Activities of Dragoş PÎSLARU related to 2020/2086(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Equal treatment in employment and occupation in light of the UNCRPD (debate)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas persons with disabilities (PwD) are denied their right to engage in workhave a right to full participation in the labour market and society; whereas there is ample evidence that PwD are denied their right to participate in the labour market on an equal basis with others;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas PwD face discrimination based on the intersection betweecontinue to face multiple and intersectional discrimination based on their disability and their gender, race, ethnicity, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, migration status or socioeconomic background;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas only 50.6 % of PwD are in employment compared with 74.8 % of persons without disabilities39 ; whereas only 20,7% of women with disabilities and 28,6% of men with disabilities are in full- time employment1a; whereas PwD living in institutions or considered to be unable to work are excluded from these statistics40 ; whereas these figures do not reveal the type, quality and conditions of employment; whereas PwD are a diverse group and are often subject to intersectional discrimination, whose cumulative effects have a tangible impact on employment; _________________ 1a Gender Equality Index 2019 39EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) 2017. 40 Ibid.
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas harassment in the workplace hinders access to employment, job retention and equal career paths in particular for women with disabilities;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas employment-related discrimination against PwDdisadvantage, exclusion and discrimination of persons with disabilities in the labour market is interrelated with the lack of inclusive education and vocational training, discrimination in the field of housing, health, and lack of accessibility;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas equal access to quality education and lifelong learning is essential for enabling persons with disabilities to participate fully in the labour market and therefore in society; whereas digital and green skills are essential for ensuring equal access of persons with disabilities to the current and future labour market;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls onEncourages the Member States to use compulsory workplace diversity quotas with sanctions for non-compliance, including fines, the money of which is to be invested in inclusive education and employment programmes for PwD; calls onencourages the Member States also to implement compulsory annual diversity plans with targets and periodic evaluation and to support employers in recruiting PwD, for example by establishing a voluntary list of applicants with disabilities from which to hire candidates; calls on the Member States to provide training on the applicable rules;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU institutions to lead by example by setting diversity quotas, developing internal guidelines on RA, ensuring fairness and full accessibility in the recruitment process and in the workplace and, employing PwD at all levels and actively seeking PwD to fill in positions; calls on the Member States to do the same in their public administration;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to adopt sustainable inclusive employment policies, to use fiscal incentives and other financial support measures for companieSMEs hiring PwD, to support inclusive companies through public procurement, and to help companies offering targeted positive action measures to tackle intersectional disadvantage;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to continuously assess the effectiveness of existing sheltered workshops in providing PwD with skills to gain employment in the open labour market, to ensure that they are bound by legal frameworks covering social security, minimum wages and non- discrimination and to phase them out; calls on the Commission to monitor this process;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to take active measures to safeguard non- discrimination for all, to provide RA at all stages of work, including employment rehabilitation, and to ensure that PwD can exercise their labour and trade union rights on equal terms and that they are protected from violence and harassment, including sexual harassment; calls for the EU institutions to take the same measures;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the existing gender, disability and ethnic pay gap, thereby combating wage discrimination and the risk of in-work poverty for workers subject to intersectional discrimination, especially focusing on LGBTI, women, Roma and refugees;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to propose binding legislation on the standards for equality bodies, thereby providing them with a stronger mandate and adequate resources to safeguard the equal treatment of PwD and ensure accessible information dissemination for all;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Acknowledges that free movement is a fundamental right within the EU; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to extend the usage of the EU Disability Card to all the Member States and to widen its scope so that it can be used for the recognition of one’s disability status and to access services throughout the EU, thereby making it easier for persons with disabilities to work abroad;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on Member States to speed up deinstitutionalisation, providing effective, regional and decentralized systems of care, including social activation services, at all levels of the society, ensuring smoother involvement in the labour market and in society overall;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to mainstream the rights of persons with disabilities when designing and implementing actions aimed at developing digital and green skills to enable all citizens to participate in the labour market;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to mainstream the rights of PwD in all employment-related proposals while taking into consideration the specific situation of those subject to intersectional discrimination;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses in this regard the need to appoint a disability focal point in all EU institutions, including in all Commission DGs and Agencies, together with establishing an inter-institutional coordination mechanism in order to ensure disability mainstreaming in all EU legislation;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Council to adoptunblock the proposed horizontal anti-discrimination directive without any further delay, thereby extending protection tof PwD outside the sphere of employment;