I don't think this can really be blamed on HMT as much as I would like to. The national disease is subcontracting
January 13, 2026 at 12:19 PM
I don't think this can really be blamed on HMT as much as I would like to. The national disease is subcontracting
Australia presides over a trove of crown resources the world needs.
Rather than subcontracting extraction & sale, we gift this lucrative earner to a cabal of tax minimising multi nationals & high net worth individuals…for a pittance.
It’s the price we pay for lazy, incompetent politicians
#auspol
Rather than subcontracting extraction & sale, we gift this lucrative earner to a cabal of tax minimising multi nationals & high net worth individuals…for a pittance.
It’s the price we pay for lazy, incompetent politicians
#auspol
January 12, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Australia presides over a trove of crown resources the world needs.
Rather than subcontracting extraction & sale, we gift this lucrative earner to a cabal of tax minimising multi nationals & high net worth individuals…for a pittance.
It’s the price we pay for lazy, incompetent politicians
#auspol
Rather than subcontracting extraction & sale, we gift this lucrative earner to a cabal of tax minimising multi nationals & high net worth individuals…for a pittance.
It’s the price we pay for lazy, incompetent politicians
#auspol
📢Jean-Marc Candille from our French affiliate @cfdt.fr:
More workers injured, more fatal accidents at work.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉 bit.ly/45u1BCP
More workers injured, more fatal accidents at work.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉 bit.ly/45u1BCP
January 12, 2026 at 8:22 AM
📢Jean-Marc Candille from our French affiliate @cfdt.fr:
More workers injured, more fatal accidents at work.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉 bit.ly/45u1BCP
More workers injured, more fatal accidents at work.
⏰ Time to Act!
Limit subcontracting ⛓️
#timetoact #limitsubcontracting
👉 bit.ly/45u1BCP
Top 6.
It was a period of change with staff leaving, subcontracting to outside companies let alone the footballing staff.
Any organisation would need time to adjust.
It was a period of change with staff leaving, subcontracting to outside companies let alone the footballing staff.
Any organisation would need time to adjust.
January 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Top 6.
It was a period of change with staff leaving, subcontracting to outside companies let alone the footballing staff.
Any organisation would need time to adjust.
It was a period of change with staff leaving, subcontracting to outside companies let alone the footballing staff.
Any organisation would need time to adjust.
📢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
lucrative keep as middleman — holding federal government contracts while often subcontracting much of the actual work to others in setups Canadians know little to nothing about.”
January 1, 2026 at 10:11 PM
lucrative keep as middleman — holding federal government contracts while often subcontracting much of the actual work to others in setups Canadians know little to nothing about.”
Amazon has long evaded unionization of its last-mile delivery drivers by subcontracting them to third-party companies.
Legislation introduced by socialist New York City Council member Tiffany Cabán could put an end to that.
Legislation introduced by socialist New York City Council member Tiffany Cabán could put an end to that.
It’s Time for New York to Take On Amazon
Amazon has long evaded unionization of its last-mile delivery drivers by subcontracting them to third-party companies. Legislation introduced by socialist New York City Council member Tiffany Cabán could put an end to that.
jacobin.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Amazon has long evaded unionization of its last-mile delivery drivers by subcontracting them to third-party companies.
Legislation introduced by socialist New York City Council member Tiffany Cabán could put an end to that.
Legislation introduced by socialist New York City Council member Tiffany Cabán could put an end to that.
EESC stresses: EU public procurement rules should promote direct jobs and include stricter regulation of subcontracting, by ensuring equal treatment, introducing joint and several liability, using dissuasive sanctions and limiting the length of subcontracting chains to a max. of 1 or 2 sub-levels.
December 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
EESC stresses: EU public procurement rules should promote direct jobs and include stricter regulation of subcontracting, by ensuring equal treatment, introducing joint and several liability, using dissuasive sanctions and limiting the length of subcontracting chains to a max. of 1 or 2 sub-levels.
📢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.
(Don't get me started on how we as a society need to put waaay more people on salary and disincentivize subcontracting.)
December 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
(Don't get me started on how we as a society need to put waaay more people on salary and disincentivize subcontracting.)
Having had indirect dealings with SERCO in the past I’m of the opinion that they are a rentier business - taking a slice from the government contracts they win before subcontracting the real work out. I’d go as far as to say the only work they do is the work to win the contract. #r4today
December 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Having had indirect dealings with SERCO in the past I’m of the opinion that they are a rentier business - taking a slice from the government contracts they win before subcontracting the real work out. I’d go as far as to say the only work they do is the work to win the contract. #r4today
Insider stock trades in Congress, crypto fund rug pulls, lobbying (legalized bribery), subcontracting schemes, family nepotism in business and politics, and revolving door corruption. Many have existed for decades, and Americans have become accustomed to them, but this is on a whole new level
December 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Insider stock trades in Congress, crypto fund rug pulls, lobbying (legalized bribery), subcontracting schemes, family nepotism in business and politics, and revolving door corruption. Many have existed for decades, and Americans have become accustomed to them, but this is on a whole new level
Yeah, the Labour run DfT is so upset about Khan and TfL subcontracting mngt of London Underground that it is cited in yesterday's plan to help other regional authorities take over local rail 🙄
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
December 13, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Yeah, the Labour run DfT is so upset about Khan and TfL subcontracting mngt of London Underground that it is cited in yesterday's plan to help other regional authorities take over local rail 🙄
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
No one... NO ONE... is worth a $41 billion salary.
Fuck, I'll run the goddamn company for my current salary in a different industry, and I won't make idiotic decisions like subcontracting the timeless characters my customer base religiously adores to a dying AI-slop bullshit machine.
Fuck, I'll run the goddamn company for my current salary in a different industry, and I won't make idiotic decisions like subcontracting the timeless characters my customer base religiously adores to a dying AI-slop bullshit machine.
Disney has hiked prices and laid off hundreds of workers this year.
Yet Disney paid its CEO $41B in 2024. It just reported a 36% increase in net profits for parks and streaming. And it plans to double stock buybacks next year.
Remember this as Disney turns to AI.
Yet Disney paid its CEO $41B in 2024. It just reported a 36% increase in net profits for parks and streaming. And it plans to double stock buybacks next year.
Remember this as Disney turns to AI.
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
No one... NO ONE... is worth a $41 billion salary.
Fuck, I'll run the goddamn company for my current salary in a different industry, and I won't make idiotic decisions like subcontracting the timeless characters my customer base religiously adores to a dying AI-slop bullshit machine.
Fuck, I'll run the goddamn company for my current salary in a different industry, and I won't make idiotic decisions like subcontracting the timeless characters my customer base religiously adores to a dying AI-slop bullshit machine.
We’re also launching the first-stage consultation on the upcoming Quality Jobs Act — a 2026 proposal to update EU rules on workers’ rights, from AI at work to safety, enforcement and fair subcontracting.
Have your say until 29 January 2026. 📅🇪🇺
More: link.europa.eu/XdkhgT
Have your say until 29 January 2026. 📅🇪🇺
More: link.europa.eu/XdkhgT
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We’re also launching the first-stage consultation on the upcoming Quality Jobs Act — a 2026 proposal to update EU rules on workers’ rights, from AI at work to safety, enforcement and fair subcontracting.
Have your say until 29 January 2026. 📅🇪🇺
More: link.europa.eu/XdkhgT
Have your say until 29 January 2026. 📅🇪🇺
More: link.europa.eu/XdkhgT
📢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
Byggnads kommenterar Nätverk för seriösa byggare - Byggkontakt
Byggkontakt Byggnads kommenterar Nätverk för seriösa byggare %
bit.ly
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
Commission's Quality Jobs Roadmap lacks teeth. We need binding rules on just transition, AI management, preventing burnout & stopping subcontracting abuse. We need a Just Transition Directive in the Quality Jobs Act. Why? www.groen.be/quality_jobs... 1/2
Europe must deliver quality jobs for carbon-neutral economy
The European Commission today proposed its Quality Jobs Roadmap. Sara Matthieu criticizes the roadmap's lack of concrete commitments: "We know recommendations are rarely implemented. To guarantee qual...
www.groen.be
December 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Commission's Quality Jobs Roadmap lacks teeth. We need binding rules on just transition, AI management, preventing burnout & stopping subcontracting abuse. We need a Just Transition Directive in the Quality Jobs Act. Why? www.groen.be/quality_jobs... 1/2
Members of the European Parliament have today called to regulate abusive subcontracting and labour intermediation.
This is an important step to prevent the exploitation of workers by fraudulent companies and criminal networks.
This is an important step to prevent the exploitation of workers by fraudulent companies and criminal networks.
We're outside the European Parliament this morning to call for an end to abuse in subcontracting and end gangmaster practices.
#EndingAbuse
#EndingAbuse
December 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Members of the European Parliament have today called to regulate abusive subcontracting and labour intermediation.
This is an important step to prevent the exploitation of workers by fraudulent companies and criminal networks.
This is an important step to prevent the exploitation of workers by fraudulent companies and criminal networks.
Is Chicago more likely to have empathy for folks who use micromobility devices to get to work, or for VC-backed delivery robots subcontracting for UberEats and DoorDash?
December 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Is Chicago more likely to have empathy for folks who use micromobility devices to get to work, or for VC-backed delivery robots subcontracting for UberEats and DoorDash?
We're outside the European Parliament this morning to call for an end to abuse in subcontracting and end gangmaster practices.
#EndingAbuse
#EndingAbuse
December 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
We're outside the European Parliament this morning to call for an end to abuse in subcontracting and end gangmaster practices.
#EndingAbuse
#EndingAbuse
Even more evidence that Trump is a
pro-corruption,
pro-crime
President:
Trump pardons wealthy businessman even though his own Justice Department “had lauded the indictment of Timothy J. Leiweke as an effort to root out corruption”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
pro-corruption,
pro-crime
President:
Trump pardons wealthy businessman even though his own Justice Department “had lauded the indictment of Timothy J. Leiweke as an effort to root out corruption”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
December 4, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Even more evidence that Trump is a
pro-corruption,
pro-crime
President:
Trump pardons wealthy businessman even though his own Justice Department “had lauded the indictment of Timothy J. Leiweke as an effort to root out corruption”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
pro-corruption,
pro-crime
President:
Trump pardons wealthy businessman even though his own Justice Department “had lauded the indictment of Timothy J. Leiweke as an effort to root out corruption”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
✅ ADOPTED
@empl.europarl.europa.eu MEPs have adopted a draft report on addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights.
🗳️: 35⬆️, 20⬇️, 0↔️.
Next ⏭️ plenary vote in January.
@empl.europarl.europa.eu MEPs have adopted a draft report on addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights.
🗳️: 35⬆️, 20⬇️, 0↔️.
Next ⏭️ plenary vote in January.
December 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
✅ ADOPTED
@empl.europarl.europa.eu MEPs have adopted a draft report on addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights.
🗳️: 35⬆️, 20⬇️, 0↔️.
Next ⏭️ plenary vote in January.
@empl.europarl.europa.eu MEPs have adopted a draft report on addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights.
🗳️: 35⬆️, 20⬇️, 0↔️.
Next ⏭️ plenary vote in January.
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
mmm, great point, outsourcing and subcontracting do cloud the issue!
November 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
mmm, great point, outsourcing and subcontracting do cloud the issue!
see, I knew I didn’t trust that dog — he went from public service to private subcontracting, and it turns out he’s in the Mob too
November 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
see, I knew I didn’t trust that dog — he went from public service to private subcontracting, and it turns out he’s in the Mob too