22 Amendments of Edouard MARTIN related to 2018/2055(INI)
Amendment 9 #
A. whereas gender equality is a core value of the EU, recognised in the Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights; whereas gender-based violence stems from unequal powerbalance of power and responsibilities relationships between men and women and is linked to patriarchy and persisting gender-based discriminations;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas both sexual and psychological harassment are prohibited in employment at EU level, including in relation to access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and comes under health and safety considerations;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas it is the responsibility of the European institutions and European agencies to keep improving mechanisms in place by implementing the most efficient rules in order to raise awareness on the definition of sexual harassment and to protect the workers;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas cases of sexual harassment are significantly underreported due to low social awareness of the issue, fear of talking about the topic, fear of losing work, difficulty to get evidence, insufficient reporting and monitoring channels, as well as the normalisation of violence;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas sexual and psychological harassment are phenomena that involve victims and perpetrators of all ages, educational and cultural backgrounds, incomes and social statuses, and whereas this phenomenon has physical, sexual, emotional and psychological consequences for the victim; whereas gender stereotypes and sexism, including sexist hate speech, offline and online, are root causes of many forms of violence and discrimination against women and prevent women’s empowerment;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas EU law requires that Member States and European institutions and agencies must ensure that an equality body is in place to provide independent assistance to victims of harassment, conduct independent surveys, collect relevant, disaggregated, comparable data, conduct research on definitions and classifications, publish independent reports and make recommendations on matters of employment and training, on access to and the supply of goods and services, and for the self-employed;
Amendment 37 #
Q. whereas the legitimacy of women in the political sphere is still sometimes challenged, and women are victims of stereotypes, which discourage them from engaging in politics, a phenomenon that is particularly conspicuous at all levels where women in politics are less represented;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas neither all national and regional parliaments, nor all local councils have specific structures and internal rules in place establishing proper channels for ensuring the safe, confidential lodging and treatment of harassment complaints; whereas training on sexual and psychological harassment should be compulsory for all staff and members of parliament, including the European Parliament;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure proper and adequate funding mechanisms for programmes and actions to combat sexual and psychological harassment against women at all levels;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Call on the European Ombudswoman to collect data on the different existing rules of protection within the European institutions and agencies and to provide binding conclusions in order to harmonize the rules with the best standards;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in cooperation with Eurostat and the EIGE, to improve and promote the collection of relevant, disaggregated, comparable data on cases of sexual and psychological harassment; at national, regional and local levels;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on Member States, with adequate public funding, to ensure that law enforcement officers and judges are trained to understand violence and harassment at the workplace and beyond;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on Member States to guarantee quality, easily accessible, and adequately funded specialised services for victims of gender- based violence and sexual and psychological harassment and to acknowledge that these manifestations of VAW are interconnected and that they have to be tackled on the basis of a holistic approach;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the urgent need for Member States, local and regional authorities, employers’ organisations and trade unions to support and encourage women to report cases of sexual harassment, gender-based discrimination, and bullying;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises the urgent need for an international labour standard on violence and harassment at work, which should provide a legislative framework for all levels of governments, employers, companies and trade union action;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that some sectors and occupations have a higher exposure to violence, particularly healthcare, public emergency services, politics, education, transport, domestic work, agriculture and the rural economy, as well as the textiles, clothing, leather and footwear sectors;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that some groups of workers can be more affected by bullying and violence at the workplace, especially pregnant women and parents, women with disabilities, migrant women, indigenous women, LGBTI people and women working part-time, trainees or on temporary contracts;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Member States to take measures to ensure equal pay by allowing transparency on pay slips and right to information for supposed victims as a means of avoiding the abuse of power and to promote gender equality, which is fundamental to combating VAW;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Acknowledges that parity lists at all levels play a key role in enabling the participation of women in politics;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on all political parties to take concrete steps, including the European Parliament, to tackle this problem, including revising internal party regulations to introduce a zero-tolerance policy for perpetrators of sexual harassment and the bullying of women in politics;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on politicians to encourage management training and to follow those trainings in order to avoid laissez-faire attitudes on the part of leadership and to identify situations in which VAW occurs;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission and Member States to carry out further research into the causes and consequences of sexual harassment in public spaces; including the impact that sexist and stereotyped advertisements may have on the incidence of violence and harassment;