38 Amendments of Terry REINTKE related to 2016/2221(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
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 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas all forms of gender and sex discrimination must be firmly combated;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the European Quality Charter on Internships and Apprenticeships launched on 14 December 2011,
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
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 47 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
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 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
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 protectiontaking 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 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
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 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
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 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
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 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
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 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
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 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
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 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
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 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
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 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
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)
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)
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;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
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 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 3
Paragraph 2 – indent 3
- no or limited social protection rights or employment-related benefits;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 4
Paragraph 2 – indent 4
- no protection against any form of discrimination, sexual harassment or psychological pressure;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
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 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
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)
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 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
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 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
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 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
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 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
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 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
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 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
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 anregardless 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 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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, definsetting 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 notmay 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 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to combat non-standard, atypical and precarious forms of employment, in line with the ILO Decent Work Agenda and the European Social Charter, 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 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
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 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
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 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
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 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
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 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
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 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure effective protection to workers especially affected by uncertainty and precariousness, giving special priority to women workers, young workers, older workers, workers in the informal economy, migrant workers and workers with disabilities as well as workers who need to take care of dependants;