10 Amendments of Michela GIUFFRIDA related to 2016/2221(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the geography, topography and accessibility of the land, in particular in mountainousin island, mountain and remote areas, necessarily make employment and working conditions in the farming industry very problematic and insecure;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
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 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
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 22 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
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 27 #
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the more vulnerable categories of seasonal workers are very often exploited in the farming sector;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
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 30 #
Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)
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 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
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 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
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)
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;