← Votes·2020-02-13

Child labour in mines in Madagascar

Social Affairs64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "labour"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 112703Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+6 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Child labour in mines in Madagascar”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP and ESN voted mostly against. PfE and ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (392 for, 141 against, 95 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

392

Against

141

Abstain

Margin of victory

251 votes

Turnout (cast)

628

Absent

Participation rate

89.3%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 27Against 120Abstain 10Absent 22

S&D136 MEPs

For 125Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

Renew101 MEPs

For 89Against 2Abstain 3Absent 7

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE66 MEPs

For 19Against 9Abstain 29Absent 9

ECR63 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 43Absent 9

NI44 MEPs

For 26Against 3Abstain 6Absent 9

The Left37 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France66
Germany49
Spain39
Romania18
Netherlands17

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Latvia
Poland
Romania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 13Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 66Against 5Abstain 2Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 49Against 36Abstain 2Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 3Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 12

Ireland12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 6Abstain 31Absent 10

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 5Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 15Against 9Abstain 23Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 39Against 11Abstain 3Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs