Activities of Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA related to 2016/2221(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on working conditions and precarious employment
Amendments (8)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Eurofound's report on gender employment gap estimates that gender employment gap is costing EU around 370 billion euros per year, or 2.8% of EU GDP1a; __________________ 1a1a Eurofound report (2016) the gender employment gap: challenges and solutions.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the resolution of 15 September 2016 on application of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishes a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation ('Employment Equality Directive');
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation,
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that combating poverty and inequalities between men and women necessarily entails a fairer distribution of wealth and better employment legislation, notably through collective bargaining, higher wages, and implementation of the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’ or ‘work of equal value’, and social protection; and invites the Commission to promote gender equality at the work place, including awareness-raising campaign on the Gender Pay Gap, the European Equal Pay Gap and exchange of good practices;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor, protect and tackle the phenomenon of mobbing in the workplace, including the harassment of pregnant female employees or any disadvantage experienced after returning from a maternity leave; Calls on the Commission and the Member states to provide both gender and parenthood or motherhood disaggregated data regarding pay and pension gaps;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas women account for 46% of the EU’s labour force and are particularly vulnerable to job insecurity as a result of discrimination, including in the area of pay, and whereas women earn around 16% less than men in the EU;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that the economic crisis has given rise to migratory flows within the EU that have highlighted existing barriers to the free movement of persons between Member States and discrimination on the basis of nationality, exposing EU citizens to a situation of job insecurity;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure effective protection to workers especially affected by uncertainty and precariousness, giving special priority to women workers, young workers, older workers, workers in the informal economy, migrant workers and workers with disabilities; urges the Commission and the Member States to take effective action to combat discrimination against women in the labour market, with particular emphasis on work-life balance and eliminating the gender pay gap;