9 Amendments of Thomas MANN related to 2015/2107(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas current socio - economic crises led to increase in the adoption of legislation allowing extended working hours until late in the evening, night work, work on Public holidays and Sundays, as well as to the breach of rules regulating break and rest periods; whereas some sectors became more affected, such as retail services, where most of those employed are women, which has direct negative consequences on working conditions, employees health, and on securing work - life balance and social cohesion;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas women in rural areas have more difficulties in exercising their labour and health rights and are more deprived of access to basic public health services, special medical treatments, and early cancer detection examinations;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Commission to secure through the Working Time Directive and other relevant legislation working hours respecting workers' health, safety and human dignity and to regulate more efficiently the balance of work and private life of workers as well as weekly common day of rest which in principle should be Sunday;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Encourages Member States to secure equal opportunities of exercising labour rights and equal access to public health care services to all its citizens, especially taking into consideration women in rural areas and other vulnerable groups of citizens.
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that health and safety at the workplace is one of the areas of EU law which contains the most detailed provisions and that workers enjoy a level of protection which sets an international standard; stresses that the EU’s primary aim should be to secure the full implementation of these workers’ rights in all the Member States as quickly as possible;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for reliable statistics to be compiled on the strengths and weaknesses of the EU rules in the area of health and safety at the workplace; emphasises, in that connection, that the data compilation procedures must not generate an additional administrative burden and additional costs for companies;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States, once reliable data is available, to incorporate quantitative and measurable targets into their national strategies;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the importance of taking intomuch greater account of the situation, and the specific needs and lack of compliance byof micro and small enterprises in the context of the implementation of OSH measures at company level; encourages the Commission, EU-OSHA and the Member States to continue developingdo much more to develop simple and practical tools and guidelines, which improve the compliance of SMEs with OSH requirements; in the long term; points out that inadequate compliance is a problem among micro- and small enterprises in particular; emphasises, however, that this state of affairs can mainly be attributed to a lack of time, money and information;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points out that many workers are still exposed to asbestos in their workplace; calls on the EU to work closely with social partners and the Member States to promote and coordinate Member States’ efforts to develop national action plans for the management and safe removal of asbestos; calls on the Commission to check the extent to which each Member State has incorporated the right to compensation for workers who have been shown to be affected by asbestos into its laws or administrative provisions;