Activities of Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO related to 2016/2204(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Women and their roles in rural areas (short presentation) ES
Amendments (19)
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the economic crisis has affected the entire European Union, but it has had a particularly severe impact on rural areas, which are experiencing devastating levels of unemployment, poverty and depopulation, affecting women in particular, and the feminisation of poverty can also be seen in rural areas;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the European agri- industrial production model entails the use of large quantities of chemical products such as pesticides and fertilisers which, in addition to having extremely negative effects on our environment and consumer health, also has negative effects on the health of farmers, and these effects are more intense and prolonged in the case of women;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas in 2014 women were responsible for about 35 % of total working time in agriculture, carrying out 53.8 % of part-time work and 30.8 % of full-time work, thereby making a significant contribution to agricultural production; whereas work carried out by spouses and other female family members onwomen on family farms may constitutes ‘invisible work’;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas not being the owner of the farm means not having rights of any kind (rights to single payments, suckler cow premiums, vine planting rights, income, etc.), and this places women farmers in a highly vulnerable situation, where in some cases they are even excluded from aid for female workers within the framework of positive action schemes, and this situation occurs regardless of whether or not the women concerned are registered with the social security system;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas in 2007 only 29% of farm owners in the EU were women, which means that the majority of CAP aid goes to men, and furthermore women own the smallest farms which are often excluded from the CAP;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas women in rural areas also suffer from gender pay and pension gaps, and whereas more specifically the gender pay gap in rural areas is 10 % wider than in other areas, which means that more attention needs to be paid to establishing up-to-date statistics on female land ownership, and on their working conditions in rural areas;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas many women working on family farms are not registered with the social security services (usually because revenue from the farm is insufficient to cover social security contributions for both husband and wife); whereas this results in loss of entitlements such as sick leave and maternity leave, exclusion from voting in professional elections to agricultural representation bodies, and a significant shortfall in pension entitlements;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises women’s contribution to the economy in rural areas as entrepreneurs, heads of the family business and promoters of sustainable development and their importance as stakeholders in the entire economic and social development of these areas; stresses, in particular, women’s fundamental role as members of family farms, which constitute the main socioeconomic cell of rural areas that cares for food production, preservation of traditional knowledge and skills, cultural identity and protection of the environment;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages the Member States to monitor the situation of women in rural areas and to make use of existing measures and specific instruments under the CAP in order to increase the participation of women as beneficiaries; recommends that the Commission keep the provision on thematic sub-programmes on ‘Women in rural areas’ when reforming the CAP in the future, as these sub-programmes can play a role in creating job opportunities for women in rural areas; considers also that a gender should be a consideration regarding not only the CAP but also rural cohesion policies;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Objects to the CAP market orientation favouring inadmissible practices by large distributors that are causing job losses in rural areas; expresses concern at the impact on European agriculture of agreements that are currently being negotiated or ratified, such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada or the EU- MERCOSUR free-trade agreement;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States to encourage the participation of female spouses or other family members in the joint management of family farms;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the European institutions, through the CAP, to recognize and promote joint ownership of family farms, so that both women and men working on them have the same rights and the same obligations, thus ensuring that any entitlements are shared equally by each of the couple, regardless of the nature of their relationship;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Member States to ensure that income generated by family farms is legally allocated equally to family members working on it;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the European Institutions to facilitate CAP provisions for a balanced distribution of aid, ensuring support for small farms;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to promote a system of social security contributions aligned with real farm revenue while providing a uniform level of cover;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Member States to strengthen the role of the social partners and social welfare organisations, working alongside the authorities, in monitoring compliance with employment legislation, measures to prevent undeclared work and adherence to welfare and safety standards, thereby facilitating the social and economic integration of female workers as a whole, including migrant, seasonal and refugee workers;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States and regional and local governments to provide good quality facilities and public services for everyday life in rural areas, including aid to victims of domestic violenceviolence against women and prevention measures tailored to the conditions existing in rural areas, as well as transport and broadband infrastructure;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that rural areas within the Member States have a crucial economic and security role to play in our modern society, in which more than 12 million farmers provide a sufficient amount of food - which must be healthy and safe food- for half a billion consumers throughout the European Union; stresses that keeping these areas vibrant is of the utmost importance;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the European institutions and the Member States to advocate for a production model based on agro-ecology, which produces high-quality, healthy food for both the producer and consumer, contributes to mitigating the effects of climate change and creates more jobs;