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15 Amendments of Carmen AVRAM related to 2020/2007(INI)

Amendment 6 #
- having regard to the Communication of the European Commission of 23 March 2020 on the implementation of the Green Lanes under the Guidelines for border management measures to protect health and ensure the availability of goods and essential services,
2020/10/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to the Communication of the European Commission of 30 March 2020 ‘Guidelines concerning the exercise of the free movement of workers during COVID- 19 outbreak’,
2020/10/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 c (new)
- having regard to the Communication of the European Commission of 16 July 2020 ‘Guidelines on Seasonal Workers in the EU in the Context of the Covid-19 Outbreak’,
2020/10/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s legislative proposal of March 2018 for establishing a European Labour Authority to ensure that EU rules on labour mobility are enforced in a fair, simple and effective way and prevents limitations to such mobility within the European internal market, which some Member States apply with bureaucratic hurdles or additional measures, hampering access to work;
2020/10/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls for a swift implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and in particular of Directive (EU) 2019/1152 on transparent and predictable working conditions, in order to guarantee - among others - the right to fair and equal treatment regarding working conditions, access to social protection and training for workers;
2020/10/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Condemns the exploitation of workers in the agri-food sectors, which is a serious phenomenon affecting in particular seasonal and women workers; underlines that vulnerable workers, such as women and migrants, are at a particular risk of being subject to physical and psychological violence; calls therefore on the Commission and on Member States to strengthen the actions to prevent, suppress and punish exploitation and any other form of abuse;
2020/10/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that family workers still represent the vast majority of agricultural labour in Europe, and that insufficient generational renewal, aggravated by the lack of profitability of many agricultural holdings, which makes this activity unattractive for the incorporation of young people, is one of the major challenges faced by the farming sector across the EU, resulting in fewer farmers in the sector year after year;
2020/10/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the necessity to guarantee agri-food supply chains and food security, especially during the current COVID-19 crisis; notes that seasonal workers are crucial to the smooth and proper functioning of the agricultural sectors, in particular for the fruit, vegetable and wine sectors; points out that it is fundamental to protect and guarantee the rights, health and safety of workers in the agri-food sectors, especially during the current COVID-19 crisis;
2020/10/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the importance of ensuring that rural areas are equipped with the necessary basic public service facilities in order to enable a proper and permanent incorporation of women into any labour activity in these territories;
2020/10/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that technological innovation is, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technologies are a driver of structural change within farms and agricultural labour markets, and that many holdings across Europe are not sufficiently prepared for taking up technologicalsuch innovation owing to the low level of agricultural training of their farm managers and workers, a level which differs significantly among Member States; calls therefore for the promotion of digital training and upskilling as well as for support and advice for both workers and employers in the agricultural sector;
2020/10/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that technological innovation and digital technology is a driver of structural change within farms and agricultural labour markets, and that many holdings across Europe are not sufficiently prepared for taking up technological innovation owing to the low level of agricultural training of their farm managers, a level which differs significantly among Member States;
2020/10/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Underlines that the new CAP should have a social dimension and a conditionality on social and labour requirements and standards, protecting the rights, wages and social security of all workers, including seasonal ones who are the most vulnerable on the market;
2020/10/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that maintaining farming employment plays a key roleand adequate profitability of agricultural holdings are essential in keeping rural economies alive and isare therefore of significant importance which shows an urgent need for measures beyond the CAP reform;
2020/10/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the EU should not make legislation on EU minimum wages as this is a national competence.deleted
2020/10/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Considers it vital to make progress on these issues in the European Union, to adopt measures at European level as a European minimum wage that can protect all workers, regardless of where they come from;
2020/10/02
Committee: AGRI