Activities of Demetris PAPADAKIS related to 2020/2086(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Equal treatment in employment and occupation in light of the UNCRPD (debate)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation in light of the UNCRPD
Amendments (20)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the fact that the Committee on Petitions receives a large number of petitions on the lack of implementation of the principle of equal treatment as regards access to employment, vocational training, promotion, and the working conditions of persons with disabilities, as well as has repeatedly called for the need to make the Petitions Web Portal more accessible, transparent and open to all citizens;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that the provision of reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is one of the key elements of the Directive and the Commission should continue to monitor rigorously its correct transposition in national laws.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Deplores that discrimination based on religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation may undermine the achievement of the objectives of the EC Treaty.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Believes that case by case analysis of proportionality and cost benefit calculations will continue to have an impact on specific measures taken by Member States, employers and other actors, especially covering the concept of positive action.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The right of all persons to equality before the law and protection against discrimination constitutes a universal right recognised by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, United Nations Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and by the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, to which all Member States are signatories. Convention No 111 of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) prohibits discrimination in the field of employment and occupation.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
In accordance with Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union, the European Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law, principles which are common to all Member States and it respects fundamental rights, as guaranteed by the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and as they result from the constitutional traditions common to the Member States, as general principles of Community law.
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that a reasonable effort should be made, based on defined timeframes, to adapt all workplaces to accommodate specialaccessibility needs with a view to potentially employing persons with all types of disabilitieimpairments and insists on promoting dialogue between social partners with a view to fostering equal treatment, including through the monitoring of workplace practices, collective agreements, codes of conduct and research on or the exchange of experiences and good practices;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Urgently calls on the Commission, in the light of these systematic enforcement issues, to establish effective monitoring of the compliance with the Directive at all levels in all Member States, to launch immediately the necessary investigations into possible breaches of the Directive, and to open infringement procedures against the Member States responsible, where appropriate.
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Highlights the importance of access to information for victims of discrimination; considers it necessary that Member States take the appropriate steps to ensure that reasonable, available and accessible legal advice and assistance can be obtained and is provided to the victims at all stages of the legal process, including confidential and in-person counselling, and emotional, personal and moral support, by equality bodies or appropriate intermediaries; calls furthermore on the Member States to combat harassment and violence at workplace which violates a person's dignity and/or creates an offensive environment at work.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on all Member States to take appropriate action to achieve the social and economic integration of disabled people, to raise awareness about their rights, to share best practices and to combat youth and senior unemployment, as unemployment can lead to poverty, social exclusion and mental health problems; Reiterates the importance of avoiding the segregated employment by linking people with disabilities to the open labour market, and thus providing them with the possibility of choosing a job.
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Encourages the Member States to maintain or adopt measures intended to prevent or compensate for disadvantages, and permits organisations whose main object is the promotion of the special needs of specific persons, under the name of positive action.
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls on the Member States to promote access to employment and integration into the labour market of all workers regardless of their age, and to apply measures in order to protect all workers in the workplace in terms of gender, disabilities, remuneration, training, career development, health and safety.
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Stresses that measures to combat discrimination on grounds of age must as a matter of principle avoid differentiating between youth or the elderly, and that any form of unjustified age discrimination must be tackled in an appropriate manner.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the role of women, who usually have primary responsibility for taking care of children and dependants with disabilities; stresses that this has a direct effect on women’s access to jobs and their professional development and may negatively affect their conditions of employment, whereas women are most affected by unemployment and suffer negative discrimination in terms of employment, particularly pregnant women and mothers, including mothers who are breastfeeding;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the role of women, who usually have primary responsibility for taking care of children and dependants with disabilities and that disabled women face a double discrimination which has statistically led to a higher unemployment ratio; stresses that this has a direct effect on women’s access to jobs and their professional development and may negatively affect their conditions of employment;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. In implementing the principle of equal treatment, the Community should, in accordance with Article 3(2) of the EC Treaty, aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality between men and women, especially since women are often the victims of multiple discrimination.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Whereas single-parent families, primarily single mothers, can be found much more frequently among the working poor, and all measures adopted should focus on single parents;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Insists on updating and renewing the post-2020 European Disability Strategy, with the aim of further reducing inequalities for disadvantaged persons, and promoting their social and economic inclusion and independence, taking into account the challenges and issues relating to disabilitiesy that have arisen from the COVID-19 pandemic; notes that confinement measures taken by governments and teleworking may have affected persons with disabilities as well as the need to consider the provision of financial support to employers of disabled persons in order to provide them with the equipment required for teleworking.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Highlights the importance of updating the legal framework related to persons with no legal capacity, through the adoption of supported decision- making regimes and with a view to ultimately enabling them to practically exercise the right to employment.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses the need to upscale digital skills among the working population, and stresses that digitalisation will contribute to social inclusion and help older people and workers with disabilities remain longer in the labour market.