Activities of Sofia RIBEIRO related to 2016/2221(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on working conditions and precarious employment
Amendments (8)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
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 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 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
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 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
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 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
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 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
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 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
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 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
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;