Because together we are stronger. ✊💪
Because together we are stronger. ✊💪
December 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🎄The EFBWW wishes you a relaxing break with your friends and family. We look forward to meet again in 2026 full of energy to continue our work together.
Because together we are stronger. ✊💪
Because together we are stronger. ✊💪
📢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 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM
📢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
📢Jesmond Marshall from @GWU explains one of the consequences of long and complex subcontracting chains:
More workers injured, more fatal accidents at work.
⏰Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
More workers injured, more fatal accidents at work.
⏰Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
December 19, 2025 at 8:11 AM
📢Jesmond Marshall from @GWU explains one of the consequences of long and complex subcontracting chains:
More workers injured, more fatal accidents at work.
⏰Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
More workers injured, more fatal accidents at work.
⏰Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
📢Pierre Cuppens @cscbiesyndicat.bsky.social:
Workers at a company realised that their social security contributions had not been paid and that their company had obviously disappeared.
⏰Time to Act!
Let’s work together to limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉 bit.ly/45u1BCP
Workers at a company realised that their social security contributions had not been paid and that their company had obviously disappeared.
⏰Time to Act!
Let’s work together to limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉 bit.ly/45u1BCP
December 18, 2025 at 7:09 AM
📢Pierre Cuppens @cscbiesyndicat.bsky.social:
Workers at a company realised that their social security contributions had not been paid and that their company had obviously disappeared.
⏰Time to Act!
Let’s work together to limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉 bit.ly/45u1BCP
Workers at a company realised that their social security contributions had not been paid and that their company had obviously disappeared.
⏰Time to Act!
Let’s work together to limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉 bit.ly/45u1BCP
📢We welcome the opinion of @eesc.bsky.social on the review of the European public procurement legal framework as it clearly recognises that EU public procurement rules should limit subcontracting, reducing the length of the chains to a maximum of one or two sub-levels.
December 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
📢We welcome the opinion of @eesc.bsky.social on the review of the European public procurement legal framework as it clearly recognises that EU public procurement rules should limit subcontracting, reducing the length of the chains to a maximum of one or two sub-levels.
🏢🏡EFBWW General Secretary, Tom Deleu, on the Commission's Affordable Housing Plan:
“Construction workers - the very people who build our homes and who are essential to deliver on the promises for more affordable housing - must themselves have the right to live in decent housing.🧵
“Construction workers - the very people who build our homes and who are essential to deliver on the promises for more affordable housing - must themselves have the right to live in decent housing.🧵
NEW: the proposal for an Affordable Housing Plan rightly recognises that Europe’s housing crisis has become a daily grind for working people.
Fixing it requires public investment & ensuring all public money comes with binding conditions for collective bargaining + strong health & safety standards.
Fixing it requires public investment & ensuring all public money comes with binding conditions for collective bargaining + strong health & safety standards.
December 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🏢🏡EFBWW General Secretary, Tom Deleu, on the Commission's Affordable Housing Plan:
“Construction workers - the very people who build our homes and who are essential to deliver on the promises for more affordable housing - must themselves have the right to live in decent housing.🧵
“Construction workers - the very people who build our homes and who are essential to deliver on the promises for more affordable housing - must themselves have the right to live in decent housing.🧵
📢Claus von Elling from @3F explains some of the problems which can arise from long and complex subcontracting chains:
Underpayment or no payment of overtime, work for longer hours, bogus-sel-employment.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
Underpayment or no payment of overtime, work for longer hours, bogus-sel-employment.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
December 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
📢Claus von Elling from @3F explains some of the problems which can arise from long and complex subcontracting chains:
Underpayment or no payment of overtime, work for longer hours, bogus-sel-employment.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
Underpayment or no payment of overtime, work for longer hours, bogus-sel-employment.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
✊The EFBWW proudly stands in solidarity with Sophie Binet, General Secretary of the General Confederation of Labour (@lacgt , and strongly condemns the accusation for ‘public insults'.
December 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
✊The EFBWW proudly stands in solidarity with Sophie Binet, General Secretary of the General Confederation of Labour (@lacgt , and strongly condemns the accusation for ‘public insults'.
📢Today we hear the EFBWW chair of the Standing Committee Wood, Kristine Rapa (@LMNA)
The EU needs a more attractive construction sector with safe working conditions, direct jobs, and fair wages.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉 bit.ly/45u1BCP
The EU needs a more attractive construction sector with safe working conditions, direct jobs, and fair wages.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉 bit.ly/45u1BCP
December 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
📢Today we hear the EFBWW chair of the Standing Committee Wood, Kristine Rapa (@LMNA)
The EU needs a more attractive construction sector with safe working conditions, direct jobs, and fair wages.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉 bit.ly/45u1BCP
The EU needs a more attractive construction sector with safe working conditions, direct jobs, and fair wages.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉 bit.ly/45u1BCP
🏡🏢The EFBWW welcomes the European Commission ’s initiative to develop a European Affordable Housing Plan. However, the plan must not overlook the people who make it possible - the construction workers. 🧵
Full position and demands here 👉https://bit.ly/3Yo8zs1
Full position and demands here 👉https://bit.ly/3Yo8zs1
December 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🏡🏢The EFBWW welcomes the European Commission ’s initiative to develop a European Affordable Housing Plan. However, the plan must not overlook the people who make it possible - the construction workers. 🧵
Full position and demands here 👉https://bit.ly/3Yo8zs1
Full position and demands here 👉https://bit.ly/3Yo8zs1
📢EFBWW, with @etui.bsky.social and hosted by @Ομοσπονδία Τσιμέντων Ελλάδος organised a workshop for EWC members and EFBWW coordinators to address the implementation of sustainability due diligence under the CSDDD and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive CSRD.
December 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
📢EFBWW, with @etui.bsky.social and hosted by @Ομοσπονδία Τσιμέντων Ελλάδος organised a workshop for EWC members and EFBWW coordinators to address the implementation of sustainability due diligence under the CSDDD and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive CSRD.
📢Today, we hear the EFBWW chair of the Standing Committee Building, Nina Kreutzman (@rakennusliitto.fi)
We need a more attractive construction sector with good working conditions and direct jobs.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
We need a more attractive construction sector with good working conditions and direct jobs.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
December 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
📢Today, we hear the EFBWW chair of the Standing Committee Building, Nina Kreutzman (@rakennusliitto.fi)
We need a more attractive construction sector with good working conditions and direct jobs.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
We need a more attractive construction sector with good working conditions and direct jobs.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
🇵🇹General strike in Portugal! ✊
💪We express our solidarity with the workers in Portugal and with the Portuguese trade unions @UGT Portugal @cgtp who are striking against the Government’s intention of reforming the labour law, reducing workers’ rights.
Together we are stronger!
💪We express our solidarity with the workers in Portugal and with the Portuguese trade unions @UGT Portugal @cgtp who are striking against the Government’s intention of reforming the labour law, reducing workers’ rights.
Together we are stronger!
December 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🇵🇹General strike in Portugal! ✊
💪We express our solidarity with the workers in Portugal and with the Portuguese trade unions @UGT Portugal @cgtp who are striking against the Government’s intention of reforming the labour law, reducing workers’ rights.
Together we are stronger!
💪We express our solidarity with the workers in Portugal and with the Portuguese trade unions @UGT Portugal @cgtp who are striking against the Government’s intention of reforming the labour law, reducing workers’ rights.
Together we are stronger!
The EFBWW and its Greek affiliate Greek Federation of Workers and Employees in Cement Industry met this morning the Greek Labour minister in a meeting where we discussed:
🔹Heat at work
🔹Attractivity of the sector, accidents and subcontracting
🔹Heat at work
🔹Attractivity of the sector, accidents and subcontracting
December 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The EFBWW and its Greek affiliate Greek Federation of Workers and Employees in Cement Industry met this morning the Greek Labour minister in a meeting where we discussed:
🔹Heat at work
🔹Attractivity of the sector, accidents and subcontracting
🔹Heat at work
🔹Attractivity of the sector, accidents and subcontracting
📢Today we hear EFBWW Vice-president, Ellen Hoeijenbos, (@fnv.bsky.social Bouwen & Wonen )
We need a more attractive construction sector with good working conditions and direct jobs.
⏰Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
We need a more attractive construction sector with good working conditions and direct jobs.
⏰Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
December 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
📢Today we hear EFBWW Vice-president, Ellen Hoeijenbos, (@fnv.bsky.social Bouwen & Wonen )
We need a more attractive construction sector with good working conditions and direct jobs.
⏰Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
We need a more attractive construction sector with good working conditions and direct jobs.
⏰Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
📢We welcome the Quality Jobs Roadmap but demand concrete action to limit subcontracting.⛓️
@roxanaminzatu.bsky.social We are ready to work with the Commission to deliver an ambitious proposal that works for our sector.
⏰We cannot afford to miss this opportunity. TIME TO ACT!
@roxanaminzatu.bsky.social We are ready to work with the Commission to deliver an ambitious proposal that works for our sector.
⏰We cannot afford to miss this opportunity. TIME TO ACT!
December 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
📢We welcome the Quality Jobs Roadmap but demand concrete action to limit subcontracting.⛓️
@roxanaminzatu.bsky.social We are ready to work with the Commission to deliver an ambitious proposal that works for our sector.
⏰We cannot afford to miss this opportunity. TIME TO ACT!
@roxanaminzatu.bsky.social We are ready to work with the Commission to deliver an ambitious proposal that works for our sector.
⏰We cannot afford to miss this opportunity. TIME TO ACT!
📢Today, we have Gianni De Vlaminck @fgtb-cg.bsky.social , EFBWW vice-president:
We need a more attractive construction sector with good working conditions and direct jobs.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
We need a more attractive construction sector with good working conditions and direct jobs.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
December 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
📢Today, we have Gianni De Vlaminck @fgtb-cg.bsky.social , EFBWW vice-president:
We need a more attractive construction sector with good working conditions and direct jobs.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
We need a more attractive construction sector with good working conditions and direct jobs.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉https://bit.ly/45u1BCP
📢We together with FIEC EU are proud to present the final results of our joint EU-funded project SIDED-CIC. Its purpose was to examine the feasibility of creating an interoperable framework for social identity cards in construction across the European Economic Area.
Find them here 👉 bit.ly/48oKsPS
Find them here 👉 bit.ly/48oKsPS
December 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
📢We together with FIEC EU are proud to present the final results of our joint EU-funded project SIDED-CIC. Its purpose was to examine the feasibility of creating an interoperable framework for social identity cards in construction across the European Economic Area.
Find them here 👉 bit.ly/48oKsPS
Find them here 👉 bit.ly/48oKsPS
📢Last week we were in Malta in an event organised together with @etui.bsky.social to discuss organising in construction and Woodworking and how to boost trade union representation in our sectors.
December 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
📢Last week we were in Malta in an event organised together with @etui.bsky.social to discuss organising in construction and Woodworking and how to boost trade union representation in our sectors.
📢Today we hear EFBWW Vice-president, Ramona Veleanu (@FGS Familia)
👷👷♀️Workers signing contracts that they don’t understand.
Workers who don’t even know who their boss is.
Who’s the boss?
⏰Time to ACT!
Limit subcontracting!⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉 bit.ly/45u1BCP
👷👷♀️Workers signing contracts that they don’t understand.
Workers who don’t even know who their boss is.
Who’s the boss?
⏰Time to ACT!
Limit subcontracting!⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉 bit.ly/45u1BCP
December 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
📢Today we hear EFBWW Vice-president, Ramona Veleanu (@FGS Familia)
👷👷♀️Workers signing contracts that they don’t understand.
Workers who don’t even know who their boss is.
Who’s the boss?
⏰Time to ACT!
Limit subcontracting!⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉 bit.ly/45u1BCP
👷👷♀️Workers signing contracts that they don’t understand.
Workers who don’t even know who their boss is.
Who’s the boss?
⏰Time to ACT!
Limit subcontracting!⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉 bit.ly/45u1BCP
📢On November newsletter
🔹Study: Current EU approach on subcontracting does not work, EU Directive with binding rules and limits is necessary
🔹Good example coming from Sweden on subcontracting
🔹EFBWW roundtable on climate change and heat stress at work
👉https://bit.ly/48Hdmty
🔹Study: Current EU approach on subcontracting does not work, EU Directive with binding rules and limits is necessary
🔹Good example coming from Sweden on subcontracting
🔹EFBWW roundtable on climate change and heat stress at work
👉https://bit.ly/48Hdmty
December 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
📢On November newsletter
🔹Study: Current EU approach on subcontracting does not work, EU Directive with binding rules and limits is necessary
🔹Good example coming from Sweden on subcontracting
🔹EFBWW roundtable on climate change and heat stress at work
👉https://bit.ly/48Hdmty
🔹Study: Current EU approach on subcontracting does not work, EU Directive with binding rules and limits is necessary
🔹Good example coming from Sweden on subcontracting
🔹EFBWW roundtable on climate change and heat stress at work
👉https://bit.ly/48Hdmty