20 Amendments of Minodora CLIVETI related to 2012/2324(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas homophobia continues to manifest in Member States, including murders, banned gay prides and equality marches, public use of inflammatory, threatening and hateful language, police failure to provide adequate protection, violent authorised demonstrations by homophobic groups, and the explicit prohibition of recognising existing same- sex unions;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the European Commission to revise the scope of the Directive for preventing and combating discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation as regards employment and occupation;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that the preliminary rulings referred to the European Court of Justice by national courts concern mainly age cases (nine judgements out of thirteen in total since the adoption of the Directive), the ground of age being generally assumed to be an objective characteristic with a natural meaning and hence not defined in national legislation;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Emphasises that the European Court of Justice pointed out in case C-229/09 (Wolf v. Stadt Frankfurt am Main) relating to discrimination on grounds of age that, in order to examine whether the difference of treatment based on age in the national legislation at issue in the main proceedings is justified, it must be ascertained whether physical fitness is a characteristic related to age and whether it constitutes a genuine and determining occupational requirement for the occupational activities in question or for carrying them out, provided that the objective pursued by the legislation is legitimate and the requirement is proportionate;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Recommends that the Member States comply with the fundamental norm of Union law of the principle of non- discrimination on grounds of age in national laws;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Calls on the Member States to adopt the necessary measures to boost youth employment with equal rights and protection, to provide quick training programs at the workplace, paid internships for young people and incentives for hiring people with disabilities, in order to prevent and combat discrimination in employment;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. Underlines the necessity to combat discrimination on the labour market especially for older people, taking into account that above two thirds of Europeans (67%) believe that the economic crisis is contributing to more discrimination against older workers (those aged over 55);
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the European Commission to put forward proposals aimed to provide better protection against discrimination on the ground of gender identity in all areas of life, due to the existing gaps within the European Union's legislation against discrimination;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Strongly condemns any discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and holds that continuous and systematic efforts must be made in the EU in order to fight homophobia in society and to refrain from adopting laws that could have a negative impact on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Strongly encourages the necessity of harassment protocols at sectoral and company level, which should include disciplinary sanctions for employees who violate personal dignity of other employees, creating environment degrading, intimidating, hostile, humiliating or offensive actions of discrimination, taking into account that 37% of people have been victims of harassment;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes the trends showing that racial or ethnic discrimination or discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief are more subject to publicity/ likely to be brought to courts; recommends that Member States should equally tackle all grounds stipulated by the Directive;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Urges that the remedies and sanctions against discrimination must reflect the fundamental importance of the principle of equal treatment and they must also be applied in an effective manner so as to provide substantive protection for individuals against discrimination;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on the Member States to fully respect Articles 2, 3(1)(a) and (c), and 4 of the Directive when they find circumstances regarding a difference of treatment which could be justified where a characteristic related to religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation constitutes a genuine and determining occupational requirement, when the objective is legitimate and the requirement is proportionate;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Calls on the Member States to respect treatment on grounds of religion or belief in employment as long as it is not the expression of extremist beliefs and behaviour;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8 e. Recalls the cases of teachers blocked from certain positions or even fired in faith schools because they are non- believers or of the 'wrong' faith or because of private acts like getting married with a divorce person, getting divorced or being treated with assisted reproduction techniques; stresses that this discrimination in employment on the grounds of religion and belief against teachers and other school staff is unreasonable and measures have to be taken in the framework of the implementation of the Directive;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Member States to simplify legal proceedings because the legal framework is complex and procedures are unclear to the victims of discrimination, with lengthy procedures, high costs, absence of legal aid or support;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines the necessity to establish in the Member States a unitary, clear and coherent system of jurisprudence, for equal treatment in employment and occupation;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Recommends that the European Commission should have a legal framework including discrimination on all grounds for employment and occupation;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Underlines the crucial role of social partners in preventing and fighting discrimination at the workplace and calls on the Member States to effectively implement measures at national, sectoral and company level;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16d. Calls on the Member States to organize campaigns to promote awareness of citizens' rights in employment and occupation;