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On 3 September, Commissioner Marianne Thyssen exchanged with the European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs on the revised Posted Workers Directive. The subject was equal treatment of posted workers in their host country, as well as social protection of employees, which shall put a stop to the infamous race to the bottom and social dumping. However, one question was not dealt with: What actually happens if a company that posted workers goes bankrupt in the home country, leaving employees behind with unpaid wages?