Activities of Sarah WIENER related to 2020/2007(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on impacts of EU rules on the free movements of workers and services: intra-EU labour mobility as a tool to match labour market needs and skills
Amendments (14)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Motion for Resolution on European protection of cross-border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID-19 crisis (2020/2664(RSP)),
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to Article 45 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the principle of the free movement of workers is enshrined in Article 45 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, but EU citizenship alone does not prevent migrant workers from being in a condition of vulnerability and being involved in situations of exploitation, including inits most severe forms;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas labour mobility should not only be free but also fair; whereas the principle of equal treatment is enshrined in Article 45(2) of the TFEU, forbidding any discrimination based on nationality between workers of the Member States as regards employment, remuneration and other conditions of work and employment; whereas this principle applies equally to cross border and seasonal workers, who must be guaranteed equal treatment with workers who are nationals of their host Member State in line with EU legislation, whether it be equal rights, equal working conditions or equal protection;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Urges the ELA to promote actions to regulate, license and monitor recruitment agencies (including those based in third countries) and encourage agricultural business associations to adopt monitoring mechanisms and set common decent work standards;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the need to link the Common Agricultural Policy and the EU social policies by making CAP Payments conditional on the respect of labour, health and safety as well as environmental provisions to promote equal treatment and environmental protection;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Urges the Commission to make sure that the Farm to Fork Strategy and the current revision of the Common Agriculture Policy deliver for agricultural workers in Europe, including seasonal, migrant and other mobile workers;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Notes that the CAP Rural Development Programmes can be employed to foster the inclusion of migrants and refugees in rural areas with rights-based policies concerning services, housing, transport, health, infrastructure and economic diversification, all of which can spur rural development;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that family workers still represent the vast majority of agricultural labour in Europe, and that insufficient generational renewal is one of the major challenges faced by the farming sector across the EU, resulting in fewer farmers in the sector year after yeartherefore new entrants and young farmers should be especially promoted and supported;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Considers that 10 million people are, in addition to landowners and their families, employed in the European agricultural sector, constituting an important part of the rural population;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Points out the need for a holistic European Migration Code, which addresses the vulnerabilities migrant workers face, reduces inequalities, ensures decent working conditions for all workers, and allows migrants to play an active role in rural societies;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that technological innovation is a driver of structural change within farms and agricultural labour markets, and that many holdings across Europe are not sufficiently prepared for taking up technological innovation owing to the low level of agricultural training of their farm managers and farm workers, a level which differs significantly among Member States; stresses the need for provision of support and advice in terms of sustainability and digitalisation; considers that, priority must be given to provision of basic digital skills to all people related to farming activities, including information on their rights and obligations within digitalisation;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7