Activities of Claude ROLIN related to 2015/2094(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Women domestic workers and carers in the EU (A8-0053/2016 - Kostadinka Kuneva) FR
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on women domestic workers and carers in the EU
Amendments (14)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. having regard to the varying conditions under which women are employed as domestic workers or carers, which can be as undeclared, undocumented, casual or migrant workers with no contract, or no recognition of their qualifications; ; Or. fr (Some of the text deleted in this amendment has been moved to another recital (A d))
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. having regard to the importance of the domestic work sector, which employed over 52 million people around the world in 2010, according to figures from the International Labour Organization (ILO), and a further 7.4 million domestic workers under the age of 15,
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. having regard to the considerable feminisation of this sector in which, according to the ILO, women account for 83 % of the global domestic workforce in 2010,
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. having regard to the fact that women and men employed as domestic workers or carers play an important role both economically and socially, as they enable their employers to have a better work-life balance as well as making it possible for many people to be available for work,
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. having regard to the fact that many employed in this sector are undeclared workers, minors, migrant workers, workers with no contract or social security cover, casual workers or those with no recognition of their rights and qualifications,
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. having regard to the difficulties women domestic workers and carers encounter in entering the regular labour market owing to legal or linguistic obstacles, and difficulties combining work and personal life, or the fact of being under 18, among other barriers, among other barriers, Or. fr (Some of the text deleted from here has been incorporated into a new recital.)
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Encourages the Member States to ratify ILO Convention 189, and urges those who have already done so to apply it stringentlyas soon as possible so as to improve working conditions;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for measures to be taken to ensure full compliance with the law on issues affecti, to streng this group, to step up labour inspections so as to clamp downen inspection departments so as to tackle the problem onf unlawful behaviour and to facilitate anddeclared work and to incentivise legal hiring practices;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages the Member States to put in place tax aid and simple declaration systems so as to discourage and tackle the issue of illegal employment, as recommended by the European Economic and Social Committee in its opinion on developing services to the family to increase employment rates and promote gender equality at work 1 a ; __________________ 1a SOC/508
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends the establishment of an office, a helpline and a website providing assistance and information on the rights of women workers in each Member StatCalls for the Member States to put in place and improve, in collaboration with social partners, the channels of information on the rights of women and men domestic workers and carers and to make sure that all of these workers actually receive this information; recommends to that end the establishment of an office, a helpline and a website providing assistance and information on the rights of women and men domestic workers and carers in each Member State; these three tools must also be developed so that they are able to answer any questions employers may have;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 143 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses how important it isthe need to ensure the professionalisation of the sector so aswith a view to fostering the creation of quality jobs and bringing better working conditions and access to training together with the validation of qualifications and skills;
Amendment 163 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recommends, taking account of the specifics of the sector, affording women and men domestic workers and carers the same staturights as the rest of the labour force, and placing particular emphasis on health and safety concerns;
Amendment 178 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7