Activities of Anna HEDH related to 2016/2017(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Creating labour market conditions favourable for work-life balance (A8-0253/2016 - Tatjana Ždanoka, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė) SV
Amendments (12)
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the first findings of the Eurofound 6th European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) show that European labour markets are highly gender segregated with substantial differences between women and men remaining in occupation, sector, contract type, pay, working time and the share of unpaid work; whereas the Survey states that achieving the Europe 2020 target of 75% of 20-64 years old in employment is strongly dependent on increasing participation of women in the labour market1c; __________________ 1c Eurofound (2015): First findings: Sixth European Working Conditions Survey.
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the EWCS shows that atypical working hours often prevent workers from devoting time to their family, i.e. working on Saturdays and Sundays, overtime, shift and night work, and it raises health and safety concerns with increased risk of accidents at work and poorer health in the long term;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Commission, in its communication on the European Social Pillar18, notes that ‘women continue to be underrepresented in employment, overrepresented in part-time work and low- paid sectors, and receive lower hourly wages also when performing equivalent work even though they have surpassed men in educational attainment’; __________________ 18 COM(2016) 127, 8.3.2016, Annex I. COM(2016) 127, 8.3.2016, Annex I.
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to put in place policies that acknowledge the increasing diversity of family relationships and parenting arrangements, in particular to guarantee that a child is not discriminated against because of its parents’ marital status or family constitution; calls on the Member States to mutually recognise legal documents relating, for example, to marriage, with a view to guaranteeing free movement without discrimination on the grounds of the composition of the family;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to step up protection against discrimination and unlawful dismissal that particularly affect female workers related to work-life balance and to ensure access to justice and legal action;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to step up protection against discrimination and unlawful dismissal related to work-life balance and to ensure access to justice and legal action by increasing the amount of information on offer about workers’ rights and legal assistance, if required;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to invest in awareness raising events and putting the emphasis on transformative policies to modify behaviours and attitudes towards all types of leave in order to change mentalities and cultures both of businesses and societies and to ensure a more equal sharing of caring and domestic activities between women and men;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to adopt a post-2015 Gender Equality Strategy – as has been the case in previous periods, in order to ensure that work on gender equality is not made less of a priority – and to implement it through the European Semester, including the Annual Growth Survey and the country-specific recommendations;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to adopt a post-2015 Gender Equality Strategy and to implement it through the European Semester, including the Annual Growth Survey and the country-specific recommendations; calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to integrate a gender pillar into the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to involve the social partners and civil society in gender equality policies; stresses the importance of collective agreements in combating discrimination and promoting equality between women and men at work, and of research and exchanges of good practices; calls on the Member States to carry out wage-mapping on a regular basis as a complement to efforts to incorporate the fundamental principle of equal pay for equal work, in keeping with Article 157 TFEU, dating back to 1957;
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Points out the high levels of working poor throughout Europe, with people having to work more and longer, even combining several jobs, in order to earn a decent income; notes once again that women are over-represented when it comes to poverty and non-standard forms of employment, which gives rise to social and economic insecurity and contributes to economic dependence; calls on the Member States and social partners to develop measures ensuring adequate wages for all workers, and to close the gender pay gap;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Emphasises how important it is that work-life balance cannot be established by introducing precarious working conditions and increasing the number of non-standard forms of employment; points out that work-life balance must be based on workers’ rights and security on the labour market, and on the right to take time off without it being curtailed by increased mobility and flexibility requirements; stresses the fact that increased flexibility can result in an intensification of the labour market discrimination currently experienced by women – in the shape of lower wages, non-standard forms of employment and disproportionate responsibility for unpaid household tasks – if a clear gender mainstreaming approach is not taken beforehand;