Activities of Siôn SIMON related to 2015/2094(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Women domestic workers and carers in the EU (A8-0053/2016 - Kostadinka Kuneva)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital -A b (new)
Recital -A b (new)
-Ab. whereas despite the added value it brings to the society and the economy and the potential it holds, domestic work remains undervalued in monetary terms, often informal, undocumented and perceived as something other than regular employment,
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. having regard to the varyingwhereas, the conditions under which wdomen are employed as domestic workers or carers, which can be asstic workers or carers are employed vary greatly from one Member State to another from undeclared workers, undocumented, casual or and undeclared migrant workers with no contract, or no recognition of their qualificationto domestic work and care being provided as public social service or as private social service provided by businesses, agencies, associations and cooperatives, or as direct employment by private entities,
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas domestic workers are affected by significant discrimination regarding the level of the rights and protection that applies to them if compared to a country's general standards, especially where domestic work is regulated through specific legislation and/or collective bargaining instead of being simply covered by general labour law; whereas the most important forms of discrimination regard domestic workers' limited coverage by social security (particularly unemployment benefits, sickness and accident pays as well as maternity, parental and other care leaves) and their frequent exclusion from dismissal protection,
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the current Directive on Safety and Health at Work (Directive 89/391/EEC) covers formally employed domestic workers and carers with the exceptions of workers directly employed by private households,
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Encourages theall Member States to ratify ILO Convention 189, and urges those who have already done so toensure that it is apply itied stringently;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for measures to be taken to ensure full compliance with the law on issues affecting this group, to step up labour inspections and ensure that these can take place in private residences, so as to clamp down on unlawful behaviour and to facilitate and incentivise legal hiring practices;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to guarantee the same provisions on health and safety at work for all domestic workers and carers regardless the employment type, i.e. for formally employed workers and for workers directly employed by private households;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends the establishment of an information service in each Member State (including an office, a helpline and a website) to providinge assistance and information to domestic workers and carers, and their employers, on the rights of women workerthese employees in each Member State as well as best practice, advice and guidance for employers;
Amendment 185 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that domestic workers and carers in Europe are valued as human beings and are able to have a work-life balance, including being covered by the Working Time Directive (2003/88/EC), in order that the employees are able to have essential periods of rest and are not forced into working excessive hours;
Amendment 190 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Asks the EU institutions to amend all EU Directives which conflict with ILO Convention 189;
Amendment 191 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls on EU institutions to remove all discrimination in EU legislation against domestic workers and carers in the EU, such as their exemption in Occupational Health and Safety Directive 89/391/EEC, to ensure that these employees receive the same level of protection as those in other sectors;
Amendment 192 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Calls on Member States to ensure that the visas of domestic workers and carers allow employees to change employer if they have been subjected to abuse, removal of human rights, a substandard working environment or any conditions deemed as below national standards as set in national or European employment legislation;
Amendment 193 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Calls on the Member States with a national minimum wage to ensure that all domestic carers and workers are paid at this rate as a minimum;
Amendment 194 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 f (new)
Paragraph 7 f (new)
7f. Calls on Member States to consider introducing a service/voucher scheme, if not already in existence, to make domestic work and caring more official, in order to stamp out undeclared work;
Amendment 195 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 g (new)
Paragraph 7 g (new)
7g. Calls on Member States to ensure that domestic workers and carers receive pension contributions in line with national legislation.