10 Amendments of Eva KAILI related to 2016/2079(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that small-scale fishing in the Mediterranean accounts for 80% of the fleet and 60% of jobs; points to the importance of small-scale non-industrial fishing for the sustainability of stocks, environmental conservation, and the socio- economic development of fishing communities; stresses that small-scale fishing plays a significant role in local employment and is an essential economic and social factor in the Mediterranean; underlines that the identity, culture and values of many local communities concerned are largely based upon activities in the fishing sector;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 1
Paragraph 3 – indent 1
– promoting fleet renewal and modernisation, while seeking to reduce the fishing effort, optimize supply chain processes, improve energy efficiency, enhance traceability systems and improve active and passive safety devices, for example personal locator systems in life jackets, in order to enhance occupational safety and health;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 2
Paragraph 3 – indent 2
– promoting the recruitment, education and multi-disciplinary training of young people, in thereby enhancing the status of work and vocational training Mediterranean fishing sector, in order to ensure sustainability and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the need to improve the management and coordination of the EMFF funds (European Fund for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) to better meet the specific needs of the Mediterranean;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Suggests that a minimum wage be established for fishermen in line withe establishment of a non-discriminatory minimum wage at a decent level for fishermen through legislation or collective bargaining, with due respect for the practices of the individualeach Member States; recommends that a wage compensation funds be set up to cover non-fishing periods and that such periods be treated as actual working time for the purposes of the retirement pension and other social security entitlements;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls the essential role of collective agreements and encourages the social partners in the fishing sector to negotiate collective agreements in line with national law and practice, as they are an effective instrument in combating a race to the bottom regarding social, working and employment standards and in ensuring decent remuneration for all workers and fair competition in the sector;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure decent working conditions for all workers in the fishing sector regardless of the size and type of company which employs them, the place of employment or the underlying contract; stresses the importance of occupational safety and health as well as adequate living conditions on fishing vessels, particularly in the light of demographic changes and the nature of off-shore work in the fishing sector; highlights in this context the importance of effective labour inspections and controls;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Notes that improving socio- economic conditions in the Mediterranean fishing sector requires, amongst others, better access to markets and finance, a better cooperation with public administrations and institutions, the diversification of livelihoods, decent working conditions and better social protection;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5h. Stresses the need to guarantee that every fish and fishery product imported into the EU is produced under conditions which comply with international environmental, labour and human rights standards; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure fair competition and sustainability in the fishing sector in order to safeguard jobs and growth; stresses that this in not only essential with regard to competition within the Union but in particular also with regard to competitors based in third countries;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. MaintainStresses that the pEU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership aAgreements, as well any other agreement with Morocco must respect the legitimate aspirations of the people of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicSahrawi people to independence and to self- determination as regards its coastal area.;