Activities of Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN related to 2020/2086(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Equal treatment in employment and occupation in light of the UNCRPD (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT 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 (45)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31
Citation 31
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 43
Citation 43
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas persons with disabilities (PwD) are denied their right to engage in workstill face challenges in terms of participating in the labour market on an equal basis with others;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas PwD face discrimination based on the intersection between their disability and their gender, race, ethnicity, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, migration status or socioeconomic backgroundthe disadvantages and difficulties faced by PwD can, if not overcome, lead to social exclusion;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the UNCRPD rejects the medical model of disability and endorses the human rights model of disability instead; whereas the UNCRPDprotects the human rights of persons with disabilities and demands inclusive equality for PwDthem;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas reasonable accommodation (RA) focuseis oan the specific needs of an individual, while positive actions apply to a whole group of persons subject to potential discrimination; whereas both are necessary to ensure that PwD cessential tool that allows persons with disabilities to overcome obstacles in the workplace and equally exercise their right to work; whereas there is a lack of clear EU guidelines on RA;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to guarantee an accessible, non-stereotyped educati education system, which caters for the specific needs of each person suffering from a disability, offering such persons system, with inclusive education measureupport to ensure optimum development, with account being taken of gender differences in order to ensure that education cycles are geared to the maturity and specific situation of boys and girls;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas only 50.6% of PwD are in employment compared with 74.8% of persons without disabilities39; whereas PwD living in institutions or considered to be unable to work are excluded from these statistics40; whereas these figures do not reveal the type, quality and conditions of employment; whereas PwD are a diverse group and are often subject to intersectional discrimination, whose cumulative effects have a tangible impact on employment; _________________ 39EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) 2017. 40 Ibid.
Amendment 51 #
J. whereas in severalome Member States PwD pare overwhelmingly employed in sheltered workshops, in a segregated environment in which they often do not have an employee status, labour rights, or a guaranteed minimum wage, which is a violation of the UNCRPDticipate in occupational therapy workshops, which are not covered by this Directive as there is no employment relationship;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas sheltered employment - special employment centres - refers to a labour model where a high percentage of workers have disabilities, while sheltered workshops also include models of occupational training or therapy and personal and social adjustment, which could mean social services that fall outside the field of employment, thereby excluding them from the scope of the Convention;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas Member States, European organisations and companies have developed models of special employment centres or supported employment that respect the rights of persons with disabilities and that are an internationally recognised measure for immediate inclusion and subsequent transition to the open labour market;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
Jc. whereas new technologies can also pose a major problem in selection processes as they can include parameters that discriminate on the basis of a person’s condition or disability;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for relevant, accurate data to be gathered on gender and the disability variable in the labour market;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas among PwD 29.5% of women and 27.5% of men41PwD are at risk of poverty and social exclusion in the EU; whereas PwD are more likely to face in- work poverty than those without disabilities (11% versus 9.1%) due to the extra costs of their disability, their loss of disability entitlements once in work and the fact that they earn less than their colleagues in an equivalent role and are less likely to get a promotion; _________________ 41EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) 2018. due to the extra costs of their disability;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas harassment in the workplace hinders access to employment, in particular for women with disabilitiesis punishable by law and this type of abuse at work is thus defined as an offence;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas employment-related discrimination against PwD is interrelated with the lack of inclusivepersonal education and vocational training, discrimination training on ethical and moral principles and values, and in many cases it is a result of operational factors owing the field of housing, health, and lack of accessibilityo a lack of consideration for the various types of disabilities, which underlines the need to put in place different types of opportunities and measures;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas the value of a person is not measured by their level of usefulness or the development of their abilities, but by the fact that they are a human being and the very fact that they exist;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)
Recital O b (new)
Ob. whereas persons with disabilities must be welcomed at all stages of their lives, including when developing in the womb;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the EU institutions and the Member States to reaffirm their commitment to realising inclusive equality for PwD, to fully implement the UNCRPD, and to step up their effortsrive to create an inclusive, accessible and non- discriminatory EU labour market for PwD and for all;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt universal design standards and guidelinesance on the accessibility of environments, programmes, services and products;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to ensure reasonable accommodation for PwD in the workplace and to raise awareness and provide relevant training in accessible formats for employers and PwD, PwD and their colleagues; calls on the Commission to prepare clear EU guidelines on RA detailing what forms it might take in line with an individual’s needs so that Article 5 of the Directive can be transposed effectively into national law; calls with the support onf the Commission to launch infringement procedures where appropriateMember States and the EU in order to ensure that reasonable accommodation does not give rise to a disproportionate burden;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to use compulsory workplace diversity quotas with sanctions for non-compliance, including fines, the money of which is to be invested in inclusive education and employment programmes for PwD; calls on the Member States also to implement compulsory annual diversity plans with targets and periodic evaluationimplement annual disability awareness plans and to support employers in recruiting PwD, for example by establishing a voluntary list of applicants with disabilities from which to hire candidates; calls on the Member Stasupport service for selecting and monitoring candidates that are best suitesd to provide training on the applicable rulesosts through the national employment office;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU institutions to lead by example by setting diversity quotas, developing internal guidelines on, reaping the benefits of hiring persons with disabilities, providing RA, ensuring full accessibility in the recruitment process and in the workplace, and employing PwD at all levels; calls on the Member States to do the same in their public administration;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to adopt sustainable inclusive employment policies, to use fiscal incentives and other financial support measures for companies hiring PwD, and to support inclusive companies through public procurement, and to help companies offering targeted positive action measures to tackle intersectional disadvantage;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to increase the capacity of public employment services to create a network of inclusive companies, to prepare a voluntary list of job- seeking PwD, and to hire job coaches providing individualised needs assessment and support to PwD, and job delivery assistants to help PwD work in the open labour market with a view to establishing a network of inclusive companies;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to support training on universal design, RA and workplace diversity for university students, with the involvement of PwD, and to facilitate the training of job coaches, job delivery assistants and diverssability advisers with a focus on the specificities of different disabilities;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to assess the effectiveness of existing sheltprovide incentives for offering differednt workshops in providing PwD with skills to gain employment in the open labour market, to ensure that they are bound by legal frameworks covering social security, minimum wages and non- discrimination and to phase them out; calls on the Commission to monitor this process models where each person can choose the one that suits them best, such as special employment centres, support plans or assistance when integrating into the ‘normal’ labour market; underlines, too, the need to promote training in order to provide PwD with skills to gain employment;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Member States to draw up training programmes in conjunction with disability experts in order to prepare PwD to carry out a job;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission and the Member States to launch awareness-raising campaigns in accessible formats and sign languages about the contributions of PwD in order to eradicate the existing stigma and prejudice against PwD, and to fight harassment and exploitation; underlines, too, the need to provide training for employers and employees who deal with PwD so that they can respond to their situation and so that the experience is a success for all concerned;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to take active measures to safeguard non- discrimination for all, to provide RA at all stages of work, and to ensure that PwD can exercise their labour and trade union rights on equal terms and that they are protected from violence and harassment, including sexual harassment; calls for the EU institutions to take the same measures;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the existing gender, disability and ethnic pay gap, thereby combating wage discrimination and the risk of in-work poverty for workers subject to intersectional discriminationpay gap, on the assumption that they do so no matter who is affected by it;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States not to deprive PwD of their disability entitlements covering their disability- related extra costs when entering the labour market or whwhen they depend on them to guarantee the minimum level of dignity to en surpassing a certain income thresholde equality with all citizens;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the bureaucracy involved in the recognition of disabilities is accessible and has flexible deadlines in order to help persons with disabilities to resolve their economic/personal/employment situation as clearly as possible;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Member States to speed up the coordination of health, social and family aspects in order to be able to make a diagnosis and provide early care with a view to maximising the benefits of treatments and reducing the disability rate;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls onUrges the Commission and the Member States to harmonise the definition of disability and to ensure mutual recognition of disability status across Member States so as to ensure the free movement of PwD and the enjoyment of their EU citizenship rights;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to place special emphasis in the post-2020 EU Disability Strategy on employment, to cover all the provisions of the UNCRPD, to set binding targets relating to workplace diversity, to address intersectionaladdress discrimination against PwD, and to monitor the efficiency of the strategy with the involvement of PwD; calls on the Commission to propose measures to tackle the COVID-19-related challenges and rights violations of PwD;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for the collection of EU-wide disability-related data with a specific employment and human rights- based approach, disaggregated by gender, age, disability type, race/ethnic origin, sexual orientation, etc., including PwD who have until now been left out of the statistics; calls on the Commission to assess how the high levels of inactivity affect the existing employment statistics for PwD, producing employment and unemployment rates that do not reflect the reality for that population;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for all the EU institutions and the Member States to establish close cooperation with PwD and their representative organisations, and to ensure their accessible and meaningful participation in all stages of relevant legislation and programmes, including mainstream ones;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission, in particular the Equality Task Force, and the Member States to systematically mainstream the rights of PwD, with special attention to those subject to intersectional discrimination;