Activities of Marian HARKIN related to 2015/2107(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU Strategic framework on health and safety at work 2014-2020 (A8-0312/2015 - Ole Christensen)
Amendments (28)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
– having regard to the ‘EUROPE 2020 – A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth' (COM(2010)2020), and to its main objective which is to increase employment levels to 75% by the end of the decade in the European Union, including the greater involvement of women, older workers and better integration of migrants in the work force,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication of the European Commission 'Taking stock of the Europe 2020 Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth' (COM(2014) 130 final/2),
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
- having regard to the 2015 Annual Growth Survey (COM(2014) 902 final) and Joint Employment Report (COM(2014) 906 final),
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 c (new)
Citation 15 c (new)
- having regard to the European Commission's White paper 'An Agenda for Adequate, Safe and Sustainable Pensions' (COM(2012) 55 final),
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
- having regard to the EU Joint Action on Mental Health and Well-being,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 b (new)
Citation 25 b (new)
- having regard to the EU-OSHA Agency 's current campaign entitled "Healthy Workplaces Manage Stress",
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the proportion of workers, who report their health and safety to be at risk because of their work, varies significantly across Member States, which underlines the need for a much stronger European focus on implementation and enforecement of the excisting OHS legislation14 ; __________________ 14 5th Working Conditions Survey, Overview Report, Eurofound (2012) http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/defa ult/files/ef_publication/field_ef_document/ ef1182en.pdf
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas clear, efficient, well implemented and enforceable legislation is a precondition for compliance with OHS requirements, which is today heavily regulated with 24 directives, and thereby a precondition for a high level of protection for all workers regardless of contract and place of work;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas reforms to secure the sustainability of the pension systems throughout Europe require, among other factors, older workers to stay longer in the labour market;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas a strong and enforced framework on health and safety at work is an important element of safeguarding workers' health and productivity benefiting employees, employers and society as a whole;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas very little progress has been made towards the Europe 2020 target of 75% employment for 20-64 year olds, including vulnerable groups; whereas an additional 1.8 million workers have lost their jobs since 2010;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas the indicator on healthy life years has been regressing by 1.1 years for women and by 0.4 years for men between 2010 and 2013;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that all employees have a right to the highest level of protection regarding health and safety in the workplace regardless of the size of the employer, the underlying contract or the Member State of employment; points out that complex, unclear and overlapping OSH rules can have unintended consequences and undermine employers' protection, stresses therefore the need for better, more clear and efficient rules in the field of OSH;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes that many important fields of action are identified in the EU OSH strategic framework; stresses, in this context, that more concrete legislative measures shoulda stronger focus on implementation and enforcement of the existing rules as well as the development of non-legislative tools must be included in the framework, following the 2016- review;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that national OSHS strategies are essential and contributes to improvements in OSHS in the Member States and stresses that regular reporting on progress made should be encouraged; considers it necessary to continue to initiate and coordinate policiesapply a much stronger focus on implementation and enforcement of the existing OHS legislation at EU level with a view to ensuring a high level of occupational health and safety for all workers;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of occupational health and safety measures to target the specific challenges of women in the workplace; calls upon the Commission and Member States to collect data and provide research on how to best address the specific health and safety situation of women;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to support Member States to define rehabilitation and reintegration measures which would ensure a timely return ,i.e. when it is appropriate, rather than early to return to work after an accident or disease and addressing pain and stress issues, to ensure a healthy and productive working life;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that national OSH strategies are fully transparent and open to input from social partners and civil society;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls onEncourages the Member States and social partners to take initiatives to upgrade the skills of health and safety representatives and managers in accordance with national customs and traditions; calls on the Commission to draw up guidelines for the involvement of employeethe social partners in implementing preventive OSH measures;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that a precondition for good OSHS management and performance is clear, efficient, well implemented and enforceable legislation and documented risk assessment, which allows for appropriate preventive measures to be put in place;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. highlights the importance of national enforcement authorities to communicate and work with companies, particularly SMEs and micro-enterprises, to convey the benefits and implementation of occupational health and safety policies;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Draws the attention of the Commission to the increased number of those affected by chronic conditions/diseases in the workforce and the need to encourage and support employers to make reasonable accommodations to their working environments to prevent the exacerbation of these conditions and to provide opportunities for supported self- management;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Welcomes the focus of the Strategic Framework on health and safety at work on psycho-social risks at work, such as depression, stress, workplace bullying and discrimination; Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop guidelines on the prevention of psycho-social risks;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on Eurofound to further examine and analyse the employment opportunities and the degree of employability for people with chronic diseases in the Member States and report back on best practices;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Points out the importance of psychosocial risk factors, which are a growing problem for employers and employees across Europe and are perceived to be highly challenging; emphasizes the need to put in place initiatives, including better monitoring, to improve the psychosocial working environment for workers; thereby reducing absenteeism and presenteeism;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Urges employers to facilitate a sound work-life balance, taking into account the growing number of employees that need to combine work and care, in this context believes that special measures e.g. care leave etc. are required to ensure the physical and mental health of these carers;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the importance of providing common definitions of work-related diseases, common health indicators, such as pain, the level of stress and weariness and EU wide statistical data, with a view to setting targets to reduce the incidence of occupational diseases;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. In the context of the Second European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks ( ESENER-2) by the EU-OSHA, calls on the Commission to come forward with proposals on musculoskeletal disorders;