Activities of Inês Cristina ZUBER related to 2015/2107(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
EU Strategic framework on health and safety at work 2014-2020 (A8-0312/2015 - Ole Christensen) PT
EU Strategic framework on health and safety at work 2014-2020 (debate) PT
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020
Amendments (42)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the right to work ing conditions are deteriorating and inequalities between Member States in terms of working conditions are increas a proper health and safety environment is a fundamental employment right that is constantly under challenge as a result of the working conditions currently on offer for workers, who, faced with the prospect of unemployment and impoverishment, are forced to accept anything; whereas the economic crisis has been contributing to the aggravation of working conditions;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas preventing occupational risks and promoting health and safety at the workplace are fundamental ways of creating and maintaining healthier and safer working environments, improving working conditions and effectively combating workplace accidents and occupational diseases;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas men have more workplace accidents than women, but women, because of their exposure to particular risks, suffer from occupational diseases to a greater extent;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas there is a stereotype of women as having lower-risk jobs, whereas the overall view in Europe is that the division of labour between men and women is never neutral, and whereas, in general, that division obscures women's health problems, as a result of which less preventive action is taken in connection with women's jobs;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas women in particular can face specific risks, such as musculoskeletal disorders or specific types of cancer, as a result of the nature of some jobs where they are over-represented;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas work-related stress is the second most frequent health problem in Europe - after musculoskeletal disorders - and almost half of all workers consider it to be common at their workplace; whereas it accounts for almost half the number of working days lost each year and represents an annual cost to society put at EUR 240 billion;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas, because of the austerity policies advocated by the EU, the most common causes of work-related stress, in particular among women, are precarious employment, longer working times, shorter rest periods, more intensive work patterns and competition among workers, bullying or harassment at work, and labour market discrimination against women, contributing to the dehumanisation of work;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. whereas identifying at-risk workers and detecting symptoms early are vital strategies for preventing musculoskeletal disorders, as is the introduction of a follow-up and monitoring system based on clinical assessments, in order to produce a more up-to-date reference model;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital A h (new)
Recital A h (new)
Ah. whereas the cost of stress at work and of accidents at work is borne by the whole of society, in general, while liability ought to lie with employers who are responsible for stress and accidents;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Recital A i (new)
Recital A i (new)
Ai. whereas, at a time when the EU and Member States are pursuing policies of austerity, it is more essential than ever to discuss the 'social' cost of workplace accidents resulting from failings or negligence on the part of employers, who still regard health and safety at work as a cost to be avoided;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital A j (new)
Recital A j (new)
Aj. whereas combating accidents at work as a whole can succeed only by promoting a people-centred approach, in every respect, to the production process;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas employment segregation, pay gap, working time, workplaces, precarious working conditions, domestic division of labour, sexism and sex discrimination, as well as the physical differences between women and men, including in regard to reproduction, are factors affecting the hazards women face at work;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas good health, both mental and physical, is a fundamental right that hasis of positive value in itself;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the right to work in a proper health and safety environment is a fundamental employment right that is constantly under challenge as a result of the working conditions currently on offer for workers, who, faced with the prospect of unemployment and impoverishment, are forced to accept anything; whereas the economic crisis has been contributing to the aggravation of working conditions;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas preventing occupational risks and promoting health and safety at the workplace are fundamental ways of creating and maintaining healthier and safer working environments, improving working conditions and effectively combating workplace accidents and occupational diseases;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas identifying at-risk workers and detecting symptoms early are vital strategies for preventing musculoskeletal disorders, as is the introduction of a follow-up and monitoring system based on clinical assessments, in order to produce a more up-to-date reference model;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on Member States to pass on to employers the costs relating to treatment of occupational diseases and to accidents at work - the cost of drugs, sick-leave- related social security costs, the cost of rehabilitating and reintegrating workers, especially where occupational diseases that are work-related are involved, the cost of occupational-disease-based invalidity pensions, and the cost of exemptions in connection with transport and other public services for pension holders and persons with a disability - where those costs are attributable to poor working conditions;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas in the present situation, with the widespread implementation of ‘austerity policies’ by the EU and its Member States, it is essential to discuss the 'social' cost of workplace accidents resulting from non-compliance, carelessness or negligence on the part of employers, who still regard health and safety at work as a cost;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on Member States to step up public investment in appropriate and essential human, technical and financial resources in order to verify compliance with labour standards and penalise any violations thereof, in promoting specialised professional training in health and safety at work, and in campaigns to raise awareness and provide information and advice with regard to industrial relations;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on undertakings to ensure home health care services for all their employees, including for women with differing needs, such as women with a disability, pregnant women, migrant women and women of all ages;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the whole of society is overburdened by the cost of both workplace accidents and occupational diseases, and it should therefore be the employers of the workers affected who are liable for compensation;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas work-related stress is the second most frequent health problem in Europe - after musculoskeletal disorders - and almost half of all workers consider it to be common at their workplace; whereas it accounts for almost half the number of working days lost each year and represents an annual cost to society put at EUR 240 billion;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the most common causes of work-related stress – precarious employment, longer working times, shorter rest periods, more intensive work patterns and competition among workers, as well as bullying by supervisors and managers – have increased with the austerity policies imposed on the peoples and workers of the Member States, largely as a result of the European Union Treaties;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas worker representation at company level and commitment from management is importantnecessary to successful risk prevention at the workplace15 ; __________________ 15 Worker representation and consultation on health and safety, EU-OSHA (2012) https://osha.europa.eu/en/publications/repo rts/esener_workers-involvement
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas worker representation at company level and commitment from management is important to successful risk prevention at the workplace3, but the fight against workplace accidents, occupational diseases and psychosocial risks will be fully effective only if anthropocentric models are promoted in both business and public administration; __________________ 3 Worker representation and consultation on health and safety, EU-OSHA (2012) https://osha.europa.eu/en/publications/repo rts/esener_workers-involvement
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to address the increasing number of musculoskeletal diseases among women resulting from working conditions, as well as from household chores;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission to conduct a study, broken down by gender and age, into workplace well-being and exposure to stress at work;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on Member States to conduct studies, broken down by gender, age and area of economic activity, into the incidence of musculoskeletal disorders among the working population at national level, with a view to determining how best to monitor those disorders;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for an upgraded role for the social partners, in particular the trade unions, given their importance in providing information on, preventing, reporting and combating working practices which, in addition to being a serious affront to human dignity, are harmful practices contrary to corporate social responsibility and to the concept of decent work;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on Member States to link the work of labour standard monitoring authorities with the work of judicial authorities so as to hold firms to account which immorally violate the most basic human rights at the workplace;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that all employees have a right to the highest level of protection regarding health and safety in the workplace, which must be guaranteed regardless of the size of the employer, the underlying contract or the Member State of employment;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to address the increasing number of musculoskeletal diseases resulting from working conditions;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. is concerned by the fact that some employers use the financial crisis as an excuse to reduce health and safety standards, and calls for better and more effective controls by the Member States in cooperation with the social partners;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that it is vital and necessary to ensurguarantee a safe and healthy working environment throughout people’s working life in order to achieve the goal of active and healthy ageing for all workers;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. stresses furthermore that the participation of workers' organizations in planning national and risk assessment strategies both in public and in private sector are essential
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls for enhancing the role of trade unions, assuming its importance in informing, preventing, whistling and fighting against labour practices which are an offense to human dignity and reveal contrary to corporate social responsibility and decent work
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on Member States to ensure that the action taken by the authorities responsible for working conditions is coordinated with the judicial authorities, so as to hold to account employers who unlawfully and immorally violate the most basic human rights at the workplace;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on Member States to pass on to employers the costs relating to treatment of occupational diseases and accidents at work - the cost of drugs, sick-leave-related social security costs, the cost of rehabilitating and reintegrating workers, especially where occupational diseases that are work-related are involved, the cost of occupational-disease-based invalidity pensions, and the cost of exemptions in connection with transport and other public services for pensioners and persons with a disability, where those costs are attributable to poor working conditions;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. recalls that undeclared work is the most unprotected form of work and calls all Member states to develop practical tools both for control and compliance of employers using undeclared workers
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on the Member States to strength public investment (both in terms of human and technical resources, but also in regarding financial means) headed for the supervision regarding the compliance of labour standards and for the sanctioning of their violation, and also headed for the promotion of specialized training in health and safety fields and for campaigns to aware, inform and to advice on issues concerned to labour relations;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Urges the Commission to conduct a study, broken down by gender and age, into well-being and exposure to stress at work;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on Member States to conduct studies, broken down by gender, age and area of economic activity, into the incidence of musculoskeletal disorders among the working population at national level, with a view to preventing and combating the emergence of these disorders;