Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2016/2221(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Working conditions and precarious employment (A8-0224/2017 - Neoklis Sylikiotis) EL
Amendments (12)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the geography, topography and accessibility of the land, in particular in mountainous areas, necessarily make employment and working conditions in the farming industry very problematic and insecure; whereas the Troika's austerity policies affect agriculture even more and reduce employment in that sector;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas equality between men and women is a fundamental right that presupposes a guarantee of equal opportunities and equal treatment; in all sectors;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereasdeploring the fact that these inherent problems are compounded by short-term factors, such as economic uncertainties and unpredictable weather, which, as can be seen today, make the situation of workers in the farming industry all the more difficult;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C wWhereas it is deplorable to note that women suffer particular discrimination in relation to access to the labour market, with substantially lower wages, major pension disparities and more uncertain and precarious employment ties; whereas maternity represents an unacceptable form of discrimination against women in relation to accessing and remaining in the labour market;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that farmers and farm workers are, by virtue of their profession, exposed to a range of external factors, such as price and market fluctuations or even unpredictable weather, that make employment prospects precarious and insecure; considers that the Commission and the Member States must encourage the use of income-stabilisation and risk- management tools and take measures to strengthen the agricultural sector within the Union;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is deplorable to note that the EU’s macro-economic and austerity policies have resulted in increasing levels of poverty and inequality, particularly affecting women in the southern European Member States such as Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Draws attentCalls on the Commission to thake specifical measures to address the case of seasonal workers, whose working conditions are particularly precarious; understands ‘seasonal workers’ to be workers who have entered into open-ended or fixed-term employment contracts, the duration and renewal of which are contingent to a major degree on seasonal factors, such as the changing weather, public holidays and/or the timing of harvests; calls on the Commission and the Member States to regulate the social and legal status of seasonal workers and to provide them with social security cover;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that combating poverty and inequalities between men and women necessarily entailpresupposes a fairer distribution of wealth and betterimproved employment legislation, notably through collective bargaining, higher wages, and implementation of the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’ or ‘work of equal value’, and social protection;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that young people and women have particular difficulty in finding jobs in rural areas or starting a farm of their own in Member States of the southern Europe, such as Greece, Spain, Italy and Portugal; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that funding for young farmers and support programmes for women in rural areas guarantee high- quality jobs with fair wages;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States to take immediate measures to eliminate the pay and pension differential between women and men and put an end to all forms of precarious employment;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on Member States to introduce legislation to protect or increase maternity, paternity and parental rights and asks that this protection should also be reflected in employment legislation; urgescalls on the Commission to submit a new maternity directive, respecting Parliament’s position.
Amendment 91 #
5. Calls on the Member States to emphasise the role that the social partners and social protection agencies should play in rural areas in combating undeclared work and improving safety and well-being at work, with a view to promoting the integratingon of all types of farm worker, particularly young people and women, even - and above all - those engaged in seasonal work.