Freedom to supply services and workers' rights: posting of workers

Parliament adopted by 187 votes to 115 with 18 abstentions the report by Mihail Papayannakis (Soc., GR) on a proposal for a directive concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services. Parliament also adopted by 231 votes to 131 with 4 abstentions an amendment tabled by the Committee on Social Affairs which provided that Member States should designate the competent authorities to monitor the application of the directive. Parliament wished for Member States to ensure that the competent authorities could apply remedies in order put an end to infringements of the provisions of the directive.�