14 Amendments of Elisabeth SCHROEDTER related to 2008/2035(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 26 October 2006 on implementation of Directive 96/71/EC on the posting of workers1,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas workers engaged in undeclared activity have no welfare, sickness or accident insurance, exposing them to high risks and financial losses,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas undeclared work makes it impossible to check compliance with safety and health at work provisions, exposing workers to high health risks and allowing employers to escape liability,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses deep concern over the extent of undeclared work, which reaches 20% or more of GDP in some Member States, a figure which does not even take account of indirect public costs such as health expenditure arising from such uninsured work-related risks;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls, therefore, for European action to combat undeclared work to be more pro- active and incisive, in order to prevent the modernisation of labour law in Europe from remaining on a purely theoretical level and ensure that improved job quality can be achieved in every case in accordance with the 'decent work' objective;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that undeclared work has various definitions in the national legal systems and that the level of ostensible self-employment differs from one Member State to the next, while a definition that is common to all Member States would ultimately eliminate uncertainties in relation to the statistical survey of this phenomenon; notes in this regard that the definition used in the Commission report, which distinguishes between legal and illegal activities, can be used as a starting point, bearing in mind that the extent of the phenomenon differs in quality and quantity from one Member State to the next; refers in this context also to the results of the Perulli study (tabled on 19 June 2003 in the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (PE324.303)) concerning economically dependent work/parasubordinate (quasi- subordinate) work and the legal, social and economic aspects defining what is meant by worker, making it possible to distinguish between the status of entrepreneurs, including economically independent undertakings working for a number of firms independent of each other and that of workers employed under supervision and for remuneration who are dependent in organisational and economic terms;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that undeclared work can be prevented by recognition of national safety-at-work standards and conditions under bilateral and trilateral agreements between Member States and between the social partners, and that this is underpinned by cooperation and exchanges of information between the social partners;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Takes the view that effective, on-the- spot inspections and sanctions must be directly introduced and Member States given the necessary margin of manoeuvre to contain undeclared work;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for greater and more effective respect of the right to work and for the monitoring of existing employment rules, in particular those set out in Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services from the first day of posting;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the European Union to play a greater role in promoting better and increased cooperation and coordination between labour inspectorates, by strengthening the economic and technological resources of inspection services and by providing for the possible establishment of some kind of European ‘social hub’; this cannot replace, but instead complements the responsibility of the Member States to implement effective on-the-spot inspections and sanctions;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the establishment of a high- level committee to assist Member States in identifying and exchanging good practices with regard to monitoring and to the improvement of legislation for posted workers; points out, however, that the establishment of such a committee requires on-the-spot commitment by the Member States regarding not only preventive measures, but also inspection procedures and sanctions and that the Commission and its services must not seek to restrict such measures;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Notes the above-mentioned proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council providing for sanctions against employers of illegally staying third- country nationals; points out that this directive should not affect Member States competences to devise accompanying measures stimulating the transformation of undeclared work into declared employment;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Takes the view that the issue of the illegal employment of illegal immigrants is a complex one which cannot be resolved simply by punishing employers, but which calls for cross-sector, wide-ranging measures; in particular, it is necessary to ensure compliance with ILO guidelines regarding support for migrant workers seeking to ensure that their rights are respected;