7 Amendments of Dominique RIQUET related to 2019/2186(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the multiplication of digital intermediation and collaborative platforms is radically changing passenger and freight transport, notably through the provision of new bespoke services for enterprises and individuals, the development of multimodal transport, improved connectivity in isolated areas, enhanced urban mobility or even optimisation of flow management;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the range of platforms in the transport sector is very diverse, encompassing multinational firms, SMEs and start-ups; whereas any action by the EU intended to govern the situation of platform workers, and in particular their status, has to take this diversity into account;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas these platforms have brought about structural changes in employment in the transport sector, which is ordinarily subject to strict regulations concerning entry to the profession and marketing of services; whereas these changes include the rapid expansion of self-employment and flexible working models, but also an increased number of workers in insecure jobs where social security protection and rights are not necessarily guaranteed;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to modify EU competition rules to ensure that platform workers and the bogus self-employed gain access to collective bargaining; stresses the importance of developing a social dialogue in which platform workers of all kinds are properly represented;
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages Member States to speed up training for young entrepreneurs in the skills required by the new business models used by platforms so as to help them generate added value from the digital sphere; encourages platform companies also to develop training pathways in order to broaden their workers’ professional options.
Amendment 139 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for an in-depth assessment of the environmental impact of platforms in the field of transport, given that not enough is known as yet about their positive and negative impact;