subcontracting
- present participle of subcontract.
Example Sentences
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Other provisions of the agreement include a “significant ongoing contribution” to build housing for hospitality workers, protections against automation and subcontracting, and premium pay for the World Cup and 2027 Super Bowl, Petersen said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Workers were demanding salary increases, protection against subcontracting and job loss through automation, and were refusing to comply with FIFA’s request to collect sensitive private information such as nationality and home addresses.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
At issue is the near-ubiquitous practice of brands subcontracting work to suppliers, who in turn contract to others, amid ever-tighter margins and scant oversight of labour conditions.
From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025
Ferguson's could benefit indirectly - it already has a small subcontracting order to build units for the frigate HMS Birmingham - but the demand might go further.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025
From the first house the workers went out because of the subcontracting system, and from the second practically on account of lockout.
From Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls by Clark, Sue Ainslie
