24 Amendments of Rumiana JELEVA related to 2008/2035(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas undeclared work is a particularly worrying and persistent feature of European labour markets which risks destroyingto affect the European social model by obstructing growth-oriented economic, budget and social policies; whereas, equally, it is responsible for distortions of competition in the internal market because it creates unfair competition in respect of other States or companies,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. Whereas undeclared work is the main factor behind social dumping and is therefore due to a violation of existing law can lead to the exploitatione of the key issues as far as modernising European labour law is concerned;employee,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the sectors most affected by undeclared work are labour-intensive ones such as farming, construction and domestic, accommodation and catering services, typical features of which are precariousness and harsh pay conditions,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas domestic workers are very often a major source of undeclared labour, are often victims of mass exploitation and a large number of these workers are essentially migrant workers, many of whom are illegal or clandestine,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas undeclared work is not included in the fiscal base andan evasion of tax and therefore undermines the funding and distribution of social welfare and public services, also limiting the Member States’ capacity to offer social services,
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls, therefore, for European action to combat undeclared work to be more pro- active and incisive, in order to prevent the modernisation of labour law in Europe from remaining on a purely theoretical level;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to consider establishing a database on the various approaches and measures implemented nationally by each Member State, to assess their feasibility and transferability to other sectors and areas of work in other Member States;and promote exchange of good practises and knowledge transfer
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the Commission’s approach, aiming to reduce the economic attractiveness of undeclared work by better defining tax and social protection systemeffective measures, to be backed up by efficient policies to create more and better jobs;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that the too high expenses which result out of indirect taxes and social expenses and the administrative burden are the main reasons for the persistent increase of black economy;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the reform of social protection systems in the Member States to be part of an integrated approach geared to coordinate social protection policies with tax and economic policies;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to provide strong incentives for those who undertake to put undeclared work on a formal economic footing and to use atypical contracts for a limited period of time (two years)change taxes and social contribution systems so that undeclared work will be integrated into a formal economic footing;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for new categories of regular work to be assessed and promoted, on the basis of the experience gained in several Member States, to allow those involved in undeclared activities to bring their practices into line with the law, for example by using service vouchers;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on those Member States who have applied transitional arrangements to the free movement of workers in the European Union to open up their employment markets to workers from all the new Member States, given that any restrictions – even partial ones – on access to the labour market, do not only run counter to the European spirit but also risk increasing recourse to undeclared work and creating territorial imbalances;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Expresses a demandSees it as impossible for contractors to be held liable for any contributory or fiscal irregularities on the part of their subcontractors;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Member States, social partners and other key-players on the labour market to encourage using of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and other like approaches to combat the undeclared employment;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the European Union to play a greater role in promoting better and increased cooperation and coordination between labour inspectorates, by strengthening the economic and technological resources of inspection services and by providing for the possible establishment of some kind of European ‘social hub’;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls for permanent campaigns on the prevention of undeclared work, by promoting information and awareness- raising initiatives at European, national and local level, involving the social partners, public authorities, chambers of commerce and employment centres, schools, prefectures and the various control and punishment systems;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that the permanent campaigns should accompany the various measures adopted with a view to implanting a culture of legality and promotion of quality work and a legal business culture and calls on the Member States, the respective national institutions and the structures of civil society to unite their efforts and create circumstances of intolerance towards undeclared employment and change of the public view;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Considers that the fight against a growing informal economy and, in particular, against the exploitation of clandestine migrant workers, can be based not only on a policy of prosecution and deportation but also on instruments and mechanisms to prevent and combat the exploitation of migrant workers, making provision for the recognition of and respect for fundamental human rights and the work of illegal immigrants;