Activities of Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ related to 2018/2077(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on care services in the EU for improved gender equality PDF (361 KB) DOC (87 KB)
Amendments (32)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ratified by the European Union and all Member States
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
- having regard to the Economic Policy Committee and European Commission Joint Report on Health Care and Long-Term Care Systems & Fiscal Sustainability of October 2016
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions on Enhancing Community- Based Support and Care for Independent Living
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the European Economic and Social Committee opinion of 21 September 2016 on the rights of live-in care workers
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas 80 million Europeans have a disability, and that number is increasing;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the unequal distribution of child and informal long-term care between men and women has a significant impact on the gender pension gap, standing at 37%; whereas older women face a higher risk of poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, under Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, everyone has the right to an independent life and inclusion in the community, which requires the provision not only of independent housing, but also of support services that reflect the needs of persons with a disability;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas although the number of care homes for the elderly has increased over the last 10 years in nearly all Member States, the demand is still outstripping the availability of care; whereas a lack of disaggregated information at a national level, including on financial investments, and a lack of quality indicators makes this important part of care infrastructure difficult to monitorcomparison between Member States difficult;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas although the number of care homes for the elderlyolder persons has increased over the last 10 years in nearly all Member States, the demand is still outstripping the availability of care and there is urgent need for further investment in community-based, or home-based long- term care services; whereas a lack of disaggregated information at a national level, including on financial investments, and a lack of quality indicators makes this important part of care infrastructure difficult to monitor;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas deinstitutionalisation is an EU priority, and whereas the shift from institutional to community-based care is also one of the objectives of the European Structural and Investment Funds;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas children and adults with low functioning autism are likely to have a hard time completing daily activities alone, and generally require assistance with most activities;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the prohibition of institutional facilities is an ex-ante conditionality for obtaining funding from the European Structural and Investment Funds;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Draws attention to the difficult situation of families looking after a child or relative with a disability, given that the care in these cases is life-long;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Draws attention to the lack of respite services for parents of children with a disability; points out that this lack of support very often makes it totally impossible for the parents to work; notes, in this connection, the alarming lack of facilities for people with severe autism;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a directive on work-life balance for workers and carers and emphasises, in this context, the importance of the individual rights of leave and flexible working arrangements for helping working individuals to manage their private and professional lives; believes that for the purposes of future development, the aim should be to progressively extend parental and care leave9, and to ensure non-transferable parental leave, guarantees in relation to dismissal, return on the same or equivalent post and protection from discrimination carried out on the basis of leave-taking decisions, and the extension of rights to those who need to take leave in order to care for dependents other than children; _________________ 9As called for in www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do? pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P7-TA-2010- 0373+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a directive on work-life balance for workers and carers and emphasises, in this context, the importance of the individual rights of leave and right to ask for flexible working arrangements for helping working individualparents to manage their private and professional lives; believes that for the purposes of future development, the aim should be to progressively extend parental and care leave9 , and to ensure non-transferable parental leave, guarantees in relation to dismissal, return on the same or equivalent post and protection from discrimination carried out on the basis of leave-taking decisions, and the extension ofimprove the rights tof those who need to take leave in order to care for dependents other than children; _________________ 9 As called for in www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do? pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P7-TA-2010- 0373+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN
Amendment 167 #
5. Notes a variety of care services, such as early childhood care and education, care services for the elderly and careolder persons and care, or support for persons with disabilities, and that differing policy approaches have therefore been developed;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that quality care is above all about the ability of services to respect the dignity and human rights of those using them, including by ensuring their inclusion in the community. The transition towards community-based services is, in this regard, a welcome development, that should involve monitoring in terms of the quality of the services being developed; such a transition should not increase the burden of informal carers;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that accessibility derives from a combination of cost and flexi, flexibility and accessibility based on geographical availability and that there should therefore be a range of care service provisions, both public and private, and for care at home and in home- like settings; considers, furthermore, that family members should either be able to voluntarily provide care or be subsidised by the Member States to procure care services;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the fact that the prohibitive costs of childcare have a negative impact on children from low income families, putting them at a disadvantage from an early age; emphasises that every child has the right to good-quality care and to early childhood development, including a full range of social stimuli;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the fact that the prohibitive costs of childcare have a negative impact on children from low income families, putting them at a disadvantage from an early age; emphasises that every child has the right to good-quality care and to early childhood development, including a full range of social stimulicalls on the Member States to further strengthen programs aimed at the improvement of early childhood development;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that those planning, programming and providing care services have a responsibility to take cognisance of users’ needs and that care services for the elderlyolder persons and persons with disabilities must be planned and developed with the active and meaningful participation of the users;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Further calls on the Commission to develop harmonised definitions and indicators to assess the accessibility, quality and efficiency of care services for children, persons with disabilities and the elderly at an EU level; calls on the Commission to monitor their implementation and promote correctivesuggest action where and when may be needed;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Believes that every person with support needs should have the right to choose accessible and personalised care services;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. UrgesCalls on the Commission to present to the Council for approval a European carers’ programme, with a view to identifying and recognising the various types of informal care-giving in Europe, developing definitions of informal carers and guaranteeing financial support for carers, and progressively developing their work-life balance including through, for example, annual leave;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Is of the opinion that regardless of the differences between the users to which they cater, care services should be developed in individualized and comprehensive fashion in order to meet the needs for a work-life balance and bring more equal representation of women and men in the labour market;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Is of the opinion, that care services should be, in cases where this is relevant, aimed at a comprehensive family support (such as help with the household, tutoring, childcare);
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the provision of funding for all types of care services, with special regard to the transition from institutional to community-based care services through the European Social Fund+ and other financial instruments whose purpose is to fund social infrastructure;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to consider making social security contributions applicable across borders, so that a person’s Member State of origin could finance the placement of that citizen into a social service facility in another Member State (in cases where such a facility is not available in the Member State of origin);
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Is concerned about the working conditions in many care services, such as long working hours, inadequate pay, lack of training, psychological support and often insufficient occupational health and safety practices; is concerned that care work is seen as an unattractive sector for employment;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the Commission to serve as a best-suited platform for the exchange of best practices among the Member States concerning the different models of provision for care services;