10 Amendments of Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS related to 2016/2062(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Aa. whereas the aviation sector in the EU faces fierce competition from third- country operators, including operators, which use low-cost labour and circumvention of international labour conventions as well as state aid to dump prices; whereas this encourages EU operators to reduce labour costs and thus gradually undermines social standards in the Member States and the EU;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the increasing use of precarious employment models in aviation inside the Union further creates downwards pressure on social and labour rights and has adverse effects on health and safety; whereas high-quality employment and training is directly linked to the safety and security of passengers and staff;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s communication on ‘An Aviation Strategy for Europe’; regrets, however, the lack of concrete initiatives to curb social dumping in the sector; stresses that action is needed to reinforce the social agenda and maintain high-quality jobs in aviation; believes that ensuring a level playing field in the sector in the EU and globally is crucial;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the importance of strong, independent social partners in the aviation sector, an institutionalised social dialogue and the participation of employees in company matters; underlines that the rights to form and to join a trade union and to undertake collective action are fundamental rights in the Union;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists that direct employment must remain the usualbe the standard form of employment in aviation in order to ensure safety and high- quality jobs; stresses that in particular airline pilots cannot be considered to be independent of the companies for which they work; further calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that workers' rights are safeguarded in the sense of Directive 2001/23/EC in the event of acquisition or transfer of company;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to come forward with legislative initiatives to prevent flags of convenience, rule shopping and unfair competition in aviation, including a ban on zero-hours contracts and pay-to-fly schemes; stresses that bogus self-employment has significant consequences with regard to the social protection of workers and safety and has an adverse effect on the level playing field; insist therefore that the Commission and Member States clarify the provisions, drawing on ILO Convention 198, so that a distinction can be drawn between employees and self- employed workers in order to put an effective stop to bogus self-employment;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to prevent social dumping and possible illegal use of foreign workers on board EU-registered planesthird- country workers on board EU-registered planes; believes that third-country workers on board EU-registered planes must have the same social and labour rights as those applying to the operators' employees residing inside the EU;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists that any agreements in the field of EU External Aviation Policy must include respect for human rights and fundamental ILO conventioninclude all relevant ILO conventions; in this regard, insists that Member States have the right to deny airlines landing rights on their territory if non-EU operators do not respect human rights or exercise unfair competition, including respect for workers' rights;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to invest in mandatory education and training in all parts of the aviation value chain; recognizes the importance of establishing minimum requirements for education and training in the EU in order to ensure a high level of quality and safety in the aviation sector;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to guarantee all workers in the aviation sector decent working conditions, including health and safety at work; stresses that this includes protection against exposure to particle pollution in airports.