2016/2221(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas agriculture and the agrifood industry account for 6% of EU GDP, 15 million businesses and 46 million jobs;

Amendment 10 #

Momchil NEKOV

Draft opinion
Recital Б

B. whereas these inherent problems are compounded by short-term factors, such as economic uncertainties and changes and unpredictable weather, which, as can be seen today, make the situation of workers in the ~~farming industry~~agricultural sector all the more difficult; whereas population ageing and depopulation are trends which are particularly pronounced in rural areas of the EU;

Amendment 100 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Recalls also the importance of a strong common agricultural policy which is able to help young farmers play a bigger role in the market and also to create living conditions conducive to their remaining in farming in the long term;

Amendment 101 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Notes the increasing reporting specific illnesses related to the use of synthetic pesticides by farmers and agricultural workers, e.g. non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Parkinson's disease and multiple chemical sensitivity;

Amendment 102 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Draws the attention of the Commission and the Member States to the inhuman working conditions of herders in areas where livestock farming is subject to predation by large carnivores and other animals;

Amendment 103 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Notes that, according to medics and scientists, the repeated and regular use of pesticides may lead to reproductive disorders and carcinogenic effects seen in rural populations;

Amendment 104 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Urges the Commission to repeal any regulations hindering collective bargaining or the agreement on minimum remunerative prices;

Amendment 105 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5d. Urges the Commission, via the CAP, and the Member States to work to encourage shared ownership or co- ownership of family farms as an way of recognising the rights of non-owners in couples in which both partners work on the farm;

Amendment 106 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5 d. Further notes that this cumulative exposure, including to a cocktail of chemical substances, is inadequately taken into account in the current authorisation process and its data requirements;

Amendment 107 #

5 e. Notes that improving working conditions of farmers and agricultural workers also depends on reducing their exposure to chemical treatments in the workplace; Is concerned that such exposure and measures intended to limit that exposure may be insufficiently recognised and controlled by EU and national authorities;

Amendment 108 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)

5 f. Calls the European Commission to report on the implementation of the European law in this field and specifically to assess how effectively measures are implemented by the Member States regarding farmers and agricultural workers' occupational exposure to chemical pesticides.

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. ~~whereas~~deploring the fact that these inherent problems are compounded by short-term factors, such as economic uncertainties and unpredictable weather, which, as can be seen today, make the situation of workers in the farming industry all the more difficult;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas these inherent problems are compounded by short-term factors, such as economic uncertainties and unpredictable weather, which, as can be seen today, make the situation of workers in the farming industry all the more difficulteconomic uncertainties and unpredictable weather can make farming difficult; whereas agriculture must be allowed to adapt to meet challenging circumstances using all technological solutions available;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas age structural agricultural sector creates concern since from 2010 only 7.5% of farmers were under 35 years old and more than 4.5 million of those now running farms are aged over 65; whereas in the period 2000- 2012, 4.8 million full-time jobs were lost in the EU agricultural industry, 70% of which were in the new Member States and 93% were self-employed, and whereas, in that connection, it is difficult to accurately assess the number of people employed in agriculture since 'illegal' employment is, by its very nature, not included in the available data1a ; _________________ 1aEuropean Commission-Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development. 2014 Management Plan (July)

Amendment 14 #

Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas, in many Member States, women in rural regions have limited access to employment in farming or other sectors of the labour market and experience a wider pay gap than in other areas, yet they play an extremely important role in the development and social fabric of rural areas, particularly on farms ;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the crisis of recent years has severely affected farmers’ capacity to invest and create employment, to the detriment of modernisation, innovation, the involvement of young people in farming and generational renewal;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the deregulation of production and markets and the lack of a minimum price covering costs and ensuring payment for work have given rise to high levels of job insecurity for farmers in all sectors of production;

Amendment 17 #

Paul BRANNEN

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights observed in its 2015 report that "the EU already has a solid legal framework that clearly proscribes labour exploitation, but implementation lags far behind"1a ; _________________ 1a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights: "Severe labour exploitation: workers moving within or into the European Union States’ obligations and victims’ rights", 2015, p. 3.

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas free trade agreements, which promote industrialised and finance-driven agriculture, undermine the rural fabric and may ultimately lead to the disappearance of rural labour;

Amendment 19 #

Georgios EPITIDEIOS

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas agriculture is an important factor in meeting the food needs of every State and contributes to the development of the country because it creates jobs;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the geography, topography and accessibility of the land, in particular in mountainous areas, necessarily make employment and working conditions in the farming industry very problematic and insecure; whereas the Troika's austerity policies affect agriculture even more and reduce employment in that sector;

Amendment 20 #

Daniel BUDA

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas Union policies have contributed to a deepening of the crisis in the agricultural sector;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas agricultural work is often weather-dependent and seasonal;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas EU farmers' average annual incomes have stagnated or even declined over the past 10 years, while production costs have continuously increased, resulting in a substantial drop in the number of farms and the threat of many job losses in rural areas;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas farmers face many challenges, such as irregular and reduced incomes, large investments and the financial risks necessary to keep their farms going, which put them in an increasingly precarious situation;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas free-trade agreements and the focus on exports places great pressure on farmers to reduce prices at source, a further source of job insecurity;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

B b. whereas many agricultural activities are carried out by assisting family members, often without social protection;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas applying competition rules on farms prevents minimum price agreements between producers and the processing and distribution companies, which equates to handing the business and distribution sector a dominant position, thus jeopardising the jobs of farmers;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas the more vulnerable categories of seasonal workers are very often exploited in the farming sector;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas title deeds of family farms are mainly held by men, which means that women working on such farms are in a more precarious situation;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas social and economic circumstances and living conditions have changed substantially over recent years and whereas there are large disparities in this respect between and within Member States;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the geography, topography and accessibility of the land, in particular ~~in mountainous~~in island, mountain and remote areas, necessarily make employment and working conditions in the farming industry very problematic and insecure;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)

Be. whereas the EU's agri-food export sector is growing steadily and playing a key role in driving economic recovery and, as a result of the number of new businesses being set up, also in job creation;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Stress~~Notes that farmers and farm workers are, by virtue of their profession, exposed to a range of external factors, such as price and market fluctuations or even unpredictable weather, that make employment prospects precarious and insecure; considers that the Commission and the Member States must encourage the use of income-stabilisation and risk- management toolsthe drive to achieve efficiencies in agriculture in order to secure attractive working conditions and financially viable businesses inevitably means that fewer farm workers will be employed as mechanisation and the use of robotics to replace manual work becomes ubiquitous, which makes employment prospects for rural workers more precarious and insecure;

Amendment 32 #

1. Stresses that farmers and farm workers are, by virtue of their profession, exposed to a range of external factors, such as price and market fluctuations or even unpredictable weather, that make employment prospects precarious and insecure, and these have a particular impact on the ORs and mountain regions; considers that the Commission and the Member States must encourage the use of income-stabilisation and risk- management tools, as well as action to strengthen the food supply chain, thus ensuring fair remuneration for farmers;

Amendment 33 #

Daniel BUDA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that farmers and farm workers are, by virtue of their profession, exposed to a range of external factors that make job prospects precarious and insecure, such as price and market fluctuations or even unpredictable weather~~, that make employment prospects precarious and insecure~~; considers that the Commission and the Member States must encourage the use of income-stabilisation and risk- management tools; welcomes the introduction of mutual funds in agriculture that could help make farmworkers less vulnerable;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that farmers and farm workers are, by virtue of their profession, exposed to a range of external factors, such as price and market fluctuations or even unpredictable weather, that make employment prospects precarious and insecure; considers that the Commission and the Member States must encourage the use of income-stabilisation and risk- management tools and take measures to strengthen the agricultural sector within the Union;

Amendment 35 #

Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Hannu TAKKULA, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that farmers and farm workers are, by virtue of their profession, exposed to a range of external factors, such as price and market fluctuations or even unpredictable weather, that make employment prospects precarious and insecure; considers that ~~the Commission and the Member States must encourage the use of income-stabilisation and risk- management tools~~remunerative farm gate prices covering production costs are fundamental to secure farmers' incomes in the long run;

Amendment 36 #

Georgios EPITIDEIOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that farmers and farm workers are, by virtue of their profession, exposed to a range of external factors, such as price and market fluctuations or even unpredictable weather, that make employment prospects precarious and insecure; considers that the ~~Commission and the~~ Member States must encourage the use of income- stabilisation and risk- management tools; these efforts shall be supported by the Commission;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that farmers and farm workers are, by virtue of their profession, exposed to a range of external factors, such as price and market fluctuations, imbalances in agrifood chain o or even unpredictable weather, that make employment prospects precarious and insecure; considers that the Commission and the Member States must encourage the use of income-stabilisation and risk- management tools;

Amendment 38 #

Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a (new)

(a) Considers that payments for nature conservation services - 'green' and 'blue' services - should be realistic;

Amendment 39 #

Nicola CAPUTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that most of the risk management instruments, mutual funds, income stabilisation and insurance tools made available under rural development programmes are being implemented unevenly and with limited budget funding; recommends, therefore, that the current second-pillar measures should be strengthened in order to make the EU farming industry more competitive and ensure that EU farmers have stable incomes and a decent standard of living;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the geography, topography and accessibility of the land, in particular in mountainous areas and the outermost regions - ORs, necessarily make employment and working conditions in the farming industry very problematic and insecure;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Calls on Member States to exchange best practice and to consider new innovative ways of developing an adaptable and flexible labour market to meet the challenges of a rural economy;

Amendment 41 #

Nicola CAPUTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses that a stable income is essential if farmers are to gain access to loans;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Draws attention to the specific case of seasonal workers, whose working conditions are particularly precarious; understands ‘seasonal workers’ to be workers who have entered into open-ended or fixed-term employment contracts, the duration and renewal of which are contingent to a major degree on seasonal factors, such as the changing weather, public holidays and/or the timing of harvests; calls on the Commission and the Member States to regulate the social and legal status of seasonal workers and to provide them with social security cover, while complying with the principle of 'equal pay and equal social protection for the same work';

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Draws attention to the specific case of seasonal workers, whose working conditions are particularly precarious; understands ‘seasonal workers’ to be workers who have entered into open-ended or fixed-term employment contracts, the duration and renewal of which are contingent to a major degree on seasonal factors, such as the changing weather, public holidays and/or the timing of harvests; calls on the Commission ~~and~~to promote protection rights of seasonal workers as well as the Member States to regulate the social and legal status of seasonal workers and to provide them with social security cover; emphasizes the need to provide all seasonal workers with a comprehensive information on employment and social security rights, including pensions, taking into account also a cross-border nature of seasonal work;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Draws attention to the specific case of seasonal workers, whose working conditions are particularly precarious; understands ‘seasonal workers’ to be workers who have entered into ~~open-ended or~~ fixed-term employment contracts, the duration and renewal of which are contingent to a major degree on seasonal factors, such as the changing weather, public holidays and/or the timing of harvests; calls on the Commission and the Member States to regulate the social and legal status of seasonal workers, to safeguard hygiene, health and safety conditions at work and to provide them with social security cover;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Draws attention to the specific case of seasonal workers, whose working conditions ~~are particularly~~can sometimes be precarious; understands ‘seasonal workers’ to be workers who have entered into open-ended or fixed-term employment contracts, the duration and renewal of which are contingent to a major degree on seasonal factors, such as the changing weather, public holidays and/or the timing of harvests; ~~calls on the Commission and the Member States to regulate the s~~recognizes the positive and valued contribution made to locial a~~nd legal status of seasonal workers and to provide them with social security cov~~griculture, the forestry sector and tourism by seasonal workers;

Amendment 47 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Draws attent~~Calls on the Commission to thake speci~~fic~~al measures to address the case of seasonal workers, whose working conditions are particularly precarious; understands ‘seasonal workers’ to be workers who have entered into open-ended or fixed-term employment contracts, the duration and renewal of which are contingent to a major degree on seasonal factors, such as the changing weather, public holidays and/or the timing of harvests; calls on the Commission and the Member States to regulate the social and legal status of seasonal workers and to provide them with social security cover;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Draws attention to the problematic situation of posted workers, whose status is regulated by Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996; calls for the withdrawal of this Directive, which is the basis for social dumping between Member States, unfair competition and de facto favouritism for workers from countries with lower social security costs;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Highlights the importance of never confusing family work with precarious work, recalling that family farms make up around 85% of all farms in Europe and account for 68% of the total utilised agricultural area, which means that it is important to establish a legal framework for this type of work at European level, with its own status, rights and obligations;

Amendment 5 #

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the geography, topography and accessibility of the land, in particular in mountainous areas and outermost regions, necessarily make employment and working conditions in the farming industry very problematic and insecure;

Amendment 50 #

Nicola CAPUTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Member States to transpose Directive 2014/36/EU on seasonal workers into national legislation; calls on them also to make sure that it is correctly implemented, and asks the Commission to submit a progress report on its implementation by September 2019;

Amendment 51 #

Paul BRANNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Notes reports of abuse of migrant workers' rights by organised crime groups operating in the EU who exploit insufficient job market transparency and systemic weaknesses of freedom of movement in order to take advantage of the workers; urges Member States to increase their oversight of migrant workers' employment conditions;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Recalls that Directive 2014/36/EU on the conditions of entry and stay of third- country nationals for the purpose of employment as seasonal workers establishes a minimum standard of rights covering accommodation, pay and dismissal, working hours, leave and holidays;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to define minimum working conditions in agriculture in order to ensure safety at work, basic and further training facilities and workers' rights;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on all Member States to ratify Directive 2014/36/EU, under which seasonal workers from third countries must be given the same rights as European citizens in the EU country concerned;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls to the Commission together with the Members States to explore schemes to give seasonal workers long- term employment such as the implementation of pluriactivity contracts across the EU, or even via a European Agreement;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to disqualify from CAP and EAFRD support any employer who has been convicted of breaching worker safety regulations or using undeclared workers;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Calls on the Member States to transpose Directive 2014/36/EU on seasonal workers into national legislation; calls on the Commission together with Members States to address the cases of immigrants´ exploitation in agricultural sector in those regions where farm workers work for almost no money and live in deplorable conditions; draws the attention of the possible "inefficiency" of labour market intermediaries, allowing the increase of influence of gangmaster agencies operating at the limits of or even outside the existing rules;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that measures are taken to address the relatively high accident risk as well as structural and seasonal unemployment and to ensure that unskilled work is reduced by enabling workers to acquire skills by providing basic and further training facilities, thereby averting the possible exploitation of workers;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Calls on the Commission to gauge the scale of illegal employment networks in the EU by conducting investigations and compiling statistics, in particular in the parts of the EU in which undeclared work and farm labour exploitation are most common;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the geography, topography and accessibility of the land, in particular in mountainous areas, necessarily make employment ~~and working cond~~opportunitiones in t~~he farming industry very problematic and insecure~~ourism and hospitality;

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Stresses the need to take effective action, including targeted inspections and checks, to ensure that seasonal workers enjoy decent working and living conditions in all parts of the EU, in particular in the areas in which seasonal working is most common, and emphasises the need to ensure that employment rights and labour laws are upheld and, in general, working conditions are very good;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2 c. Draws the attention to the increasingly high standards of professional competence required by agricultural sector and, therefore, the need to raises a real question about the content of vocational training to ensure a better qualification and employability of workers;

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that young people and women have particular difficulty in finding jobs in rural areas or starting a farm of their own; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that funding for young farmers and support programmes for women in rural areas guarantee high-quality jobs with fair wages;deleted

Amendment 63 #

Daniel BUDA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that young people and women have particular ~~difficulty~~problems in finding jobs in rural areas or starting a farm of their own; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that funding for young farmers and support programmes for women in rural areas guarantee high- quality jobs with fair wages; points out that investment in rural infrastructure will help increase the attractiveness of the countryside and draw workers towards agriculture;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that young people and women have particular difficulty in finding jobs in rural areas or starting a farm of their own in Member States of the southern Europe, such as Greece, Spain, Italy and Portugal; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that funding for young farmers and support programmes for women in rural areas guarantee high- quality jobs with fair wages;

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that young people and women have particular difficulty in finding jobs in rural areas or starting a farm of their own; ~~calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that funding for young farmers and support programmes for women in rural areas guarantee high- quality jobs with fair wag~~stresses the importance of investment in ICT in rural areas which is crucial in keeping rural communities connected to the global world; crucial for those who are job- seeking; crucial for those looking to start their own business and crucial to those who live in the most isolated parts of our rural communities;

Amendment 66 #

Momchil NEKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 67 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 68 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that young people and women have particular ~~difficulty~~problems in finding jobs in rural areas in or outside agriculture or starting a farm of their own; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that funding for young farmers and support programmes for women in rural areas guarantee high- quality jobs with fair wages;

Amendment 69 #

Tibor SZANYI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas these inherent problems are compounded by short-term factors, such as economic uncertainties ~~and~~, unpredictable weather and the rise in migration to Europe, which, as can be seen today, make the job situation ~~of workers~~ in the farming industry all the more difficult and reduce access to it for Member State nationals;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Draws attention to the fact that women are disproportionately affected by precarious working conditions; stresses that they are in an even worse position with regard to farm ownership, as only 29% of farmland is owned by women; urges action to tackle the gender gap in rural areas, in order to improve women's working conditions and their access to land; points out that the gender pay gap is more than 10% higher in rural areas than elsewhere; stresses the need for gender mainstreaming in EU agricultural and rural policies; emphasises, in this connection, the importance of having up- to-date statistics on farm ownership and female employment in rural areas;

Amendment 71 #

Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage and facilitate women’s equality in the labour market and the compatibility of work and private life in rural areas, particularly regarding wages and social and pension rights, promotion of new qualifications and offering prospects and opportunities for women in agricultural employment, in line with the principle of equality and non-discrimination in EU policies and programmes;

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to analyse and tackle the obstacles faced by women in rural areas, including a lack of public and social infrastructure and unequal access to credit, technical equipment and other important resources, such as land and water, in order to ensure the full participation of women in rural areas;

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to step up support for technical training for seasonal farm workers, while involving producers' organisations in this process, in relation to both the drawing-up of training plans and dissemination and incentives for workers, as well as action to raise workers' awareness of their rights;

Amendment 74 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on industry to take up all opportunities arising from innovation to develop precision farming which is accessible to all thus empowering people with disabilities, promoting gender equality and broadening the skills base and employment opportunities in rural communities;

Amendment 75 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls on all the Member States to offer young farmers long-term prospects in order to address the problem of rural depopulation, to implement a comprehensive generational renewal strategy and, to this end, to make full use of all the opportunities available under the new CAP to support young farmers and new entrants to farming, with particular regard to the first- and second- pillar aid measures for young farmers, and also to help new entrants over the age of 40 to set up in farming;

Amendment 76 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Urges Member States to develop coordination mechanisms that will offer seasonal workers continuous work, through professional integration in the various businesses in the various agricultural subsectors, as a means of preventing precariousness;

Amendment 77 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to put into practice ~~the~~certain recommendations set out in the Andrieu report (‘How can the CAP improve job creation in rural areas?’), which was adopted by Parliament on 27 October 2016, and in particular th~~at concerning the mobilisation of funds from the EAFRD i~~e promotion of local production ain ~~effort to develop a genuine s~~public tenders and locial ~~economy in rural area~~markets;

Amendment 78 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to put into practice the recommendations set out in the Andrieu report (‘How can the CAP improve job creation in rural areas?’), which was adopted by Parliament on 27 October 2016, and in particular t~~hat concerning the mobilisation~~o promote and maximize the full capacity of funds from the EAFRD in an effort to develop a genuine social economy in rural areas;

Amendment 79 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Calls on the Commission to put into practice~~Notes the recommendations set out in the Andrieu report (‘How can the CAP improve job creation in rural areas?’), which was adopted by Parliament on 27 October 2016, and in particular that concerning the mobilisation of funds from the EAFRD in an effort to develop a genuine social economy in rural areas;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas these inherent problems are compounded by short-term factors, such as economic uncertainties and unpredictable weather, which, as can be seen today, make the situation of workers in the farming industry all the more difficult, leading to a decline in the number of farmers and small family farms, an increase in large-scale production facilities and the disappearance of the rural fabric;

Amendment 80 #

Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to put into practice the recommendations set out in the Andrieu report (‘How can the CAP improve job creation in rural areas?’), which was adopted by Parliament on 27 October 2016, and in particular that concerning the mobilisation of funds from the EAFRD in an effort to develop a ~~genuine social~~buoyant market economy in rural areas;

Amendment 81 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point a (new)

(a) Calls on Member States to use the European Fund for Strategic Investments purposefully to create sustainable jobs in farming in order to stimulate employment in rural areas;

Amendment 82 #

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Points out that, in the outermost regions, the search for employment solutions, especially in times of economic contraction, is compromised by the lack of interconnectivity, and, given the importance of agriculture in these regions, takes the view that the funds under the CAP ought to continue to apply positive discrimination to these territories facing specific constraints as recognised in the TFEU, given its multiplier effect in terms of promoting other related activities, such as agro-industry, tourism, nature conservation, energy production and the circular economy, in a way that complements the multi-fund strategy for more cohesion and balanced territotrial development;

Amendment 83 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to assess the social impact of the current agricultural crisis, in particular in terms of job losses, especially in rural areas; calls on the Member States to look at how farming may be made more competitive in order to create jobs and generate added value which is shared equitably throughout the farming and agri-food industries, ensuring fair competition and minimising the damage done by social dumping and precarious employment, which disproportionately affect certain groups;

Amendment 84 #

Momchil NEKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Emphasises the need for a proportion of EU cohesion funding to be granted to disadvantaged regions, such as mountain areas and the outermost regions, so as to ensure the fair creation, maintenance and development of decent working conditions and payment in all EU regions;

Amendment 85 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to set up programmes for inter-Member State exchanges of information and best practices concerning worker protection, action to combat the illegal employment of agricultural workers for very little pay and the exploitation of agricultural workers, in particular women workers;

Amendment 86 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on the Commission to harness potential new synergies between the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) and the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs), in particular the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), in order to leverage investment designed to improve working conditions and combat precarious employment;

Amendment 87 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Member States to ~~emphasise~~strengthen the role ~~that~~of the social partners ~~and~~, social protection agencies ~~should play~~as well as to provide effective instruments, including adequate inspections and controls, in rural areas in combating undeclared work and improving safety and well-being at work, with a view to integrating all types of farm worker, particularly young people and women, even - and above all - those engaged in seasonal work.

Amendment 88 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Member States to emphasise the role that the social partners and social protection agencies should play in rural areas in combating undeclared work and improving safety and well-being at work, with a view to integrating all types of farm worker, particularly young people ~~and women~~, women and migrant workers, even - and above all - those engaged in seasonal work.

Amendment 89 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Member States to emphasise the role that the social partners and labour inspection and social protection agencies should play in rural areas in combating undeclared work and improving safety and well-being at work, with a view to integrating all types of farm worker, particularly young people and women, even - and above all - those engaged in seasonal work.

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas these inherent problems are compounded by short-term factors, such as economic uncertainties and unpredictable weather, which, as can be seen today, make the situation of workers in the farming industry all the more difficult, and whereas CAP investment is not yet in line with the EU's 2020 EU sustainability targets because at least one euro in five is not being invested in sustainable farming;

Amendment 90 #

Urszula KRUPA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Member States to emphasise the role that the social partners and social protection agencies should play in rural areas in ~~combating undeclared work~~encouraging the formalisation of employment and improving safety and well-being at work, with a view to integrating all types of farm worker, particularly young people and women, even - and above all - those engaged in seasonal work.

Amendment 91 #

Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE

5. Calls on the Member States to emphasise the role that the social partners and social protection agencies should play in rural areas in combating undeclared work and improving safety and well-being at work, with a view to promoting the integratingon of all types of farm worker, particularly young people and women, even - and above all - those engaged in seasonal work.

Amendment 92 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point a (new)

(a) Calls on the Commission to encourage simplification of red tape relating to social security, taxation and employment, and calls on Member States at the same time to implement such simplifications correctly in order to reduce the complexity and volume of regulation;

Amendment 93 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Points out that over 4.5 million farmers are over 65 and that farmers aged under 35 account for only 6% of those in charge of farms; calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement more vigorously the measures provided for under the common agricultural policy to help young farmers set up;

Amendment 94 #

Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to study the relationship between undeclared agricultural work and the seasonal nature of activity in the sector, and invites them to develop employment insurance and social protection mechanisms that are compatible with the temporary nature of much agricultural work, which is not infrequently taken on alongside another job;

Amendment 95 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls the European Commission to promote, and the Members States to implement, simplified administrative requirements related to employment, taxes and social security, making the hiring process less complex and less redundant;

Amendment 96 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to assume responsibility for the assisting family members and to secure them economically and socially;

Amendment 97 #

5a. Calls on the Commission and Council to work on legislative proposals for the regulation of production and markets and the setting of minimum remunerative prices;

Amendment 98 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Notes the regular professional exposure of many agri-food sector workers to chemicals, which includes exposure to cocktails of hazardous substances;

Amendment 99 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls on the Commission to ascertain the effects of these agreements, including in terms of greater job insecurity and more precarious farming incomes, and establish the necessary instruments to ensure that no agricultural products enter the European market at below the actual costs of production and sale;

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Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Citation 1 (new)

– having regard to draft general recommendation No 28, of 2010, relating to Article 2 of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas all forms of ~~sex~~ discrimination, including discrimination on grounds of gender, must be firmly combated;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas all forms of gender and sex discrimination must be firmly combated;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas ‘sex’ is defined as referring to biological differences between men and women, while ‘gender’ refers to socially constructed identities, roles and attributes for women and men and the social and cultural meaning that society gives to those biological differences, and whereas it is gender that results in hierarchical relationships between women and men and in the distribution and assignment of power and rights favouring men and disadvantaging women;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas ‘reducing the gender pay, earnings and pension gaps and thus fighting poverty among women’ is one of the priority areas set out by the Commission in its document entitled ‘Strategic engagement for gender equality 2016-2019’

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas on the labour market most women, unlike men, are employed on precarious contracts; whereas precariousness does not make it possible to live in a dignified manner;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas women ~~suffer particular discrimination in relation to access to the labour market, with substantially lower wages and more uncertain and precarious employment ties~~, who work for substantially lower wages and face more uncertain and precarious employment ties, are at greater risk of poverty than men, with single mothers, older women living alone and disabled women being most affected; whereas families with three or more children also face a high risk of poverty; whereas maternity and parenthood represent~~s an~~ unacceptable ~~form of~~grounds for discrimination against women in relation to accessing and remaining in the labour market;

Amendment 16 #

Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas women suffer particular discrimination in relation to access to the labour market, with substantially lower wages for the same work and more uncertain and precarious employment ties; whereas maternity represents an unacceptable form of discrimination against women in relation to accessing ~~and remaining in~~ the labour market; whereas it would be desirable to improve the status of the work done by mothers and fathers within the family unit; whereas this would also make it possible to pursue genuine birth-rate policies in Europe;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas women suffer particular discrimination in relation to access to the labour market, with substantially lower wages and more uncertain and precarious employment ties; whereas maternity ~~represents an unacceptable form of~~as a the most important source of the wealth in a society is still undervalued; whereas motherhood must not be used as an excuse for discrimination against women ~~in relation~~willing to access~~ing~~ and remain~~ing~~ in the labour market;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Recital C

C wWhereas it is deplorable to note that women suffer particular discrimination in relation to access to the labour market, with substantially lower wages, major pension disparities and more uncertain and precarious employment ties; whereas maternity represents an unacceptable form of discrimination against women in relation to accessing and remaining in the labour market;

Amendment 19 #

Nadine MORANO

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas women suffer particular discrimination in relation to access to the labour market, with substantially lower wages and more uncertain and precarious employment ties, but also a majority of the part-time jobs; whereas maternity represents an unacceptable form of discrimination against women in relation to accessing and remaining in the labour market;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)

– having regard to the European Commission´s Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality 2016-2020,

Amendment 20 #

Branislav ŠKRIPEK

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas women suffer particular discrimination in relation to access to the labour market, with substantially lower wages and more uncertain and precarious employment ties; whereas m~~aternity~~otherhood discrimination represents an unacceptable form of discrimination against women in relation to accessing and remaining in the labour market;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas in 2014 the employment rate in the EU for people aged between 15 and 64 stood at 59.6% for women and 70.1% for men; whereas the gap is smaller for higher levels of professional qualification; whereas the economic costs of this gap are substantial and were estimated at EUR 370 billion according to a 2013 calculation, or 2.8% of GDP for the EU-28; whereas the female employment rate has risen only slightly since 2008, with the convergence in employment driven by the decline in the male employment rate; 1a __________________ 1aData from Eurofound report ‘The gender employment gap: challenges and solutions’ (2016)

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas a glass ceiling still exists for women on the labour market which is partly attributable to the fact that women are viewed with reference to their reproductive characteristics, which means that women’s career opportunities are hampered by the very possibility of pregnancy later in working life;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas in an effort to find the balance between family and work, many women prefer non-standard employment contracts such as part-time work, or home office; whereas it is important that employment legislation recognizes their right to do so;

Amendment 24 #

Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the economic crisis has impacted on the entire European Union, with rural areas especially experiencing devastating levels of unemployment, poverty and depopulation, which affect women in particular;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas very often single women with dependent children are compelled to accept atypical and precarious work in order to reconcile their private and working lives;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas unemployment rates soared in the period 2008-2014 owing to the profound economic crisis that raged across the EU, and in 2014 the female unemployment rate (10.4%) was still higher than the rate for men (10.2%); 1a

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas in 2015, 33% of women worked part-time against 10% of men working part-time 1b , and a significant proportion of them were working part- time on an involuntary basis; __________________ Data from Eurofound report ‘6th 1b European working conditions survey’

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)

Cd. whereas on average in 2014, women’s hourly pay was 16.1% lower than the corresponding pay for men 1a; whereas women’s economic situation in the household is also characterised by marked inequalities, and where the household comprises a single woman, 40% have incomes in the lowest quintile against 18% of men, and where the household comprises a women working full-time and a man working part-time, 30% of women have incomes in the lowest quintile, against 6% of men in a similar situation 1b ;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Recital C e (new)

Ce. whereas the data show that the main reason for women leaving the labour market is the need to care for children and elderly people (27%), their own illness or incapacity (23%) and other personal or family responsibilities (18%) 1a;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Citation 1 b (new)

– having regard to the 2011 Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention),

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Recital C f (new)

Cf. whereas in the period 2008-2014, so-called NEETs in the 15-29 age group showed a percentage increase, with women being the most heavily represented group (17.1% in 2014), and whereas 34% of these women are in this situation because of family responsibilities and 16.5% are long-term unemployed 1a ;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Recital C g (new)

Cg. whereas labour deregulation policies and the attack on collective bargaining are enabling and fostering an extension in working time in a number of Member States, without wage compensation, which is contributing to increased working class poverty; whereas these policies are promoting and encouraging precarious employment and the downgrading of the value of work, which has a particular impact on young people and working women, who are obliged to accept jobs with increasingly precarious conditions, often without any social protection;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Recital C h (new)

Ch. whereas this labour and social context is at the root of the pensions gap, which on average stands at 40%;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Recital C i (new)

Ci. whereas EU policies have promoted the privatisation and destruction of the network of public services and infrastructure providing care for children, the elderly and the sick, and the supply of these high-quality and free public services is now reduced or non- existent;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Recital C j (new)

Cj. whereas women are particularly affected by precarious work and various forms of ‘atypical work’, such as teleworking or homeworking, and are increasingly having to contend with the phenomenon of ‘worker and career individualisation’, an approach which bolsters the more broadly based offensive against collective bargaining;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Recital C k (new)

Ck. whereas it is vital to ensure that women have the right to jobs with rights and the right to motherhood without being penalised for it, since women continue to be worst affected and suffer most discrimination; whereas examples of this discrimination include pressure from employers on women attending job interviews at which they are asked whether they have children and how old they are, with the aim of influencing women’s decisions and opting for childless workers who are ‘more available’, along with growing economic and work-related pressures on female employees not to take maternity leave;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Recital C l (new)

Cl. whereas many workers who are in precarious employment or unemployed do not have the right to parental leave;

Amendment 37 #

Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas the EU’s macro-economic and austerity policies have resulted in increasing levels of poverty and inequality, particularly affecting women, and whereas these policies act as a brake on a birth- rate policy which could present a long- term solution to the crisis which Europe is facing both economically and on the labour market, preserving us from a dangerous and uncontrolled migration policy;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas the EU’s macro-economic and austerity policies have resulted in increasing levels of poverty and inequality, particularly affecting women, which has adverse repercussions on the conditions in which their families live, particularly their children;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas it is deplorable to note that the EU’s macro-economic and austerity policies have resulted in increasing levels of poverty and inequality, particularly affecting women in the southern European Member States such as Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Citation 1 c (new)

– having regard to the Council of Europe’s Gender Equality Strategy 2014- 2017,

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas ~~the EU’s macro-economic and austerity policies have resulted in increasing levels of poverty and inequality, particularly affecting women~~poverty is a complex and multi-dimensional phenomenon that cannot be explained exclusively in economic terms, and it is often linked to the unfair treatment of women – and mothers in particular – on the labour market;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas the ~~EU’s macro-economic and austerity policies have result~~global financial crisis followed by the sovereign debt crisis led into increas~~ing~~ed levels of poverty ~~and inequality~~, particularly affecting women and families with children;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas combating poverty is one of the Commission's five measurable targets proposed for EU 2020; whereas the face of poverty in Europe is female, and it is particularly single mothers, migrant, young and old women who are affected by poverty and social exclusion, a situation aggravated by the crisis and specific austerity measures because it is particularly public sector jobs and services in the care sector that are being eliminated;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the EU’s macroeconomic and austerity policies have had a detrimental effect both on policies on flexibility and occupational safety, particularly as regards everything connected to women’s occupational safety, and on social and public services providing childcare and care for the elderly, and whereas all this has had a major impact on women’s employment;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas levels of poverty and social exclusion in the EU-28 remain extremely high, standing at more than 118.6 million people in 2015 (23.7% of the population), and women are particularly affected, with more than 62.4 million women in this situation (24.4%);

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas one must also take into account, when comparing the situations of men and women on the labour market, that social factors, such as pregnancy and motherhood, are natural reasons for drawing a distinction between the situations of women and men;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas precarious employment is a contributory factor towards women’s poor mental and physical health, subjecting them to five times more stress, anxiety and depression than colleagues, both male and female, who are employed on indefinite contract;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)

Db. is alarmed at the disastrous long term impact of austerity measures on women's economic empowerment and gender equality, with rising unemployment and cuts in public services and benefits resulting in a care crisis; underlines that reductions in care services, cuts in child, disability, carers' benefits and reductions in tax credits, cuts in statutory leave, including parental and paternity leave, tend to shift care services onto unpaid women who, as a result, are unable to pursue insurable employment or may only be employed on a part-time basis;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas this gap is part of the widening social, economic and gender inequalities in the European Union, a situation that is undeniably linked to the neoliberal and austerity policies imposed by the Commission and the EU, which are responsible for rising poverty, rising unemployment and greater inequalities in the distribution of wealth;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas all too often women are subject to various forms of gender discrimination at their workplace, including being employed at lower levels and being passed over for promotion, along with verbal, psychological and physical harassment and abuse (sexual or otherwise);

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas equality between men and women is a fundamental right that presupposes a guarantee of equal opportunities and equal treatment, and policies aimed at ensuring such equality promote smart and sustainable growth;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)

Dc. whereas social inequalities and inequalities between men and women can be combated only through policies guaranteeing a better distribution of wealth, based on measures to ensure decent working conditions, an increase in real wages, action to promote labour regulation and labour protection, in particular through collective bargaining and the regulation of working time, and guaranteed universal free access to high- quality public healthcare and education services;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)

Dc. whereas it is important to establish a set of measures to remove existing obstacles and guarantee genuinely equal opportunities for women and men in access to the labour market and to decent work, and in carrying out that work;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Recital D d (new)

Dd. whereas it is important to tackle and eliminate undeclared work and unpaid overtime that increase poverty and social exclusion; whereas women domestic workers in general, and migrant and fictitiously self-employed women workers in particular, are especially vulnerable and face particularly precarious working conditions;

Amendment 53 #

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that combating poverty and inequalities between men and women necessarily entails a fairer distribution of wealth and better employment legislation, notably through collective bargaining, higher wages, and implementation of the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work~~’ or ‘~~ and work of equal value, and social protection; considers it urgent to develop an EU level definition of work of equal value’, ~~and social protection~~taking into account ECJ case law, to ensure that factors such as the working conditions, the responsibility conferred on the workers and the physical or mental requirements of the work are taken into consideration; considers it urgent to address the issue of equal pay for 'work of equal value';

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that combating poverty and inequalities between men and women necessarily entails a fairer distribution of wealth and better employment legislation, notably through collective bargaining, higher wages, and implementation of the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’ or ‘work of equal value’, and social protection; and invites the Commission to promote gender equality at the work place, including awareness-raising campaign on the Gender Pay Gap, the European Equal Pay Gap and exchange of good practices;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that ~~combating poverty and inequalities between men and women necessarily entails a fairer distribution of wealth and better employment legislation, notably through collective bargaining, higher wages,~~the principle of 'equal pay for equal work' or 'work of equal value' on the workplace is and imp~~lementation of the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’ or ‘work of equal value’, and social protectio~~ortant component of the equality on the labour market between men and women;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that combating poverty and inequalities between men and women necessarily entails ~~a fairer distribution of wealth and~~ better employment legislation, notably through collective bargaining, ~~higher wages~~raising awareness among employers and employees of the solutions available, and implementation of the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’ or ‘work of equal value’, and social protection;

Amendment 57 #

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that combating poverty and inequalities between men and women ~~necessarily entail~~presupposes a fairer distribution of wealth and ~~better~~improved employment legislation, notably through collective bargaining, higher wages, and implementation of the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’ or ‘work of equal value’, and social protection;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor, protect and tackle the phenomenon of mobbing in the workplace, including the harassment of pregnant female employees or any disadvantage experienced after returning from a maternity leave; Calls on the Commission and the Member states to provide both gender and parenthood or motherhood disaggregated data regarding pay and pension gaps;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Considers that, in order to combat poverty and a lack of equality, vigorous measures need to be taken against discrimination and harassment on the labour market in conjunction with a more equitable distribution policy; considers that a zero target for sexual harassment should be instituted as a code of conduct on the European labour market;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas equality between men and women is a fundamental right that presupposes a guarantee of equal opportunities and equal treatment; in all sectors;

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Deplores the austerity policy pursued by the current Junker Commission, which is intended to overcome the economic crisis but in reality has contributed to an increase in precarious employment and hence poverty;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that women often decide to work part-time because they want greater employment flexibility in order to make it easier to reconcile family life and professional life;

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls for the development of a legal framework for – and the increased popularisation of – flexible employment models, accompanied by adequate social protection, in order to make it easier to reconcile responsibilities associated with caring for children and other dependents with professional responsibilities;

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on Member States to take measures to eliminate the pay differential between women and men and put an end to all forms of precarious employment; likewise urges Member States to give priority to drafting active policies and positive action to boost women’s participation in the labour market and their economic independence and to eliminate the gaps between men and women in terms of wages, the levels at which they are employed, promotions, earnings and pensions;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on Member States to take measures to eliminate the pay differential between women and men and put an end to all forms of ~~precarious employment~~legislation that allow or regulate precarious employment; calls on Member States to implement labour legislation that promotes labour regulation, collective bargaining, social protection and higher wages, as means of overcoming gender inequalities;

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on Member States to take measures to eliminate the unjust pay differential between women and men ~~and put an end to all forms of precarious~~with a view to combating discrimination on the labour market on grounds of parenthood, and put an end to all forms of precarious employment, while also considering the introduction at national level of flexible forms of employment;

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on Member States to take measures to eliminate the pay differential between women and men and put an end to all forms of precarious employment, investing in the creation of permanent jobs and lifelong learning and professional training;

Amendment 67 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Calls on Member States to take measures to eliminate the pay diffe~~Reiterates its calls on the Commission to intensify its cooperation with the Member States on the implementation of the "recast" Direncti~~al between women and men and put an end to all forms of precarious employment~~ve 2006/54/EC, taking in account Parliament´s recommendations;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on Member States to take immediate measures to eliminate the pay and pension differential between women and men and put an end to all forms of precarious employment;

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on Member States to build up and strengthen national labour inspection bodies by providing them with the necessary conditions and financial and human resources to give them an effective presence on the ground and thereby enable them to combat job insecurity, unregulated work, and labour and wage discrimination, particularly from the point of view of gender equality;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas gender equality ~~between men and women~~ is a fundamental right that presupposes a guarantee of equal opportunities and equal treatment;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to monitor the labour market in order to protect women who are compelled to accept precarious and low- cost employment in order to survive;

Amendment 71 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Considers that under no circumstances should the increased demands for flexibility on the labour market result in women continuing to be over-represented in atypical employment and among those with insecure employment status;

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes that measures to increase wage transparency are fundamental to close the gender pay gap; calls on the Member States to implement Commission's recommendation on wage transparency;

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Urges the Commission to refrain from recommending reorganisation and cuts in Member States’ government departments or promoting greater flexibility in employment or the privatisation of public services, as those approaches have unquestionably served to weaken the social rights of workers and have made themselves felt more severely among women;

Amendment 74 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on Member States to introduce legislation to protect or increase maternity, paternity and parental rights and asks that this protection should also be reflected in employment legislation; urges the Commission to ~~submit a new~~review the existing maternity directive, respecting Parliament’s position., including the adoption of measures guaranteeing the allocation of parental leave allowances always on the basis of 100% of reference pay, in order to secure families’ social and economic well-being and to promote take-up of parental leave by fathers;

Amendment 75 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on Member States to introduce legislation to protect or increase maternity, paternity and parental rights and asks that this protection should also be reflected in employment legislation; urges the Commission to submit a new maternity directive, respecting Parliament’s position.; stresses that the comprehensive legislative proposal should include as a legal basis equality between men and women, also including legislative powers for other measures ensuring the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of women and men at work;

Amendment 76 #

Branislav ŠKRIPEK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 77 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Calls on~~Invites Member States to instro~~duce legislation to protect or increase maternity, paternity and parental rights and asks that this protection should also be reflecte~~ngly protect and support motherhood and parenthood in employment legislation; urges the Commission to submit a new maternity directive~~, respecting Parliament’s position~~ that would aim to reconcile the positions of the Parliament and the Council.

Amendment 78 #

Branislav ŠKRIPEK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Calls on~~Recommends Member States to introduce legislation to protect or increase maternity, paternity and parental rights and asks that this protection should also be reflected in employment legislation; urges the Commission to submit a new maternity directive, respecting Parliament’s position.

Amendment 79 #

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas Eurofound's report on gender employment gap estimates that gender employment gap is costing EU around 370 billion euros per year, or 2.8% of EU GDP1a; __________________ 1a1a Eurofound report (2016) the gender employment gap: challenges and solutions.

Amendment 80 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes that the Commission has withdrawn the revision of the Maternity Leave Directive and calls for it to put forward an ambitious proposal with high- level standards, to ensure that women are paid and covered by social protection for the duration of maternity leave in order to support families and combat inequalities, strengthen women's social and economic independence and avoid them being financially penalised for having children; stresses that maternity leave must be accompanied by effective measures protecting the rights of pregnant women and new, breastfeeding and single mothers, reflecting the recommendations of the International Labour Organisation and the World Health Organisation;

Amendment 81 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on MS and the Commission to reformulate tax and benefit systems that give financial incentives for the spouse earning less to withdraw from the labour market or to work part-time as it may run counter to a higher take-up rate of parental leave by fathers and brings negative consequences for women, such as reinforcing the gender pay, care and pension gap;

Amendment 82 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Urges Member States to adopt legislation to guarantee women’s inclusion in the social security system, protecting women workers during periods of unemployment and guaranteeing the right to obtain a pension;

Amendment 83 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Urges Member States to comply with and enforce legislation on maternity rights so that women do not suffer disadvantages in terms of pensions because they have been mothers during their working lives;

Amendment 84 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on Member States to create childcare services infrastructure in order to promote the reconciliation of private and working life for the benefit of working women;

Amendment 85 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Highlights the importance of adequate minimum income schemes for maintaining human dignity and to combat poverty and social exclusion as well as their role as a form of social investments enabling people to participate in society, and to undertake training and/or look for work; invites the Commission and Member States to assess minimum income schemes in the European Union, including whether the schemes enable households to meet their needs; invites the Commission and Member States to evaluate on this basis the manner and the means of providing an adequate minimum income in all Member States and to consider further steps in support of social convergence across the European Union, taking into account the economic and social circumstances of each Member State as well as national practices and traditions;

Amendment 86 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls on Member States to promote public policies to support families, with particular regard to the creation of free, high-quality public childcare services, notably crèches and preschool services, and to strengthen the network of specialised services providing care to the elderly, particularly in their own homes, as a way of removing constraints that, by discriminating against women, objectively contribute to women’s withdrawal from the labour market;

Amendment 87 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Notes that the European Social Partners have not come forward with an agreement on a comprehensive package of legislative and non-legislative measures regarding the reconciliation of professional, private and family life; calls on the Commission to respect to put forward as soon as possible a proposal for such a package as part of the Commission Work Programme 2017 in the context of the announced European pillar of social rights

Amendment 88 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls on Member States to draft legislation introducing preventive policies such as gender equality plans to combat gender discrimination at the workplace and create a suitable working environment for women and for men;

Amendment 89 #

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Calls on Member States to take steps to regularise undeclared work and the abuse of temporary contracts to which women in particular are subject, with the aim of improving the position of and protection for the most vulnerable groups, in particular women domestic workers and fictitiously self-employed women workers; urges Member States to implement measures such as the provision of services offering advice and acting to prevent occupational discrimination, and the setting-up of employment monitoring and regulation authorities to ensure compliance with rules on hiring, payments, training, working practices and the termination of contracts;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the resolution of 15 September 2016 on application of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishes a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation ('Employment Equality Directive');

Amendment 90 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Recommends that Member States ensure that all young people have access to high-quality free public education at all ages, particularly at the higher levels of education and training, since it has been shown that raising the level of training helps to reduce labour inequalities between men and women;

Amendment 91 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Calls on the Member States to provide adequate income replacement and social protection during any type of family- or care-related leave, in particular to ensure that low-income workers can benefit from leave measures on an equal footing with others;

Amendment 92 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Underlines that migrants and refugees should have the same rights and should have access to the same benefits and services through a universal model that is not related to insurance contributions and employment history;

Amendment 93 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Calls on the Commission to draw up a compendium of practices that have proved successful in the Member States, with a view to disseminating and promoting them in order to prevent gender discrimination at work and protect women’s rights in particular;

Amendment 94 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Calls on Member States and social partners to promote decent working conditions and quality employment for care workers, including through decent pay, recognition of care workers' status and the development of high quality vocational training pathways for care workers;

Amendment 95 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3e. Asks the Commission to guarantee that part-time workers, workers facing job discontinuity and workers with career gaps or with periods where fewer hours were worked have an effective equalisation to full time workers in their right to access a decent pension scheme without any form of discrimination;

Amendment 96 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)

3f. Stresses that women workers with mental health problems are at a very high risk as regards all elements of precarious work: those workers are over-represented in time-limited contracts, in-work-poverty, part-time, career disruptions and other precarious contract arrangements; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that European health and safety legislation is sufficiently strong and efficient to protect those vulnerable workers in a better way; stresses that all types of harassment at work strongly effect quality of life and work, health and well-being;

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2017/02/22 EMPL 319 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

– having regard to Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU),

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 25 February 2016 on European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and Social Aspects in the Annual Growth1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0059.

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Understands standard employment to mean full-time, or part-time regular employment on the basis of open-ended contracts, 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 102 #

Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that short contracts in the agriculture sector reflect the seasonal nature of farm work; calls for this major natural constraint to be respected by enabling farmers to continue recruiting on a seasonal basis and sparing them the burden of additional red tape in the recruitment and management of their workforce;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recognises that women continue to be under represented in the labour market; believes in this regard that flexible employment contracts including voluntary temporary and part-time contracts including job sharing can play an important role in increasing the levels of participation from groups that might otherwise have been excluded from the labour market including women;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Underlines that, according to the European Commission1a , 2052 labour market reforms have been undertaken in the EU between 2008 and 2013 without finding the correct balance between flexibility and security and that have mainly promoted precarious jobs and income inequalities in the EU; __________________ 1a https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/labref/public /result.cfm

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Emphasises that while the paradigm shift in employer-employee relationships may necessitate greater flexibility and changes in standard contractual rules it should be compatible with the retention of certain basic rights;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Where the choice to engage in forms of part-time work is one made by worker, it is necessary to ensure that such employment is economically and socially sustainable;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Firmly believes that flexibility in the labour market is not about eroding workers’ rights in exchange for productivity and competitiveness, it is about successfully balancing workers protection with the ability for individuals and employers to agree ways of working that suit both their needs;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Understands precarious work to mean, as a minimum definition, a non- standard, atypical form of employment having any of the following characteristics: - 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; - low remuneration, which may even be unofficial or unclear; - no or limited social protection rights or employment-related benefits; - no protection against discrimination; - limited or no prospects for advancement in the labour market; - no or limited right to collective representation; - a working environment that fails to meet minimum health and safety standards11 ; __________________ 11European Parliament resolution of 19 October 2010 on precarious women workers, OJ C 70E, 8.3.2012, p. 1.deleted

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Understands precarious work to mean~~, as a minimum definition, a non-~~ employment which does not comply with European and national standards, ~~atypical form of employment having any of the following characteristics:~~in particular on health and safety at work, and / or which does not provide sufficient resources for a decent life or adequate social protection;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

– having regard to Regulation 593/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I),

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. ~~Understands precarious work to mean, as a minimum definition, a non- standard, atypical form of employment having any of the following characteristics:~~Notes that some atypical forms of employment entail greater risks of precarious and insecure work, for example, marginal part-time work, temporary agency work, fixed-term contract work, zero-hour contracts and informal or undeclared work; the following characteristics may be indications of precarious work;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Understands ~~precarious work to mean, as a minimum definition, a non- standard, atypical form of employment having any of the following characteristics~~that new forms of employment contract may, in some cases, be the cause of increasing insecurity and poverty:

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Understands ~~precarious work to mean, as a minimum definition, a non- standard, atypical form of~~critical working conditions to mean employment having ~~any of~~ the following characteristics:

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Understands precarious work to mean, a~~s a minimum definition, a non- standard, atypical~~ form of employment having any of the following characteristics:

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. ~~Understands precarious work to mean, as a minimum definition, a non- standard, atypical form of employment having any of the following characteristics:~~Notes that the risk of precariousness depends on the type of contract but also on the following indicators1a : __________________ 1aStudy for the EMPL Committee on precarious employment in Europe, July 2016, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%28 2016%29587285_EN.pdf

Amendment 115 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Understands that “precarious work ~~to mean, as a minimum definition, a non- standard, atypical form of employment having any of the following characteristics~~” is a subjective term which has no universally accepted definition, but may generally be perceived as referring to:

Amendment 116 #

Siôn SIMON, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Agnes JONGERIUS, Javi LÓPEZ, Alex MAYER, Evelyn REGNER, Joachim SCHUSTER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Understands precarious ~~work~~employment to mean, as a minimum definition, a non- standard, atypical form of employment having any of the following characteristics:

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 1

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
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 demandow certainty over the continuity of employment;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 1

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

– having regard to the European Quality Charter on Internships and Apprenticeships launched on 14 December 2011,

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 1

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
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 122 #

Siôn SIMON, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Agnes JONGERIUS, Javi LÓPEZ, Alex MAYER, Evelyn REGNER, Joachim SCHUSTER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 1

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
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~~part- time contracts, some of them marginal, contracts containing poor conditions, unwritten contracts, unclear working hours, and duties that change owing to work on demand;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
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 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)

- labour rights

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 2

~~- low remuneration, which may even be unofficial or unclear;~~deleted

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 2

~~- low remuneration, which may even be unofficial or unclear;~~deleted

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 2

- ~~low remuneration, which may even be unofficial or unclear~~insufficient pay and salary progression;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 2

- ~~low remuneration, which may even be unofficial or unclear~~in-work poverty and low pay;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

– having regard to the Eurofound European Working Conditions Survey and its Sixth European Working Conditions Survey – Overview report1a, __________________ 1a http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/def ault/files/ef_publication/field_ef_docume nt/ef1634en.pdf

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 2

- ~~low remuneration, which may even be~~ unofficial or unclear remuneration;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 2

- ~~low~~ remuneration below a minimum living wage, which may even be unofficial or unclear;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 2

- low remuneration, which may even be unofficial or ~~unclear~~not contractually agreed; or no remuneration in the case of unpaid internships and traineeships;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 2

- low remuneration, which may even be unofficial or unclear, remuneration below the at-risk-of poverty rate or remuneration which does not provide for a decent living income;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 3

~~- no or limited social protection rights or employment-related benefits;~~deleted

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 3

- ~~no or limited social protection rights or employment-related benefits~~social security;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 3

- ~~no or limited social protection rights or employment-related benefits~~lacking or insufficient social protection;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 3

- no ~~or limited~~ social protection rights ~~or employment-related benefits~~;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 3

- no or limited social protection rights or ~~employment-related~~ benefits;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)

- remuneration delayed or non- existent (unpaid work);

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)

– having regard to the Eurofound report (2010) Flexible forms of work: ‘very atypical’ contractual arrangements,

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 4

~~- no protection against discrimination;~~deleted

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 4

~~- no protection against discrimination~~deleted

Amendment 142 #

Siôn SIMON, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 4

- no protection against any form of discrimination, sexual harassment or psychological pressure;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 4

- no or limited protection against - discrimination;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 5

~~- little or no prospect of advancement in the labour market;~~deleted

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 5

~~- little or no prospect of advancement in the labour market;~~deleted

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 5

~~- limited or no prospects for advancement in the labour market;~~deleted

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 5

~~- limited or no prospects for advancement in the labour market;~~deleted

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 5

- ~~limited or no prospects for advancement in the labour market~~career development and training;

Amendment 149 #

Siôn SIMON, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Agnes JONGERIUS, Javi LÓPEZ, Alex MAYER, Evelyn REGNER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 5

- limited or no prospects for advancement in the labour market with regards to skills development;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 c (new)

– having regard to the Eurofound report (2016) Exploring the fraudulent contracting of work in the European Union1a, __________________ 1a http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/def ault/files/ef_publication/field_ef_docume nt/ef1639en.pdf

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 6

~~- no or limited right to collective representation;~~deleted

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 6

~~- no or limited right to collective representation;~~deleted

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 6

- no or limited right to individual or/and collective representation;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 6

- ~~no or~~low level of collective right and limited right to collective representation;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 7

- a working environment that fails to meet minimum health and safety standards11; __________________ 11European Parliament resolution of 19 October 2010 on precarious women workers, OJ C 70E, 8.3.2012, p. 1.deleted

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 7

- a working environment that fails to meet minimum health and safety standards~~11; __________________ 11European Parliament resolution of 19 October 2010 on precarious women workers, OJ C 70E, 8.3.2012, p. 1.~~;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasises that precarious work is mainly provided by the most vulnerable workers who are at risk of discrimination, poverty and exclusion; recalls in particular that having a disability, being of a different ethnic, origin, religion or belief, or being a woman increases the risk of being faced with precarious working conditions;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Condemns all forms of precariousness in work relationships recognizing at the same time that precariousness can be inflicted on workers in whatever contractual situation;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Recalls that precarious work does not only harm the individual but also comes along with great costs for society in terms of tax losses and support for those suffering the long-term effects of income loss and difficult working conditions;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Recalls that invisible workers such as care workers, undeclared migrants, domestic workers, sex workers or those working in the informal economy are at high risk as regards precarious work; calls on the Commission and the Member States to tailor and adapt policies that protect these workers by tackling their problems irrespective of their residence status;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

– having regard to the Eurofound report (2016) on fraudulent contracting of work in Europe1a, __________________ 1a http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/def ault/files/ef_publication/field_ef_docume nt/ef1639en.pdf

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. EFully endorses the ILO definition of decent work which states that: ‘Decent work is work that is productive and delivers a fair income, with a safe workplace and social protection, better prospects for personal development and social integration, freedom for people to express their concerns, organize and participate in the decisions that affect their lives and equality of opportunity and treatment for all women and men’12 ; advocates to add a living wage to that definition; calls on the Commission and the Member States to not only fully endorse the definition but to also to ensure that future and current employment legislation does not include elements countering this definition; __________________ 12 ILO report of 14 November 2016 on non-standard employment around the world, http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/boo ks/WCMS_534326/lang--en/index.htm.

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Endors~~Notes the ILO definition of decent work which states that: ‘Decent work is work that is productive and delivers a fair income, with a safe workplace and social protection, better prospects for personal development and social integration, freedom for people to express their concerns, organize and participate in the decisions that affect their lives and equality of opportunity and treatment for all women and men’12 ; __________________ 12 ILO report of 14 November 2016 on non-standard employment around the world, http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/boo ks/WCMS_534326/lang--en/index.htm.

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recalls the success factors for good practice against precarious work which are a strong legal underpinning, involvement of social partners and works councils at the work place, cooperation with relevant stakeholders, balancing flexibility and security, sectoral focus, low administrative burden for employers, enforcement by labour inspectorates and awareness-raising campaigns;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Emphasises that overly strict European social standards would, at best, do nothing to resolve the problem of employment becoming increasingly precarious, and that they could, in fact, make companies less competitive;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the need to adopt counter- cyclical economic policies designed to protect workers’ purchasing power, in accordance with the constitutional traditions of the Member States;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that decent work should specifically guarantee coverage by 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;deleted

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that ~~decent work shoul~~the ILO concept of “decent work” is intended specifically to guarantee coverage by 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 workersjob creation, rights at work, social protection and social dialogue, as well as gender equality;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that decent work should specifically guarantee coverage by 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 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that decent work should specifically guarantee coverage by collective agreements, and 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 171 #

Jutta STEINRUCK, Siôn SIMON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that decent work should specifically guarantee coverage by collective agreements, security of collective bargaining, equal pay for equal work in the same place, and ~~protection~~social security protection for members of the workers’ families as well, while supporting the work-life balance for all workers;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that decent work should specifically guarantee coverage by ~~collective agreements, security of collective bargaining, equal pay for equal work in the same place, and protection of the workers’ families~~freedom of association, collective agreements, workers’ representation on board level, equal pay for equal work in the same place, health and safety protection, provisions on working and rest time, protection against dismissal, access to training and lifelong learning, and social protection, while supporting the work-life balance for all workers;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that decent work should specifically guarantee coverage by 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 174 #

Motion for a resolution
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 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that decent work should specifically guarantee coverage by collective agreements, se~~curity~~aled by means of collective bargaining, workplace health and safety, 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 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that decent work should specifically guarantee coverage by collective agreements, ~~security~~respect 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 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that decent work should specifically provide a living income and guarantee coverage by collective agreements, security of collective bargaining, equal pay for equal work in the same place, social security protection, core labour rights, high health and safety standards and protection of the workers’ families, while supporting the work-life balance for all workers; stresses that to deliver on these rights it is essential to improve the implementation of labour and social law;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes that any form of contract liable to exacerbate a worker’s situation must be penalised uniformly in a manner to be established in line with the Member States’ legal systems;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop policies that support mobility towards open-ended contracts as they are the best protection from precariousness;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 c (new)

– having regard to the Eurofound report (2015) on New forms of employment1a, __________________ 1a https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/def ault/files/ef_publication/field_ef_docume nt/ef1461en.pdf

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation, are contributing to a radical transformation of work, with an increase in non-standard forms of employment trends that will intensify unless new 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 decglobal competition and austerity policies, have helped to accelerate the development of certain form of employment;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation, are contributing to a ~~radical~~ transformation of work, with an increase in non-standard forms of employment trends that will intensify unless new 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 decthe world of work which can include for example casual work, ICT-based mobile work, crowd employment, portfolio work and collaborative employment;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation, are contributing to ~~a radical~~ transformation of work, with an increase in non-standard forms of employment trends that will intensify unless new 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 decentthe nature of work, including the increase of self-employment; underlines the importance of efficient new regulation to embrace digitalization whilst adequately protecting the workers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that this objective is achieved;

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation, are contributing to a radical transformation of work, with an increase in non-standard forms of employment ~~trends that will intensify unless new 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~~comply with labour legislation;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation, are contributing to a radical transformation of work, with an increase in n~~on-standard~~ew forms of employment ~~tre~~, ands that this trend will intensify ~~unless new 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 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation, are contributing to a radical transformation of work, with an increase in n~~on-standard~~ew forms of employment ~~trends that will intensify unless new 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 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation, are contributing to a radical transformation of work, with an increase in non-standard forms of employment trends that will intensify ~~unless new 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; takes the view that developments in the labour market are placing a burden on social security systems, and steps must be taken to provide lasting protection for those systems;

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation, are contributing to a radical transformation of work, with an increase in n~~on-standard~~ew forms of employment trends that will intensify ~~unless new 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 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation, are contributing to a radical transformation of work, with an increase in non-standard forms of employment trends that will intensify ~~unless new 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~~complies with the labour laws in force;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation, are contributing to a radical transformation of work, with an increase in non-standard forms of employment, trends ~~that~~which will intensify ~~unless new regulation is put into place; calls on the Commission and~~and which necessitate major legislative reforms at national level; calls on the Member States to ensure that work being transformed through digitalisation, and new employment being created as a result of it, is decent;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 d (new)

– having regards to the Eurofound report (2014) on the impact of the crisis on industrial and working conditions in Europe1a, __________________ 1a http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/def ault/files/ef_publication/field_ef_docume nt/ef1398en.pdf

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation, are contributing to a radical transformation of work, with an ~~increase in~~emergence of new non-standard forms of employment t~~rends that will intensify unless~~hat require new regulation isbe 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 191 #

Motion for a resolution
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 ~~will~~could intensify unless ~~new~~responsive 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 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation, are contributing to a radical transformation of work, with an increase in non-standard forms of employment trends that will intensify unless new 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; stresses that new types of policy tools need to be developed which cover all workers, deliver on rights and work in practice;

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation, are contributing to a radical transformation of work, with an increase in non-standard forms of employment trends that will intensify unless new regulation is put into place; calls on the Commission and the Member States to closely monitor those changes and to ensure that work being transformed through digitalisation, and new employment being created as a result of it, is decent;

Amendment 194 #

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that digitisation has transformed, and will continue to transform, the world of work, but this cannot serve to justify wage deflation mitigated by one-off payments; in actual fact, the levels of under-employment cannot be attributed to the technological revolution, but rather to the Ordoliberal policies implemented by the EU;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that the economic crisis has given rise to migratory flows within the EU that have highlighted existing barriers to the free movement of persons between Member States and discrimination on the basis of nationality, exposing EU citizens to a situation of job insecurity;

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Points out that the erosion of workers’ social rights has been caused essentially by the trend toward vocational deregulation in many sectors, as adjusting to globalisation promotes cut-throat competition to keep down the prices of products and services;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Emphasises that digitalisation must not be seen simply as something that destroys jobs, and stresses, on the contrary, that it affords opportunities for the development and extension of individual skills;

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Highlights that there are projected to be 756 000 unfilled job vacancies in the ICT sector in 2020, thus showing the need to improve the digital skills of the European workforce;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that prundeclar~~ious~~ ed work and bogus self-employment ~~conditions~~will have a long- term effect on social security protection and pensions, and place workers at greater risk of poverty, social exclusion and deterioration of their fundamental rights;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

– having regard to Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU),

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

– having regard the EESC report on “The changing nature of employment relationships and its impact on the living wage”1a, __________________ 1ahttp://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.C_.201 6.303.01.0054.01.ENG&toc=OJ:C:2016:3 03:TOC

Amendment 200 #

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Stress~~Notes that ~~precarious employment~~jobs with inadequate working conditions have a long-term effect on social security protection and pensions, and place workers at greater risk of poverty, social exclusion and deterioration of their fundamental rights;

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that precarious employment conditions have a long-term effect on social security protection and pensions, and place workers at greater risk of poverty, social exclusion and deterioration of their fundamental rights; highlights also that precariousness affects occupational health and safety as temporary workers are mostly exposed to adverse conditions in their physical work and the combination of job insecurity and the less control over their working times often derives in stress-stress-related occupational hazards; asks the Commission to present a proposal for a framework Directive on occupational stress related diseases;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that precarious employment conditions have a long-term effect on social security protection and pensions, resulting from lack of funding and place workers at greater risk of poverty, social exclusion and deterioration of their fundamental rights;

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that precarious employment conditions have a long-term effect on social security protection, mental and physical health, well-being and pensions, and place workers at greater risk of poverty, social exclusion and deterioration of their fundamental rights;

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
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 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses that in certain sectors of the economy, flexible or atypical labour relations are being overused to the point of abuse, for no objective reason other than to reduce business costs, to the detriment of workers’ wages and working conditions;

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Deplores the spread of multi- service platforms in sectors in which there have traditionally been standard labour relations, such as the tourism sector and, specifically, hotel housekeeping services, with the objective of reducing business costs – to the detriment of workplace health and safety conditions – and, especially, of slashing wages; such practices are used to circumvent the application of collective bargaining agreements guaranteeing working conditions for workers in these sectors; these activities are chiefly carried out by unskilled women who are particularly vulnerable in social and employment terms and, thus, at a higher risk of poverty and job insecurity, in establishments which themselves outsource to external contractors, which is a clear breach of the law and results in a substandard service;

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Deplores the abusive use of temporary and part-time employment in sectors related to customer service and telephone sales, to provide, on a scheduled or permanent basis, services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, as a way of circumventing the application of collective bargaining agreements guaranteeing working conditions for workers in these sectors and which result in a substandard service;

Amendment 208 #

Siôn SIMON, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Agnes JONGERIUS, Javi LÓPEZ, Alex MAYER, Evelyn REGNER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
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; is concerned that the right of association of platform workers could be undermined if they are regarded as self- employed as collective bargaining could be regarded as forming a cartel, which could put them in conflict with EU rules on anti-competitive practices; underlines in this context the need to adjust European and national competition law accordingly;

Amendment 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Stres~~Recognises 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 tmany Member States have already put in place effective measures to tackle undeclared work and bogus self-employment particularly in relation to labour market, tax and employment law abuses by ensuring that the employers of undeclared workers face tougheir ~~right to associate, and to bargain collectively, freely and without fear~~enforcement action and stronger penalties;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2017 on A European Pillar of Social Rights1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0010

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
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 promote and guarantee effective protection for workers ~~who perform work in the context of an employment relationship, and a~~through comprehensive policy response that includes policies towards ~~reducing and ultimately eradicating precarious work~~adequate working conditions; 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 individually and collectively, freely and without fear;

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 213 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
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~~aims to limit at the minimum the risk of precariousness and guarantee career paths and proper social security coverage; 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 215 #

Motion for a resolution
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~~take part in collective bargaining, and ultimately in the drafting of European collective agreements paving the way for the establishment of a genuine European social democracy;

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that social protection, non- discrimination and protection by collective agreements and collective bargaining, should be available to all workers regardless of their status; calls on the Commission and the Member States to guarantee effective protection for workers who perform work ~~in the context of an~~regardless of the type of their 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, interns and apprentices are aware of their rights through providing information and consultation, and can access and exercise their right to associate, and to bargain collectively, freely and without fear;

Amendment 217 #

Jutta STEINRUCK, Siôn SIMON

Motion for a resolution
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 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

– having regard to Directive 2006/54/EC on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation,

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that social protection, and protection by collective agreements and collective bargaining, should be available to all workers irrespective of the legal status and the duration of their work relationship; 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 221 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States within their respective competences to ensure that self-employed workers can be covered by collective bargaining coverage, given that many of self-employed workers in an employee-like situation are placed outside collective bargaining structures and trade union representation; notes that the right of self-employed workers to associate freely may be in question in several occasions if their association could be regarded as forming a cartel, running a risk of being put in conflict with EU rules on anti-competitive practices; stresses that in this context, the use by the Commission and Member States of the ILO understanding of ‘worker’ rather than the more narrowly defined ‘employee’, could be helpful to better understand how fundamental principles and rights at work apply, the enjoyment of which EU competition rules should not impede;

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Reiterates its call on the Commission to propose a recommendation on social protection in the context of the European Pillar of Social Rights, seeking to ensure that all people in all employment forms, employment relationships and self- employment accumulate entitlements providing income security in situations such as unemployment, involuntary part- time work, health problems, older age or career breaks for child-raising, other care or training reasons, and that everyone has a personal activity account where they can verify their entitlements;

Amendment 223 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Notes that the ultra-liberal development model does not promote the fair distribution of national wealth, and that growth – especially weak growth – no longer allows for job creation; notes, furthermore, that union representation is in crisis and sometimes even non-existent in some Member States, while worker mobility is being encouraged, with the result that the workforce is being isolated and collective action undermined;

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the importance of labour inspectorates and the social partners in safeguarding workers’ rights, defining 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 to employ migrants without securing their full rights and benefits;deleted

Amendment 225 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the importance of labour inspectorates and the social partners in safeguarding workers’ rights, defining 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 to employing migrants without ~~securing~~informing them of their full rights and benefits;

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the importance of labour inspectorates and the social partners in safeguarding workers’ rights, defining 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 to employ migrants without ~~secur~~informing the~~ir full~~m about their rights and benefits;

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the importance of labour inspectorates and the social partners in safeguarding workers’ rights, defining 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 to employ migrants without securing their full rights and benefits;

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the importance of labour inspectorates and the social partners in safeguarding workers’ rights, defining decent productivity-linked 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 to employ migrants without securing their full rights and benefits~~ensuring compliance in terms of working conditions, workplace health and safety and combating illegal or undeclared work;

Amendment 229 #

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Renate WEBER, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the importance of labour inspectorates and the social partners in safeguarding workers’ rights, defining ~~decent~~ wages and incomes in accordance with Member States’ laws and practices, and in ~~providing consultation and guidance to~~being in dialogue with 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~~helping to eradicate illegal work; strongly condemns the practices of ~~companies to employ migrants without securing their full rights and benefits~~illegal and undeclared work which do not sufficiently protect the worker;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 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 230 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the importance and responsibility of labour inspectorates ~~and~~, of Member States, the social partners and civil society in safeguarding workers’ rights, ~~defin~~setting decent wages and incomes in accordance with Member States’ laws and practices, and in providing consultation and guidance to employers and workers; strongly underlines that labour inspectorates should focus on the goal of monitoring, implementing and improving working conditions, and ~~should not~~may never be abused as migration control ~~mechanisms;~~; points at the risk of discrimination of the most vulnerable workers and strongly condemns the practice of companies to employ migrants without securing their full rights and benefits;

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
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 232 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the importance of labour inspectorates and the social partners in safeguarding workers’ rights, defining decent wages and incomes in accordance with Member States’ laws and practices, and in providing consultation and guidance to employers and workers; 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 to employ migrants without securing their full rights and benefits;

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the importance of labour inspectorates and the social partners in safeguarding workers’ rights, defining decent work conditions, 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 to employ migrants without securing their full rights and benefits;

Amendment 234 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the importance of labour inspectorates and the social partners in safeguarding workers’ rights, defining decent wages and incomes in accordance with Member States’ laws and practices, and in providing consultation and guidance to employers and workers; 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 to employ migrants without securing their full rights and benefits;

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 236 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Reiterates that digital platforms and other intermediaries should have an obligation to report all work undertaken through them to the competent authorities for the purpose of ensuring adequate contributions and protection through social and health insurance for all workers;

Amendment 237 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to investigate the phenomenon of bogus self- employment more closely and define it more precisely so that fraudulent forms of self-employment can be tackled more effectively;

Amendment 238 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Encourages Member states to exchange best practices in order to limit at the minimum the risk of precariousness;

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Calls on the Member States, in close cooperation with the social partners, to shore up career pathways so as to make it easier for people to adapt to the different situations they may face in their lives, in particular via lifelong vocational training, adequate unemployment benefits, the transferability of social rights, and active, effective labour market policies;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)

– having regard to the Directive on Temporary Agency Work (2008/104/EC),

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

II. ~~Proposals~~Adjusting policies to new forms of employment

Amendment 241 #

Siôn SIMON, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Agnes JONGERIUS, Javi LÓPEZ, Alex MAYER, Evelyn REGNER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
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; calls in particular on Member States to ban forms of on-demand employment that do not allow for decent living such as zero-hours contracts;

Amendment 242 #

Motion for a resolution
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~~promote adequate working conditions across the Union;

Amendment 243 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to combat ~~non-standard, atypical and precarious~~undeclared work, bogus self-employment and all forms of illegal employment~~, in line with the ILO Decent Work Agenda and the European Social Charter~~ practices which undermine workers’ rights and Member States social security systems;

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~comb~~further regulate non- standard, and atypical ~~and precarious~~ forms of employment in order to ensure that all types of work contract constitute decent work with proper social security coverage, in line with the ILO Decent Work Agenda and the European Social Charter;

Amendment 245 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~combat non-standard, atypical and precarious~~ensure that national social security systems are fit for purpose when it comes to new forms of employment, in line with the ILO Decent Work Agenda and the European Social Charter;

Amendment 246 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~combat non-standard, atypical and pr~~develop appropriate social secauri~~ous~~ty schemes for new forms of employment, in line with the ILO Decent Work Agenda and the European Social Charter;

Amendment 247 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to combat ~~non-standard, atypical and precarious forms of~~inhuman employment practices, in line with the ILO Decent Work Agenda and the European Social Charter;

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
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 249 #

Motion for a resolution
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 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 c (new)

– having regard to the targeted revision of the Posting of Workers Directive (1996/71/EC) and the Enforcement Directive (2014/67/EC),

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
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 251 #

Motion for a resolution
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~~, Article 9 TFEU, the fundamental rights Charter and the European Social Charter; calls on the Commission and the Member States to end any practices which lead to a direct or indirect an increase of precarious work; recalls that this will support the delivery on the EU2020 target on reducing poverty;

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to combat non-standard, atypical and precarious forms of employment, for example by supporting European platform against undeclared work, in line with the ILO Decent Work Agenda and the European Social Charter;

Amendment 253 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Emphasises the potential that the collaborative economy has, in particular as regards new jobs; calls on the Commission and the Member States to assess the potential new employment rules created by the collaborative economy; strongly emphasises the need to increase the protection afforded to workers in this sector by stepping up transparency with regard to their status, the information they are given and non-discrimination;

Amendment 254 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase job quality in non-standard jobs by providing at least a set of minimum standards as regards social protection, minimum wage levels and access to training and development; stresses that this should happen while maintaining entry opportunities;

Amendment 255 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Points out that the deregulation of certain professions and the Commission’s promotion of flexicurity are having a disruptive effect on certain sectors, leading to the tacit endorsement of new forms of employment and increasing levels of insecurity;

Amendment 256 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Encourages the Member States to establish minimum national wages with due respect for the practices of each Member State and after consulting the social partners in a way to allow all European workers to live a decent life;

Amendment 257 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take into account the gender perspective on precarious employment;

Amendment 258 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Calls on Member States to ensure sufficient labour inspectorates in order to improve the enforceability of labour rights and tackle undeclared work and underlines the importance of the European platform tackling undeclared work aiming to enhance cooperation between Member States’ relevant authorities and other actors involved to fight undeclared work effectively and efficiently;

Amendment 259 #

Siôn SIMON, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Emphasises that this file represents a first step towards the establishment of a Social Pillar: a new Commission initiative that will serve only to confirm the general downward trend with regard to social standards in Europe; regrets that the promotion of European solidarity could result in further damage to the Member States’ social security systems;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 d (new)

– having regard to the report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work (COM(2014)0221 – C7-0144/2014 – 2014/0124(COD)),

Amendment 260 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Calls for the Commission to assess new forms of employment driven by digitalisation, calls especially for an assessment of the legal status of labour market intermediaries and online platforms and of their liability; calls on the Commission to revise the Written Statement Directive to take into account new forms of employment;

Amendment 261 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Notes that boundaries for employment relationships are blurred, calls on the Member States to take into account the following ILO indicators to determine the existence of an employment relationship: – the work is carried out according to the instructions and under the control of another party; – it involves the integration of the worker in the organization of the enterprise; – it is performed solely or mainly for the benefit of another person; – it must be carried out personally by the worker; – it is carried out within specific working hours or at a workplace specified or agreed by the party requesting the work; – it is of a particular duration and has a certain continuity; – it requires the worker’s availability; or involves the provision of tools, materials and machinery by the party requesting the work; – a periodic payment of remuneration is made to the worker and constitutes the his sole or principal source of income and the provision of payment in kind, such as food, lodging or transport; – the worker has entitlements such as weekly rest and annual holidays;

Amendment 262 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)

9d. Calls on the Member States to adapt their welfare models to ensure the coverage of workers in atypical forms of employment; calls on the Commission and the Member States to assess whether basic income schemes could be an appropriate answer to changing work relationships;

Amendment 263 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)

9e. Stresses that the development of new or precarious forms of employment may result in a decline in tax revenues; calls Member States to assess the need for more appropriate taxation in order to ensure fair levels of taxation for economic activities; calls on the Commission to assess the impact of new forms of employment in social security and pensions;

Amendment 264 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 f (new)

9f. Calls for the Commission to proceed with its targeted review of the Posting of workers directive and to review the Agency Workers Directive to ensure fundamental social rights for all workers including equal pay for equal work at the same location;

Amendment 265 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

~~10. Underlines the need for public investments promoting upwards convergence, the social cohesion of the Union and the creation of decent work;~~deleted

Amendment 266 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Underlines the need for public investments promoting upwards convergence, the social cohesion of the Union and the creation of decent work~~Calls on the Member States together with the Commission to exchange best practice on developing a system of targeted enforcement to ensure that emerging employment models do not come at the expense of workers’ rights;

Amendment 267 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Underlines the need for ~~public investments~~structural reforms in order to create an environment that will boost the economy and in which job-creating enterprises can thrive, promoting upwards convergence, the social cohesion of the Union and the creation of ~~decent~~ work;

Amendment 268 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Underlines the ne~~ed for public investments~~cessity to support SMEs and start-ups in order to promot~~ing~~e upwards convergence, the social cohesion of the Union and the creation of decent work;

Amendment 269 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Underlines the need ~~for public investments~~to support start-ups and SMEs in order to promot~~ing~~e upwards convergence, the social cohesion of the Union and the creation of decent work;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 e (new)

– having regard to EESC opinion: The changing nature of employment relationships and its impact on maintaining a living wage1a, __________________ 1ahttp://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.C_.201 6.303.01.0054.01.ENG&toc=OJ:C:2016:3 03:TOC

Amendment 270 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Underlines the need for ~~public~~an investments policy promoting upwards convergence, the social cohesion of the Union and the creation of decent work;

Amendment 271 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Underlines the need for ~~public~~ investments promoting ~~upwards~~social convergence~~, the social~~ and cohesion of the Union and the creation of ~~decent work~~employment;

Amendment 272 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Underlines the need for deficit- financed public investments promoting ~~upwards convergence~~expanding sectors of the economy, which seek primarily to achieve the largest possible multiplier effect, the social cohesion of the Union and the creation of decent work;

Amendment 273 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Underlines the need for public investments promoting upwards convergence, the social cohesion of the Union ~~and~~, the creation of decent work and the ultimate establishment of a Social Europe;

Amendment 274 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Underlines the need for public investments, including via the European Structural and Investment Funds, promoting upwards convergence, the social cohesion of the Union and the creation of decent work;

Amendment 275 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)

III. Ensuring decent working conditions

Amendment 276 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to implement measures improving job quality in order to reduce labour market segmentation combined with measures raising minimum wages to a decent level and strengthening collective bargaining and workers position in wage- setting systems in order to reduce wage dispersion; warns about the fact that in recent decades, corporate management have been taking a greater share of the economic share while workers’ wages have stagnated or have been reduced; considers that this excessive dispersion in wages increases inequalities and damages productivity and competitiveness of companies;

Amendment 277 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to assess any legislation targeting aspects of precarious work as to its gender impact; considers it necessary to target legislative and non-legislative measures to the needs of women in precarious work as otherwise an already over-represented group will continue to be overly affected;

Amendment 278 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Stresses the need to tackle undeclared work, as undeclared work decreases tax and social security revenues and creates precarious and poor working conditions and unfair competition between workers; welcomes the creation of a European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work;

Amendment 279 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Calls on the Commission to set the necessary mechanisms in motion to establish a social quality seal as part of the new standardisation package, as an incentive for improving the social and working conditions of workers and a way of ensuring that consumers can identify, and exercise positive discrimination in favour of, companies meeting high standards of corporate social responsibility;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 f (new)

– having regard to ILO “Employment Relationship Recommendation, 2006 (No. 198)” to determine the existence of an employment relationship:”,

Amendment 280 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure decent working conditions for all first work experience opportunities for young people such as internships, apprenticeships or any opportunities under the Youth Guarantee; calls on the Member States to prohibit unpaid first work experiences targeting job-seekers with professional qualifications; encourages the Member States to adopt and implement quality frameworks for internships, traineeships and apprenticeships ensuring workers’ rights and the educational focus of work experience opportunities for young people;

Amendment 281 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10c. Notes that given the number of workers, particularly young people, who are now leaving their countries of origin for other Member States in search of employment opportunities, there is an urgent need to develop appropriate measures to guarantee that no worker is left uncovered by social and labour rights protection; calls, in this regard, on the Commission and the Member States to further improve EU labour mobility while upholding the principle of equal treatment, safeguarding wages and social standards and guaranteeing full portability of social rights; calls on each Member State to establish social and employment policies for equal rights and equal pay at the same place of work;

Amendment 282 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 283 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes with concern the decrease in collective bargaining and the coverage of collective agreements; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote strategic policies of universal coverage of workers under collective agreements, safeguarding, at the same time, the role of the trade unions as social partnercalls on the Commission and the Member States to promote strategic policies to better match skills with jobs at the labour market, to encourage the dialogue between employers, social partners and schools, increasing the employment rates;

Amendment 284 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes with concern the ~~decrease in~~weakening of collective bargaining and of the coverage of collective agreements; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote ~~strategic policies of universal coverage of workers under collective agreements, safeguarding, at the same time, the role of the trade unions as~~the role of social partners;

Amendment 285 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Notes with concern the decrease in collective bargaining and the coverage of collective agreements; c~~Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote strategic policies of universal coverage of workers under collective agreements, safeguarding, at the same time, the role of the trade unions as social partners;

Amendment 286 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 287 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes ~~with concern~~ the decrease in collective bargaining and the coverage of collective agreements; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote strategic policies of universal coverage of workers under collective agreements, safeguarding, at the same time, the role of the trade unions and employers as social partners;

Amendment 288 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 289 #

Siôn SIMON, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Agnes JONGERIUS, Javi LÓPEZ, Alex MAYER, Evelyn REGNER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Recalls that according to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the Working Time Directive 2003/88/EC, every worker has the right to limitation of maximum working hours, to daily and weekly rest periods and to an annual period of paid leave; stresses the need to ensure that those rights apply to all workers including on-demand workers, workers in marginal part-time employment and crowd workers; recalls that the Working Time Directive is a health and safety measure; calls for the enforcement of ECJ decisions confirming that on-call time in the workplace is working time and must be followed by compensatory rest;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas there is no common definition of precarious employment so far;

Amendment 290 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Deplores that the EU economic governance in the crisis countries, and especially the Memoranda of Understanding, have in some Member States undermined labour rights and social protection, and therefore led to an increase of precarious work; calls on the Commission, the World Bank and the IMF to end all Troika policies that increase precarious work or decrease workers protection;

Amendment 291 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Warns of the dangers inherent in a European form of solidarity centred around a universal income, which would result in nothing other than a European handout policy, fostering insecurity and poverty;

Amendment 292 #

Siôn SIMON, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Agnes JONGERIUS, Javi LÓPEZ, Alex MAYER, Evelyn REGNER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Calls on the Commission to swiftly review health and safety legislation under REFIT and to consider proposing new legislation to ensure a better protection of workers in the workplace, including legislation on work related musculoskeletal disorders, a Directive to ensure that ‘terminal illness’ becomes a protected characteristic, specific provisions on healthcare workers’ exposure to hazardous drugs, an asbestos register with a realistic timetable for removal and further protection against medical sharps injuries for all workers at risk;

Amendment 293 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Recalls that marginal part-time employment is marked by lower levels of job security, fewer career opportunities, less training investment by the employers, and a higher share of low pay; calls on the Member States and the Commission to encourage measures supporting longer hours for those that want to work more;

Amendment 294 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Recalls that according to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, everyone has the right to have access to vocational training and life-long learning; calls on the Member States to ensure that vocational and continuing training are also available to workers in atypical employment relationships; recalls that up-skilling measures are particularly important in a fast changing digital economy; recalls that skills shortage and mismatches participate to high unemployment levels; welcomes recent initiatives to tackle skills shortage;

Amendment 295 #

Siôn SIMON, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Agnes JONGERIUS, Javi LÓPEZ, Alex MAYER, Evelyn REGNER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)

11d. Calls for a Skills Guarantee as a new right for everyone, at every stage of life, to acquire fundamental skills for the 21st century, including literacy, numeracy, digital and media literacy, critical thinking, social skills and relevant skills needed for the green and circular economy, taking into account emerging industries and key growth sectors and ensuring full outreach to people in disadvantaged situations, including those with disabilities, asylum-seekers, long- term unemployed people and underrepresented groups; stresses that education systems should be inclusive, providing good-quality education to the whole population, enabling people to be active European citizens, preparing them to be able to learn and adapt throughout their lives and responding to societal and labour market needs;

Amendment 296 #

Siôn SIMON, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Agnes JONGERIUS, Javi LÓPEZ, Alex MAYER, Evelyn REGNER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
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 workers~~;

Amendment 297 #

Motion for a resolution
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 298 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses that the policies of the Member States should be formulated and implemented in accordance with national law and practice, in c~~onsultation with, and without prejudice, the most representative organisations of~~lose cooperation with employers and workers’ organisation;

Amendment 299 #

Motion for a resolution
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 workers; points out that compliance with the subsidiarity principle should be a priority for the Commission where this file is concerned;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

- having regard to Council Directive 94/33/EC of 22 June 1994 on the protection of young people at work,

Amendment 30 #

Siôn SIMON, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Agnes JONGERIUS, Javi LÓPEZ, Alex MAYER, Evelyn REGNER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)

-Aa. whereas full-time permanent contracts account for 59% of total employment in the EU; self-employment with employees for 4%, freelance work for 11%, temporary agency work for 1%, fixed-term work for 7%, apprenticeship or traineeship for 2%, marginal part-time work (less than 20 hours per week) for 9% and part-time permanent work for 7%1a; __________________ 1a www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ STUD/.../IPOL_STU(2016)587285_EN.pd f.

Amendment 300 #

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
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 to, the most representative organisations of employers and workers, in keeping with existing European standards;

Amendment 301 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Reiterates its calls on the social partners and the Commission to work together to present a proposal for a framework directive on decent working conditions in all forms of employment as a key element of the European Pillar of Social Rights, in order to extend existing minimum standards to new kinds of employment relationships, improve enforcement of EU law, increase legal certainty across the single market and prevent discrimination by ensuring for every worker a core set of enforceable rights, regardless of the type of contract or employment relationship;

Amendment 302 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Recalls that decent wages are important not only for social cohesion, but also for maintaining a strong economy and a productive labour force; calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a European framework for minimum wages, with due respect for the practices of each Member state and after consulting social partners, with a view to reducing wage inequalities, supporting aggregate demand and underpinning upward social convergence;

Amendment 303 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Recognises the major role played by social partners regarding the EU Directives on part-time work, fixed-term contracts and temporary agency work and encourages the European Commission, together with social partners, to act in a way to regulate new forms of employment;

Amendment 304 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Stresses that that it is inadmissible to call for Member States subject to financial austerity programmes to be exempt from provisions protecting the rights of workers and for such a demand to be accepted by the European institutions;

Amendment 305 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Reiterates its view that a prohibition of zero-hour contracts should also be set out in the framework directive on decent working conditions in all forms of employment;

Amendment 306 #

Siôn SIMON, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Agnes JONGERIUS, Javi LÓPEZ, Alex MAYER, Evelyn REGNER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure effective protection to workers especially affected by ~~uncertainty and precariousness~~precarious employment, giving special priority to women workers, young workers, older workers, workers in the informal economy, migrant workers and workers with disabilities; calls on the Commission to assess whether Directive 2006/54/EC on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation is suited for new forms of employment;

Amendment 307 #

Motion for a resolution
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 worker~~and points out that this should apply to all their citizens without dis~~abilities~~tinction;

Amendment 308 #

Motion for a resolution
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 disabilitie~~vulnerable workers;

Amendment 309 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure effective protection to ~~workers especially affected by uncertainty and precariousness~~vulnerable groups of society, giving special priority to women workers, young workers, older workers, workers in the informal economy, migrant workers and workers with disabilities;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas non-standard, atypical forms of employment have been emerging, whereby the number of workers with – often involuntary – fixed termed and part- time contracts has increased considerably in the EU over the past 15 years; whereas across the EU, new forms of employment are emerging that are different from traditional standard or non-standard employment ~~across~~in a number of ~~sectors has shifted to non-standard or atypical forms of~~ways with some transforming the relationship between the employ~~ment,~~er and wthereas, if this trend continues, it is likely that the risk of precariousness will increase8 ; __________________ 8 Study for the EMPL Committee on precarious employment in Europe, July 2016, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%28 2016%29587285_EN.pdf employee, and with others changing the working pattern and organisation of work, and some doing both;

Amendment 310 #

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Motion for a resolution
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;

Amendment 311 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 312 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 313 #

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Javi LÓPEZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 314 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to examine the adequacy of EU rules on temporary employment, working time and workplace health and safety, in relation to professionals hired as substitutes to stand in for temporary absences in establishments of particular public interest, in sectors such as law enforcement, civil protection or health care, with a view to rewarding quality of care with stable employment, given that high job insecurity may undermine this;

Amendment 315 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on Eurostat – given that trends in workers’ earnings and wages are relevant indicators with which to analyse developments in job insecurity – to obtain and publish a structure of earnings survey concerning not only mean earnings but also median and mode wages, so as to better understand trends in the wages of self-employed workers, who make up the majority of the population;

Amendment 316 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Commission, in particular, and the Member States to take steps to combat insecure employment among young people; underscores how important it is for the Commission to implement the youth guarantee in this regard;

Amendment 317 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on Eurofound to study how social partners develop strategies to ensure job quality and limit as much as possible the risk of precariousness;

Amendment 318 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote entrepreneurship and the cooperative movement among workers in multi- service companies and the burgeoning sector of the collaborative economy and digital platforms, with a view to reducing the risks posed by business models concerning the rights and working conditions of workers;

Amendment 319 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13c. Calls on the Commission to use the European Semester to ensure that Member States not only make a quantitative commitment to create jobs but also abandon job creation models that perpetuate and aggravate job insecurity and the use of undesired temporary and part-time employment, which gives rise to uncertainty and insecurity, as is happening in countries such as Spain or Poland where only 10% of new contracts are open-ended;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas n~~on-standard, atypical~~ew forms of employment have been emerging, whereby the number of workers with ~~– often involuntary –~~ fixed termed and part- time contracts has increased ~~considerably~~ in the EU over the past 15 years; whereas standard employment across a number of sectors has shifted to non-standard or atypical forms of employment, and whereas, if this trend continues, it is likely that the risk of precariousness will increase8 ; __________________ 8 Study for the EMPL Committee on precarious employment in Europe, July 2016, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%28 2016%29587285_EN.pdf and employment in general became more flexible;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas n~~on-standard, atypical~~ew forms of employment have been emerging, whereby the number of workers with ~~– often involuntary –~~ fixed termed and part- time contracts has increased considerably in the EU over the past 15 years; whereas standard employment across a number of sectors has shifted to non-standard or atypical forms of employment, and whereas, if this trend continues, it is likely that the risk of precariousness will increase8 ; __________________ 8 Study for the EMPL Committee on precarious employment in Europe, July 2016, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%28 2016%29587285_EN.pdfand employment in general has shifted to new forms and become more flexible;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~non-standard,~~ atypical forms of employment have been emerging, whereby the number of workers with ~~– often involuntary –~~ fixed termed and part- time contracts has increased considerably in the EU over the past 15 years; whereas ~~standard employment across a number of sectors has shifted to non-standard or atypical forms of~~in some sectors atypical forms of employment are also to be found alongside standard employment~~, and~~; whereas~~, if this trend continues, it is likely that the risk~~ diversity, flexibility and security are of pgre~~cariousness will increase8; __________________ 8Study precarious employment in Europe, July 2016, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%28 2016%29587285_EN.pdf~~at importance for workers and employers; for the EMPL Committee on

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~non-standard, atypical forms of employment have been emerg~~in 2014 the main type of employment relationship in the EU was full-time permanent contract representing 59% of the employment, although the share of non-standard or atypical forms of work is increasing, whereby the number of workers with –- often involuntary –- fixed termed and part- time contracts has increased ~~considerably~~ in the EU over the past 150 years; whereas standard employment across a number of sectors has shifted to non-standard or atypical forms of employment, and whereas, if this trend continues, it is likely that the risk of precariousness will increase, if this trend continues, it may well become the case that standard contracts will only apply to a minority of workers8 ; __________________ 8 Study for the EMPL Committee on precarious employment in Europe, July 2016, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%28 2016%29587285_EN.pdf

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~non-standard, atypical~~the variety of forms of employment ha~~ve been emerging,~~s increased; wherebyas the ~~number of workers with – often~~share of involuntary – fixed termed and part- time contracts has ~~increased considerably~~grown in thsome EU over the past 15 years; whereas standard employment across a number of sectors has shifted to non-standard or atypical forms of employment, and whereas, if this trend continues, it is likely that the risk of precariousness will increase8 ; __________________ 8 Study for the EMPL Committee on precarious employment in Europe, July 2016, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%28 2016%29587285_EN.pdfMember States; whereas some sectors have moved towards different forms of employment, and whereas, if this trend continues, efficient policies are needed to embrace the variety of different forms of employment , whilst adequately protecting the workers;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas non-standard, atypical forms of employment have been emerging, whereby the number of workers with – often involuntary – fixed termed and part- time contracts has increased considerably in thsome EU Member States over the past 15 years; whereas ~~standard employment across a number of sectors has shifted to non-standard or atypical forms of~~in some sectors atypical forms of employment are also to be found alongside standard employment, and whereas, if this trend continues, it is likely that the risk of precariousness will increase8; __________________ 8 Study for the EMPL Committee on precarious employment in Europe, July 2016, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%28 2016%29587285_EN.pdf

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas non-standard~~, atypical~~ forms of employment ~~have been emerging,~~are developing and the use of atypical employment contracts is thus becoming widespread, and wherebyas the number of workers with ~~– often involuntary –~~ fixed -termed and part- time contracts has increased considerably in the EU over the past 15 years; whereas standard employment across a number of sectors has shifted to non-standard or atypical forms of employment, and whereas, if this trend continues, it is likely that the risk of precariousness will increase8; __________________ 8 Study for the EMPL Committee on precarious employment in Europe, July 2016, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%28 2016%29587285_EN.pdf

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas non-standard, atypical forms of employment have been emerging, whereby the number of workers with ~~– often involuntary –~~ fixed- termed and part- time contracts has increased considerably in the EU over the past 15 years; whereas standard employment across a number of sectors has shifted to non-standard or atypical forms of employment, and whereas, if this trend continues, it is likely that the risk of precariousness will increase8; __________________ 8 Study for the EMPL Committee on precarious employment in Europe, July 2016, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%28 2016%29587285_EN.pdf

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

– having regard to the Eurofound Industrial Relations Dictionary1a, __________________ 1a https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/observa tories/eurwork/industrial-relations- dictionary

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. Points out that over the last 10 years standard employment has fallen from 62% to 59%, but that full-time, permanent contracts continue to account for the bulk of employment contracts in the EU; whereas non-standard, atypical forms of employment have been emerging, whereby the number of workers with – often involuntary – fixed termed and part- time contracts has increased considerably in the EU over the past 15 years; whereas standard employment across a number of sectors has shifted to non-standard or atypical forms of employment, and whereas, if this trend continues, it is likely that the risk of precariousness will increase8; __________________ 8Study for the EMPL Committee on precarious employment in Europe, July 2016, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%28 2016%29587285_EN.pdf

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the most recent issues of representation due to either weaknesses of the social partners’ organisations in certain sectors or some representativeness reforms across European countries limiting social partners’ roles’ impinge on all employment relationships;

Amendment 42 #

Siôn SIMON, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Agnes JONGERIUS, Javi LÓPEZ, Alex MAYER, Evelyn REGNER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas some sectors such as agriculture, construction and art are disproportionately affected by precarious employment; whereas precarious employment has also spread to other sectors in recent years such as the aviation and hotel industry;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas precarious work is an often-used concept that does not have a definition at the European level and that such a definition should be drawn up in close consultation with the social partners;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the type of contracts cannot, on its own, presage the risk of employment precariousness but, on the contrary, this risk depends on a wide range of factors;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the new forms of B. employment that are emerging are blurring the boundary between dependent employment and self-employment9 , leading to a decline in the quality of employment and the rise of bogus self- employment; __________________ 9ILO report of 2016 on Building a social pillar for European convergence.can bring a number of advantages such as flexibility of place of work and working hours; calls on the Member States to ensure that their social security systems are fit for purpose when it comes to new and flexible forms of employment;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the new forms of employment ~~that are emerging are blurr~~bring a number of advantages, f.e. more flexibility ing the boundary between dependent employment and self-employment9 , leading to a decline in the quality of employment and the rise of bogus self- employment; __________________ 9ILO report of 2016 on Building a social pillar for European convergence.erms of workplace and working hours; calls the Member States to update their social security systems in order to fit the characteristics of the new forms of employment and quasi self-employment;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~the new forms of employment that are emerging are blurring the boundary between dependent employment and self-employment9 , leading to a decline in the quality of employment and the rise of~~it is important that a distinction is made between the new forms of employment that are emerging and the existence of involuntary employment contracts and bogus self- employment; ~~__________________ 9ILO report of 2016 on Building a social pillar for European convergence.~~

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the new forms of employment that are emerging are blurring the boundary between dependent employment and self-employment9 , ~~leading to a decline in the quality of employment and the rise of bogus self- employment;~~ __________________ 9 ILO report of 2016 on Building a social pillar for European convergence.

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the new forms of employment that are emerging are blurring the boundary between dependent employment and self-employment9 , ~~leading to a decline in the quality of employment and the rise of bogus self- employment~~will require greater flexibility while at the same time ensuring employment security and job quality; __________________ 9 ILO report of 2016 on Building a social pillar for European convergence.

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)

– having regard to the European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work,

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the new forms of employment that are emerging are blurring the boundary between dependent employment and self-employment, ~~leading to a decline in the quality of employment and the rise of bogus self-employment~~and the implementation of existing legislation is therefore of paramount importance; __________________ 9 ILO report of 2016 on Building a social pillar for European convergence.

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the new forms of employment that are emerging are blurring the boundary between dependent employment and self-employment9 , which can lead~~ing~~ to a de~~cline in the quality of employment~~terioration of working conditions, a less protective social security and the rise of bogus self- employment; __________________ 9 ILO report of 2016 on Building a social pillar for European convergence.

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the new forms of employment that are emerging, particularly in the context of digitisation and the new technologies, are blurring the boundary between dependent employment and self-employment, ~~leading to a decline in the quality of employment and the rise of~~which is also leading to a rise in deceptive forms of self- employment, for example, bogus self- employment; __________________ 9 ILO report of 2016 on Building a social pillar for European convergence.

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the new forms of employment that are emerging are blurring the boundary between dependent employment and self-employment9, ~~leading to a decline in the quality of employment and the~~which can lead to a rise ofin bogus self- employment; __________________ 9 ILO report of 2016 on Building a social pillar for European convergence.

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the new forms of employment that are emerging are blurring the boundary between dependent employment and self-employment9, ~~leading to~~which can cause a decline in the quality of employment and the rise of bogus self- employment in the event of non- compliance with labour law; __________________ 9 ILO report of 2016 on Building a social pillar for European convergence.

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas competence for social policy is shared by the European Union and the Member States; whereas the EU can only complement and support the Member States in this field;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas there is as yet no body of rules governing independent contracts and VAT identification numbers, meaning that such employment does not enjoy any form of protection;

Amendment 57 #

Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the EU can only adopt minimum requirements for working conditions without harmonising the laws and regulations of the Member States;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

~~— having regard to its resolution of 14 September 2016 on social dumping in the European Union2 , __________________ 2 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0346.~~deleted

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas increases in employment rates mask the insufficient and socially inadequate response to the economic crisis, promoting 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 living or full labourbogus self-employment, undeclared work and involuntary employment contracts undermine employment rights;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas increases in employment rates mask the insufficient and socially inadequate response to the economic crisis, promoting 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 living or full labour right, according to the Commission’s forecasts, the improvements in both the employment and unemployment rates seen in recent years in both the EU and the eurozone area are liable to continue unabated in coming years;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas increases in employment rates ~~mask the insufficient and socially inadequate response to the economic crisis, promoting precarious forms of employment such as zero-hour contracts, bogus self-employment and involuntary~~after the economic crisis marked rise in temporary and part-time ~~job~~contracts, which ~~do not provide workers with either a decent living or full labour rights~~create greater risk of precariousness than standard employment;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas increases in employment rates ~~mask the insufficient and socially inadequate response to the economic crisis, promoting precarious forms of employment such as~~should be judged positively; whereas, as a result of the economic crisis, zero- hour contracts~~, bogus self-employment~~ and involuntary part-time jobs~~, which do not provide workers with either a decent living or full labour rights~~ have increased;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas increases in employment rates mask the insufficient and socially inadequate response to the economic crisis, promoting precarious forms of employment such as zero-hour contracts, bogus self-employment and involuntary part-time jobs, which do not provide workers with eiin Europe since the economic crisis are to be welcomed, but less standard employment has emerged and new forms of employment such as zero-hour contracts and part-time jobs have appeared, in which workers have not always obtained ther a ~~decent living or full labour rights~~mount of work they desire;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas increases in employment rates mask the insufficient and socially inadequate response to the economic crisis, promoting precarious forms of employment such as zero-hour contracts, bogus self-employment and involuntary part-time jobs,can be partly attributed to an increase in the number of atypical contracting forms following the economic crisis which do not provide workers with either a decent living orf full labour rights;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas ~~increases in~~, while employment rates ~~mask the insufficient and socially inadequate response to the economic crisis, promot~~are increasing, there has been a steady increase ing 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 living or full labour rights; whereas, during the slow economic recovery, greater emphasis should be placed on quality in job creation;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas increases in employment rates ~~mask the insufficient and socially inadequate response to the economic crisis, promoting~~can 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 ~~living~~wage or full labour rights;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 10 September 2015 on creating a competitive EU labour market for the 21st century1a: matching skills and qualifications with demand and job opportunities, as a way to recover from the crisis, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0321

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas EU indifference to the problem of precarious employment is alienating even more of its citizens;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
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;~~in 2015 around 8 in every 10 persons employed in the EU 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 working full-time and 2 in 10 part-time; 1a __________________ ESDE Quarterly Review autumn 2016. 1a http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/29 95521/7311566/3-19052016-BP- EN.pdf/35ed90ae-24ab-4d0b-b42f- f267f7490a9d

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
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 Revthere has been employment growth in the EU over the last two and half years, whereas the employment in the EU is now above the 2008 level; whereas there has been a steady increase in the number of permanent jobs (2.7 million) and full-time employment (3.1 million) over the year; whereas the employment rate is still below its 2020 target of 75% and shows large disparitiews a~~utumn 2016.~~mong Member States;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
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 75 #

Motion for a resolution
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 in the second quarter of 2016, there was an increase of 3.1 million in the number of people working full-time inand the ~~second quarter of 2016 remained 2.5 % below the figure for~~unemployment rate in the EU reached the lowest level (8.6%) since March 20089, while part-time employment increased by 11.1 % in the same period10; __________________ 10 ESDE Quarterly Review autumn 2016. ESDE Quarterly Review autumn 2016.

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas part-time employment in some EU countries had never declined since the crisis, and full- time employment in some Member States 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~~, and at the same time there was a rise in the number of people working full-time and the lowest unemployment rate since 200910a; __________________ 10 ESDE Quarterly Review autumn 2016. ESDE Quarterly Review autumn 2016. 10a aaO

Amendment 77 #

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas a European platform for combating undeclared work has already been set up, enabling closer cross-border cooperation and joint action between the competent authorities of the EU Member States and other stakeholders in order to combat undeclared work effectively and efficiently;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas women account for 46% of the EU’s labour force and are particularly vulnerable to job insecurity as a result of discrimination, including in the area of pay, and whereas women earn around 16% less than men in the EU;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas women are more often working part-time, on time-limited or low- pay contracts and therefore overrepresented in precarious work; whereas these working conditions create lifelong losses in terms of income and protection, be it wages, pensions or social security benefits;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2017 on a European Pillar of Social Rights1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0010

Amendment 80 #

Siôn SIMON, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Agnes JONGERIUS, Javi LÓPEZ, Alex MAYER, Joachim SCHUSTER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Evelyn REGNER

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas precarious work leads to market segmentation and exacerbates wages inequalities;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas young workers are at a higher risk to find themselves in a position of precarious employment; whereas the odds of being in a multiple disadvantaged position are twice as high for workers younger than 25 years compared to workers aged 50 years or older1a ; __________________ 1aEurofound (2014), Occupational profiles in working conditions: Identification of groups with multiple disadvantages

Amendment 82 #

Siôn SIMON, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena GENTILE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Agnes JONGERIUS, Javi LÓPEZ, Alex MAYER, Evelyn REGNER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas atypical employment doesn’t necessarily have a positive effect on work-life balance due to wages and working time’s irregularity; whereas atypical employment has long term consequences on pensions;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

Dc. whereas men are more likely to work on a full-time and permanent basis than women; whereas women are particularly affected by involuntary part- time work, bogus self-employment and undeclared work1a ; __________________ 1a www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ STUD/.../IPOL_STU(2016)587285_EN.pd f.

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

Dc. whereas workers in mid-skilled manual and low-skilled occupations have less earnings, prospects and intrinsic job quality and they more frequently report exposure to environmental and posture risks and experience lower levels of both physical and mental well-being1a ; __________________ 1aEurofound (2014), Occupational profiles in working conditions: Identification of groups with multiple disadvantages

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

I. ~~Towards a definition of decent work~~Working conditions in the EU

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

I. Towards a ~~definition of decent work~~flexible employment market;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

I. Towards a definition of ~~decent work~~precarious employment

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2017 on a European Pillar of Social Rights1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0010

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Understands ~~standard employment to mean full-time, regular employment~~that each Member State has their own the basis of open-ended contracts, 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 undecllaws and practice establishing working conditions applicable to different types of employment contracts and internships, whereas there is no universally accepted definition of “standared ~~work~~employment”;

Amendment 91 #

Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Understands standard employment to mean full-time, regular employment on the basis of open-ended contracts, and non-~~Notes the Eurofound definition of atypical work which refers to employment relationships not conforming to the 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; model full-time, regular, open-ended employment with a single employer over a long time span1a ; __________________ 1a https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/observa tories/eurwork/industrial-relations- dictionary/atypical-work

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Understands standard employment to mean full-time, regular employment on the basis of fixed-term or open-ended contracts~~, and non-standard~~; underscores the meaningfulness orf atypical forms of employment ~~to include, i.a., marginal~~such as 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~~ and seasonal work on the basis of non-discriminatory contracts; stresses that such forms of employment make it easier to reconcile personal lifestyles with working life and provide security for both entrepreneurs and workers; stresses that the terms atypical and precarious cannot be used synonymously, and that only precarious, atypical employment and precarious, standard employment are to be viewed critically from a social-policy and socio- political perspective;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Understands standard employment to mean ~~full-time, regular employment on the basis of open-ended contracts, and non-standard or~~open-ended, full-time work; and atypical forms of employment to include, i.a., marginal part- time work, temporary agency work, fixed- term contract work, and zero-hour contracts~~, internships that are not part of an education programme, and informal or undeclared work~~;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Understands~~Recognises that there is no shared definition of the various types of employment contract across Member States, understands however that standard employment tocan mean full-time and part- time, regular employment on the basis of open-ended contracts, and non- standard or atypical forms of employment tocan 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~~and seasonal work;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Understands standard employment to mean full-time, regular employment on the basis of open-ended contracts in a subordinate employment relationship, and non- standard or atypical forms of employment to include, i.a., marginal or involuntary part-time work, temporary agency work, fixed-term contract work, zero-hour contracts, unpaid internships ~~that are not part of an education programme,~~ and informal or undeclared work;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
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 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Understands standard employment to mean full-time, or part-time regular employment on the basis of open-ended contracts, and non- standard or atypical forms of employment to include, i.a., marginal and involuntary 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 99 #