15 Amendments of Marian HARKIN related to 2016/2221(INI)
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas increases in employment rates mask the insufficient and socially inadequate response to the economic crisis, promotingcan sometimes mask ongoing impacts of the economic crisis, and the development of precarious forms of employment such as zero-hour contracts, bogus self-employment and involuntary part-time jobs, which do not provide workers with either a decent livingwage or full labour rights;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas part-time employment had never declined since the crisis, and full- time employment is still below its 2008 pre-crisis level; whereas the number of people working full-time in the second quarter of 2016 remained 2.5 % below the figure for 2008, while part-time employment increased by 11.1 % in the same period10 ; __________________ 10 ESDE Quarterly Review autumn 2016.the most common type of contract in Europe is still permanent full- time employment, accounting for more than half of total employment, although this is decreasing in most countries; whereas the number of employees with a permanent contract grew by 2.7 million in the year to the second quarter of 2016 and full-time workers saw their numbers increase by about 3.1 million; whereas part-time employment had never declined since the crisis, and full-time employment is still below its 2008 pre-crisis level;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Understands standard employment to mean full or part-time, regular employment on the basis of open-ended contracts or fixed-term contract work, and non- standard or atypical forms of employment to include, i.a., marginal part- time work, temporary agency work, fixed-term contract work, zero- hour contracts, internships that are not part of an education programme, and informal or undeclared work;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
- little or no job security owing to the non-permanent nature of the work, as in some fixed-term contracts, involuntary and often marginal part-time contracts, contracts containing poor conditions, unwritten contracts, unclear working hours, and duties that change owing to work on demand;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
- low remuneration below a minimum living wage, which may even be unofficial or unclear;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 4
Paragraph 2 – indent 4
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 5
Paragraph 2 – indent 5
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that decent work should specifically guarantee coverage by applicable collective agreements, security of collective bargaining, equal pay for equal work in the same place, and protection of the workers’ families, while supporting the work-life balance for all workers;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation and automation, are contributing to a radical transformation of work, with an increase in non-standard forms of employment trends that willcould intensify unless newresponsive and proportionate regulation is put into place; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that work being transformed through digitalisation, and new employment being created as a result of it, is decent;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that precarious employment conditions have a long-term effect on social security protection and pensions, and can place workers at greater risk of poverty, social exclusion and deterioration of their fundamental rights;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that social protection, and protection by collective agreements and collective bargaining, should be available to all workers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to guarantee effective protection for workers who perform work in the context of an employment relationship, and a comprehensive policy response that includes policies towards reducing and ultimately eradicating precarious work; calls for policies that empower workers by strengthening social dialogue and promoting the extension of collective bargaining, ensuring that all workers can access and exercise their right to associate, and to bargain collectively, freely and without fear;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of labour inspectorates and the social partners in safeguarding workers’ rights, defin and agreeing decent wages and incomes in accordance with Member States’ laws and practices, and in providing consultation and guidance to employers; strongly underlines that labour inspectorates should focus on the goal of monitoring and improving working conditions, and should not be used as migration control mechanisms; strongly condemns the practice of companies twho employ migrants without securing their full rights and benefits;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to combat non-standard, atypical and precarious forms of employment, in line with the ILO Decent Work Agenda and the European Social Charter;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the policies of the Member States should be formulated and implemented in accordance with national law and practice, in consultation with, and without prejudice, the most representative organisations of employers and work the social partners;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure effective protection to workers especially affected by uncertainty and precariousness, giving special priority to women workers, young workers, older workers, workers in the informal economy, migrant workers and workers with disabilities;