8 Amendments of Gabriele ZIMMER related to 2008/2035(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the conclusions of the informal Meeting of Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs in Berlin, 18–20 January 2007, on “good work”;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas undeclared work is a complex 1 OJ C 313 E, 20.12.2006, p. 452. phenomenon, the extent of which is difficult to determinephenomenon, which is still on the rise in several Member States, since it is influenced by numerous economic, social, institutional and cultural factors,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas undeclared work is the main factor behind social dumping and is therefore one of the key issues a, contributing to the growth of precarious forms of employment en whereas thus many workers far as modernising European labour law is concerned,e falling outside the fundamental scope of fundamental labour and social rights and is therefore one of the key issues to focus on to improve the quality of jobs and the rights of workers.
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to provide strong incentives for those who undertake to put undeclared work on a formal economic footing and to use, phasing out atypical contracts for a limited period of time (two years); and promoting and making stable regular employment contracts more attractive by guaranteeing and improving workers rights and the quality of work;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes the view that the Commission should provide support, also by means of a directive, for transnational collective bargaining aiming to ensure decent, uniform minimum salaries throughout the European Union at the level of 60 percent of the respective average national wage of the Member States;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on those Member States who have applied transitional arrangements to the free movement of workers in the European Union to open up their employment markets to workers from the new Member States, given that any restrictions – even partial ones – on access to the labour market, do not only run counter to the European spirit but also risk increasing recourse to undeclared work and creating territorial imbalancesafter strengthening sanctions and rule enforcement by employment inspectorates for guaranteeing the principle of equal treatment of workers rights and counteract unfair competition and social dumping;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Takes the view that the issue of the illegal employment of illegal immigrants is a complex one which cannot only be resolved simply by punishing employers, but which also calls for cross-sector, wide- ranging measures;