36 Amendments of Karima DELLI related to 2015/2107(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation,
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly deplores the envisaged withdrawal of the Maternity Leave Directive; insists that the Commission promptly proposes a legislative initiativehelp the Council to present a position as soon as possible on the proposal adopted by Parliament in October 2010 in order to adapt and update the health and safety provisions of the Directive dating from 1992;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas adequate prevention measures for workers in turn promote wellbeing, quality of work and productivity, and whereas administrative burdens and direct costs incurred by companies as a result of occupational health and safety (OSH) policies are significantly lower than those associated with occupational diseases and accidents that the EU regulatory framework aims at preventing1; __________________ 1 Evaluation of the European strategy on Safety and Health at Work 2007-2012, EC (2013) http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docI d=10016&langId=en and Socio-economic costs of accidents at work and work-related ill health, EC (2012) ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=74 16&langId=en
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to establish binding European exposure limits for an extended number of toxic substances, including substances that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction, as women in particular are often exposed to a cocktail of substances both in the workplace and in the home which can increase health risks, including to the viability of their offspring;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Draws the Commission's attention to the importance of developing prevention of occupational exposure to endocrine disruptors, which have numerous harmful effects on the health of male and female workers and their offspring; calls on the Commission to draw up without delay a comprehensive strategy on endocrine disruptors which includes the implementation of EU legislation on the marketing of pesticides and biocides and enhances the rules on preventing occupational risks;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to address the increasing number of musculoskeletal diseases among women resulting fromin particular from the combination of working conditions, as well as from household chorend household chores; calls on the Commission to draw up a comprehensive directive on prevention of musculoskeletal disorders caused by working conditions;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas protecting young workers can prevent work-related health problems occurring later in life;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas Framework Directive 89/391/EEC places the responsibility on employers to establish a systematic prevention policy covering all risks, irrespective of a worker’s status, and to ensure that employees are not damaged by occupational factors, including the effects of workplace bullying; whereas the outsourcing of work through subcontracting and temporary agency work may make it more difficult to identify responsibility for OSH provisions;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. having regard to the ageing of the EU population, the trend towards longer working lives and the need to raise healthy life expectancy; having regard to the inequalities in life expectancy between different socioprofessional categories and to hardship at work; whereas in addition to musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), workers over the age of 55 are particularly prone to cancers, heart disease, respiratory problems and sleep disorders1a; __________________ 1aEurofound: ‘Working conditions of an ageing workforce’
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas no link has been shown to exist between the number of accidents and company size; whereas, however, the accident rate does depend on the type of production that a firm carries out and the sector in which it operates, the degree of dependence being highest in sectors involving mostly manual labour and a close man-machine relationship;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
Recital D e (new)
De. whereas cancers are the primary cause of work-related deaths, followed by cardiovascular and respiratory disease, while accidents at work account for only a very small minority of deaths; having regard to the growing impact of chronic work-related health problems such as musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) and psycho-social risks due to stress, violence in all its forms and workplace harassment;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D f (new)
Recital D f (new)
Df. whereas women report a higher level of work-related health problems than men irrespective of the type of work1a and are particularly vulnerable to age-related diseases; whereas, therefore, health and safety at work measures require a gender- based and life-cycle approach; __________________ 1aOccupational health and safety risks for the most vulnerable workers, EP Policy Department A, Economic and Scientific Policy, 2011, p. 40
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D g (new)
Recital D g (new)
Dg. whereas reproductive capacity can be endangered by the health problems which can arise when parents-to-be or their unborn children are exposed to the effects of environmental pollution and risk factors present in the working environment;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D h (new)
Recital D h (new)
Dh. whereas the austerity policies implemented since the start of the economic crisis must not mean losing sight of health and safety at work, and whereas public spending cuts must not jeopardise measures to improve health and safety at work;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes that many important fields of action are identified in the EU OSH strategic framework; is disappointed, nevertheless, that the Commission has not set out specific targets and a precise agenda for the 2014-2020 strategic framework; stresses, in this context, that more concrete legislative measures should be included in the framework, following the 2016-review;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that national OSH strategies are essential and contributes to improvements in OSH in the Member States and stresses that regular reporting on progress made should be encouraged; considers it necessary to continue to initiate and coordinate policies at EU level with a view to ensuring a high level of occupational health and safety for all workers; takes the view that OSH policies, at European and national level, should be made consistent with other public policies: gender- mainstreaming should be implemented across the policies in order to better reflect the specific risks faced by female workers;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States to incorporate quantitative and measu, measurable and comparable targets into their national strategies;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Stresses the importance of promoting, developing and supporting a comprehensive prevention culture in companies, in which safety, health and wellbeing are interdependent. The implementation of systematic prevention programmes based on a risk assessment should be extended to all employers. This broad and integrated approach must be applied at each stage of life.
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Believes that the European Union, the Member States and companies should invest more in risk-prevention policies and ensure that workers are involved in their implementation; believes that, if it is to be genuinely effective, prevention must start at the planning stage, so as to ensure that the greater safety resulting from innovation extends to both the product and the entire production process; takes the view that a return on investment is guaranteed by the increase in worker productivity and the reduction in social security spending and that this trend can also help to ensure the viability of social protection systems;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. WelcomeExpects efforts to improve the quality of the regulatory framework; reminds the Commission, however, that the submission of OSH directives to the REFIT exercise and modifications of legislation should be democratic and transparent, involve social partners and must under no circumstances result in reductions in occupational health and safety;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Deplores the planned withdrawal of the Maternity Leave Directive; urges the Commission to help the Council submit without delay its position on the proposal adopted by Parliament in October 2010 with a view to revising and updating the health and safety provisions contained in that 1992 directive;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points to the importance of protecting workers against exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and substances that are toxic to reproduction; reiterates in strong terms its calls on the Commission to present a proposal for a revision of Directive 2004/37/EC adding more binding occupational exposure limit values and in cooperation with the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work to develop an assessment system that can be used to assess binding occupational limit values based on clear and explicit criteria;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to take action on one of the most prevalent work-related health problems in Europe and submit without delay a proposal for a comprehensive directive on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) to improve effective prevention and address the causes of MSDs; points out that integrating provisions of existing directives into a comprehensive directive laying down minimum requirements for protecting workers from exposure to ergonomic risk factors can benefit both workers and employers and, in particular, women, given the combined impact of their working conditions and domestic duties;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Draws the Commission's attention to the importance of improving the prevention of occupational exposure to endocrine disruptors, which have numerous harmful effects on the health of male and female workers and their offspring; calls on the Commission to draw up without delay a comprehensive strategy on endocrine disruptors which includes the implementation of EU legislation on the marketing of pesticides and biocides and tightens up the rules on preventing occupational risks;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and implement a programme for systematic monitoring of psychosocial risks, including stress; Emphasises that stress at work is recognised as a major obstacle to productivity and to the quality of life of people in Europe; deplores the increasing prevalence of conditions and accidents caused by psychosocial problems among workers; draws attention to the incidence of suicide at work and the way in which job insecurity increases stress; criticises the unequal application across the EU of the Framework Agreement on Work- related Stress of 8 October 2004; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and implement a programme for systematic monitoring of psychosocial risks, including stress, depression and burnout; emphasises the need to develop tools for companies and individuals which can help workers return to their workplace after a long period of sick leave caused by psychosocial problems;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Considers that excessive working hours and insufficient rest periods, along with disproportionately high output requirements, are major factors in the increased level of occupational accidents and diseases; stresses that these provisions violate the fundamental principles of OSH; emphasises the importance of a satisfactory balance between work and family life; calls on the Member States to implement Directive 2003/88/EC in full, without applying Article 17, and on the Commission to submit as soon as possible a proposal for a revision of that directive with a view to doing away with the opt-out which makes it possible for the working week to be extended to up to 78 hours, an arrangement which constitutes a serious threat to the health and safety of workers and those affected by their work under such circumstances;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Deplores the fact that there is no single common definition of moral harassment at European level; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop effective national strategies to combat violence at work which are based on a definition of moral harassment common to the 28 Member States;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to develop a European strategy to combat violence against women, focusing in particular on that suffered at the workplace, whether it is moral or physical; urges the Commission to revise Directive 2006/54/EC on sexual harassment at work in order to broaden its scope to cover new forms of violence and harassment, in particular cyber violence at work, individual sexist behaviour and the consequences of sexist marketing and advertising strategies, and to ensure that the directive is properly implemented, in order to combat harassment and its impact on health;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls for close attention to be paid to the issue with a view to offering persons with a disability, a long-term or chronic illness or a reduced capacity to work accessible and safe jobs;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission, companies and the social partner to ensure that women and men are equally represented in all social dialogue processes; calls on companies and the social partners to set up coordination centres to deal with gender equality-related issues at all levels, and calls on the Commission to monitor the implementation of the strategic framework to ensure that it incorporates a gender-equality dimension;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the importance of providing common definitions of work-related diseases, including accidents during travel to and from work, and stress at work, for which precise indicators should be developed, and EU wide statistical data with a view to setting targets to reduce the incidence of occupational diseases;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses that the Commission should develop gender- and age-specific statistical methods of evaluating prevention not solely in terms of accidents, but also in terms of pathologies and the percentage of workers exposed to chemical, physical or biological agents and to dangerous situations from the point of view of the organisation of work;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Highlights the problems in collecting data in many Member States; calls for the work of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) and of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) to be stepped up and for their findings to be very widely disseminated;
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Calls on the EU and the Member States to develop a European programme for the monitoring of occupational hazards (in particular musculoskeletal and psychosocial problems), based on health indicators, definitions and epidemiological tools common to the 28 Member States; stresses the need for an integrated approach to monitoring which takes account of both the career paths of current employees and the state of health of those who have retired;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. Stresses the problem of implementing occupational health and safety with respect to workers who are engaged in undeclared activities; takes the view that this injustice can only be prevented by carrying out more stringent controls and imposing appropriate penalties, and urges that firm measures be taken against these types of activities;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 e (new)
Paragraph 22 e (new)
22e. Notes that the European countries with the lowest rates of accidents at work are also the most competitive;