12 Amendments of Marek PLURA related to 2015/2116(INI)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the current refugee crisis is used by extremists to proliferate a negative attitude towards ethnic and religious minorities across the Member States, which undermines core values of the EU;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the employment rate of women with disabilities in the EU (44%) is significantly lower compared to the employment rate of men with disabilities (52%);
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas only half of the people between 55 and 65 are in employment, and long- underlines the fact that the female employment rate in this age group in some Member States is around or less than 30%, and the gender employment gap is the highest - 14,5 pps compared to the gap for the middle age group (30-54 years old)- 12.4 pps and the young group (20-29 years old) - 8.3 pps1a , takes the view that long-term unemployment is particularly prevalent among younger and older employees;, especially women; __________________ 1a Source: Eurostat, LFS, 2012
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that according to the EU Agency of Fundamental Rights all forms of discrimination, including multiple and intersection discrimination, to a great extent hinder the deployment of human capital and constitutes a barrier in career development; underlines the fact that people with disabilities are often victims of those types of discrimination;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that the protection against discrimination on the grounds of religion and belief in the European Union is currently provided in both human rights law and anti-discrimination law and these two are mutually influencing each other;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the Member States to interpret the EU law in such as way as to provide a basis for a wide concept of disability, following the definition from the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and combining those elements that are advantageous for disabled persons, and regrets that some Member States still have legislation in place that require a threshold of 50 % of incapacity and official medical certification17 ; __________________ 17 Ibid.
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the fact that all Member States offer grants or subsidies to employers providing reasonable accommodation, thereby incentivising employers to adapt the workplace in order to hireso that people with disabilities can have access to an open labour market;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages the Member States to contemplate the adoption of a universal design standard for creating working surroundings that take into account the needs of persons with disabilities; underlines the importance of promotion and the inclusion of the principles of universal design into the Members States national laws regarding design for the workplace and public space, calls on Member States to respect EU commitments on accessibility, welcomes therefore the progress in works on the European Accessibility Act;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of having elderly in the workplace who can pass on their knowledge and experience to younger workers, and regrets the fact that age is the first grounds for employment discrimination;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Recalls that pursuing court cases, and ensuring adequate representation, is still problematic in some cases22 , and urges the Member States to find ways to help victims in this regard, including by means of tax exemptions, legal aid and assistance from specialised NGOs, etc., and by ensuring legal redress and adequate representation; __________________ 22 EPRS, op. cit.
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls on employers to create anti- discriminatory working environments for their employees through respecting and implementing the existing anti- discrimination directives based on the principle of equal treatment regardless of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation; calls on the Commission to monitor the implementation of the related measures;