Activities of Klára DOBREV related to 2020/2086(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation in light of the UNCRPD
Amendments (12)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the purpose of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities; calls on the European Union and Member States to ratify the Optional Protocol to the CRPD;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses the need for a common definition of ‘disability’ at EU level in all areas of EU policy, including definitions of relevant key terminology;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt a holistic life cycle policy approach to support prevention against discrimination and to ensure effective retention and inclusion of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that the promotion of equality in the field of employment and occupation can be effective only if discrimination and social exclusion is comprehensively combated in all areas of life; emphasises the need to promote modern human-rights based approaches in education in all Member States at all level, including accommodating practices for students with disabilities with a view to establishing accepting, inclusive and tolerant education systems;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that Union law does not protect individuals from discrimination oin the ground of disability outside the workplaceall policies and areas of life and is only limited to employment;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Urges the Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention that is supposed to have a transversal impact on all EU legislation with a specific focus on women with disabilities who face multiple discrimination and are more vulnerable to harassment;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. EncouraUrges the Council to unblock the negotiations on the proposed horizontal equality directive;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the CRPD prohibits discrimination in a broad sense, including multiple and intersectional discrimination and the denial of reasonable accommodation; stresses the importance of comprehensive awareness-raising campaigns that involve directly persons with disabilities and their representative family members, and that are available in accessible formats to highlight the contributions of persons with disabilities in society in order to fight existing stigmas and exclusion;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a cross-cutting, comprehensive review of Union law to ensure full compliance withall relevant EU legislation and policy in order to be fully harmonised with the provisions of the CRPD;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Welcomes the Commision’s public consultation on its 2021-2030 strategy on the rights of persons with disabilities; stresses that collaboration with authorities, organisations and civil society at European, national and local level is indispensable to ensure the implementation of the CRPD; stresses that the notion "nothing about persons with disabilities without persons with disabilities" should be applied in all decision making processes;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that people with disabilities continue to experience discrimination in various domains, that this has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and that all forms of discrimination are generally under-reported; notes with concern the lack of awareness of the victim’s rights and of the possibility of seeking redress; stresses the need for better coordination of support services between Member States and the need to better inform persons with disabilities about their rights and the support services they can receive;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the collection of robust, disaggregated, comparable disability-related data is necessary for evidence-based policy-making in accordance with the CRPD; insists that monitoring should be conducted by an independent entity that includes persons with disabilities; urges Member States to process equality data in full compliance with Union data protection and privacy law.