7 Amendments of Elisabeth SCHROEDTER related to 2008/2249(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas subcontracting may also be carried out by pure manpower firms that sometimes operate as so-called letterbox companies, whichand whereas in many cases only a single contract is awarded or workers are hired only for that specific purpose; whereas this highlights the nature of the construction industry as a sector of rapidly changing, often fixed term employment relationships where the position of workers is often precarious,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the construction sector has been especially vulnerable to abuses in its often complicated subcontracting chains, but whereas in other service sectors as well subcontracting chains are becoming a much more frequent phenomenon, giving rise to wage undercutting,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the basic principle of equal pay for equal work in the same place applies to all employees, regardless of their status and the nature of their contracts;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its invitation to the Commission to put forward a proposal on social labelling, based on criteria such as compliance with core labour standards, social rights, employee training and equal treatment; calls for compliance with the standards and the granting of the rights referred to above to be made compulsory for principal contractors awarded public contracts; calls on the Commission to take measures under procurement law to foster and strengthen the use of a social label of this kind in connection with the award of public contracts;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that the Commission in particular has a responsibility in this area and calls on it to make the criteria central to corporate social responsibility, such as compliance with key labour standards, social rights, further training for workers and equal treatment, components of the code of conduct which it is drawing up in connection with the implementation of the services directive under the title 'Quality of services - the role of the European Code of Conduct';
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes note of the Commission's proposal for a Directive providing for sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals, in which the Commission introduces the idea of joint and several liability into Community legislation; welcomes the fact that in so doing the Commission has shown that joint and several liability as a European rule is a suitable instrument to guarantee that all subcontractors assume their corporate responsibility in respect of employees' rights;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes that all measures which inform employees about their rights and support them in the exercise of those rights make a vital contribution to fostering corporate social responsibility; calls on the Member States to ensure, as a matter of principle, that employees are informed of their rights; in that connection, regards the social partners as having a particular responsibility;