Activities of Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS related to 2020/2086(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Equal treatment in employment and occupation in light of the UNCRPD (debate)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the fact that the Committee on Petitions receives a large number of petitions on the lack of implementation of the principle of equal treatment as regards access to employment, vocational training, promotion, and the working conditions of persons with disabilities, as well as has repeatedly called for the need to make the Petitions Web Portal more accessible, transparent and open to all citizens;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that a reasonable effort should be made, based on defined timeframes, to adapt all workplaces to accommodate specialaccessibility needs with a view to potentially employing persons with all types of disabilitieimpairments and insists on promoting dialogue between social partners with a view to fostering equal treatment, including through the monitoring of workplace practices, collective agreements, codes of conduct and research on or the exchange of experiences and good practices;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on all Member States to take appropriate action to achieve the social and economic integration of disabled people, to raise awareness about their rights, to share best practices and to combat youth and senior unemployment, as unemployment can lead to poverty, social exclusion and mental health problems; Reiterates the importance of avoiding the segregated employment by linking people with disabilities to the open labour market, and thus providing them with the possibility of choosing a job.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the role of women, who usually have primary responsibility for taking care of children and dependants with disabilities and that disabled women face a double discrimination which has statistically led to a higher unemployment ratio; stresses that this has a direct effect on women’s access to jobs and their professional development and may negatively affect their conditions of employment;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Insists on updating and renewing the post-2020 European Disability Strategy, with the aim of further reducing inequalities for disadvantaged persons, and promoting their social and economic inclusion and independence, taking into account the challenges and issues relating to disabilitiesy that have arisen from the COVID-19 pandemic; notes that confinement measures taken by governments and teleworking may have affected persons with disabilities as well as the need to consider the provision of financial support to employers of disabled persons in order to provide them with the equipment required for teleworking.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Highlights the importance of updating the legal framework related to persons with no legal capacity, through the adoption of supported decision- making regimes and with a view to ultimately enabling them to practically exercise the right to employment.