10 Amendments of Lucy ANDERSON related to 2015/2255(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the transport sector is facing challenges with the increase of unfair practices such as "flags of convenience" and the use of atypical and precarious employment arrangements which give rise to downgrading of workers' terms and conditions and have a negative effect on safety;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to swiftly implement all relevant social legislation covering the transport sector; strongly urges the Commission to propose measures to address existing unfair and exploitative employment practices across all transport modes and to monitor more closely the implementation and proper enforcement of the existing legislation, as well as eradicating existing legislative loopholes;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission to ensure that proposals on the opening-up of services in all transport markets go hand in hand with the proper enforcement of EU social legislation, and with support measures to avoid disparities in social conditions in the different Member States; stresses that the opening-up of transport markets should not lead to downgrading of terms and conditions for workers, poorer-quality services, unfair business practices, creation of monopolies or distortion of fair competition in respect to the social protection of transport workers;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to enhance social dialogue in the transport and logistics sectors as a whole, including postal and delivery services; underlines the importance of targeting unfair competition through exploitative employment practices where it already exists;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to investigate social dumping in all transport areas and to establish a set of sanctions on undertakings which violate the European rules, including fines and/or loss of operating licence when necessary;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to suspendcombat and outlaw effectively such business practices as precarious contracts (bogus self- employment, zero-hour contracts, pay- to- fly-schemes, etc.), letter-box companies and flags of convenience in order to ensure the social protection of workers; calls for the adoption of a social code, and where appropriate legislation ensuring minimum standards for transport workers;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the introduction of appropriate control devices, using modern technology, for all transport modes for professional use so as to monitor working and rest time effectively, with a view to ensuring proper implementation of existing legislation, and for the creation of an "electronic and integrated operator file" for all operators operating with the Community licence aiming at gathering all relevant data on carrier, vehicle and driver identified during roadside checks;
Amendment 134 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls the Commission to consider extending the scope of the legislation on driving times, breaks and rest periods for professional drivers to good vehicles of less than 3,5 tons in order to avoid circumvention strategies.
Amendment 164 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the creation of a European Road Transport Agency to ensure proper implementation of EU legislation related to the vehicle, the driver and the undertaking, and promote standardisation across all Member States, including the social dimension, such as working conditions and labour issues in road transport;
Amendment 232 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to establish minimum training requirements for maintenance personnelall personnel involved in safety operations in the railway sector and to safeguard the economic equilibrium of public service obligations.