Activities of Inês Cristina ZUBER related to 2012/2292(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Cross-border collective bargaining and transnational social dialogue
Amendments (10)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the EU is currently facing the worst economic and financial crisis since the great depression of the 1930s, a crisis aggravated by the so-called austerity measures that have been imposed on Member States by the EU institutions in the context of economic governance policies and 'financial assistance' programmes;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas women's right to equality is a condition for a democratic and human society and the free development of women's creative and productive capacities;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that trade union federations have the task of exercising the right to collective bargaining and Member States have the task of guaranteeing that this right and collective labour agreements are not violated;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the right of all citizens, particularly women, to take part in political life and policy-making in their countries, specifically by holding public office and being elected to trade union and worker representation bodies, without either privileges or discrimination;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that collective bargaining represents a valuable complement to legislation in promoting gender equality and is a key mechanism for gender mainstreaming in employment, in particular as a mechanism for combating wage discrimination;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights women's right to take part in shaping and implementing major policy issues in the sectors concerned;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Urges the Member States to guarantee that women can exercise their rights in all areas of society, prohibiting and penalising all forms of discrimination;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Urges the Member States to guarantee the right to equal employment opportunities as regards access, vocational training and promotion and the principle of 'equal pay for equal work';
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Urges the Member States effectively to recognise maternity and paternity as an outstanding social function, guaranteeing the rights to leave that are enshrined in the legislation;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Urges the Member States to take into account that the right to work is an essential precondition if women are to enjoy effective equal rights, economic independence and professional fulfilment, and therefore insists that precarious employment should be eradicated through the mandatory application of the principle that for every actual job there should be a permanent post, and by recognising and enhancing the right to work with rights;