14 Amendments of Ilana CICUREL related to 2019/2188(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 d (new)
Citation 14 d (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 5 March 2020 entitled ‘A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025’ (COM(2020)0152),
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 c (new)
Citation 18 c (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 14 January 2020 entitled ‘A Strong Social Europe For Just Transitions’ (COM(2020)14),
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women in EU-27 earn 15% less than men on average8; whereas female poverty is a multifaceted problem directly influenced by the lack of fair valuation of work typically carried out by women, the impact of career breaks on promotion and pension advancement, and unequal sharing of unpaid caring responsibilities and domestic work; __________________ 8 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/he adlines/society/20200227STO73519/gende r-pay-gap-in-europe-facts-and-figures- infographic
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas 6.1% of the population of EU-28 were suffering from severe material deprivation in 201811; whereas this share is likely to increase significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic; __________________ 11Severe material deprivation: inability to afford less than 4 out of 11: mortgage or rent payments, utility bills, hire purchase instalments or other loan payments, one week annual holidays, meals involving meat/fish/protein every second day, unexpected financial expenses, a telephone (including mobile), a colour TV, a washing machine, a car, heating; (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Quality_of_life_indic ators_- _material_living_conditions#General_over view)
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas the Covid-19 crisis has demonstrated the need for a more inclusive social protection covering all types of workers, especially self-employed and platform workers;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure equal participation and opportunities for men and women in the labour market and to introduce initiatives to promote women access to finance, female entrepreneurship and women’s financial independence;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. WelcomesCalls on the Commission’s plan to adopt the Directive on platform work, which is intended to ensure that platform workers are covered by existing labour law, are socially insured and are able to form workers’ representations and organise in un to present a regulatory European framework ensuring platform workers are guaranteed social rights, fair working conditions, in order to conclude collective agreementscreased access to social protection and improved representation;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States, when implementing the work-life-balance Directive22 , to ensure that access to affordable childcare in general and in particular for single parents is secured so that they are not pushed into precarious and low-paid work; __________________ 22Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for compliance with the rules on equality and anti-discrimination, particularly with regard to wages; welcomes in this regard the Commission’s commitment to present a proposal on binding pay transparency measures before 2021 as stated in the Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to targetaddress atypical and precarious employment groups in the labour markets and to take measures to counteract this form of employmentensure fair working conditions for workers, while safeguarding employment opportunities;
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that imbalances must not be exacerbated and that the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis must not be borne by workers or the poor through austerity measthe COVID-19 crisis has significantly hit workers and disadvantaged people; insists that measures to combat poverty and in-work poverty are particularly necessary; reminds in this regard that a sufficient proportion of additional resources or through the European Semester; insists that measures to combat poverty and in-work poverty are particularly necessaryunder REACT-EU should be used to increase the availability of FEAD funds to help the most deprived; equally underlines the importance of ensuring that the ESF+ is allocated sufficient resources in the next Multiannual Financial Framework;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. UStresses the positive aspect of the short-time work schemes put in place by Member States to safeguard jobs and preserve large parts of wages during the crisis and welcomes the new SURE mechanism in this regard; urges the Commission to pay particular attention to the economic impact of short-time work and layoffs and the social impact on people living precariously;
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission and Member States to mitigate the worst consequences of COVID-19 through European and national support, with the allocation of public moneyadequate resources, e.g. through SURE, being linked to a ba; stresses that in order to cope with major shocks, Member States should adopt common lon shedding existing jobsg-term instruments with a view to preserving jobs and skills and reducing pressure on national public finances; awaits in this regard the upcoming Commission’s proposal for a long-term European unemployment reinsurance scheme;
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Proposes to actively counter potential high unemployment through European and national employment programmes and to invest in new jobs, future-oriented infrastructure, digital change and ‘green transition’.; believes that particular consideration should be given to fostering youth employment;