Activities of Gabriele ZIMMER related to 2015/2103(INL)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION with recommendations to the Commission on Civil Law Rules on Robotics
Amendments (5)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. points out that increased and global use of robots in the production of goods and in services results in higher productivity than can be achieved with little manpower; asks the Commission and the Council to assess regularly and in dialogue with social partners to what extent weekly, annual and life working hours can be reduced without loss of income in order to include more people in the production process and simultaneously increase individual and family quality of life;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. points out that robotisation results, on the one hand, in many jobs being lost and, on the other hand, in individual jobs being lost in many areas, and salary equalisation could be financed by means of the increase in productivity; asks the Commission and the Council to check regularly what consequences for the social protection systems arise as regards their sustainable financing; suggests exploring new financing options for future social protection systems, such as a tax on robots or on automation which replaces human manpower; suggest that the rollout of an unconditional basic salary to counteract the risks of poverty associated with automation be given further consideration;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. points out that the continued development of robots may allow for the more effective integration of people with physical or mental disabilities in labour markets; raises the issue that the high innovation and procurement costs may undermine this option; raises the issue that with the introduction of robot and automation technology there is the risk that people with disabilities may be pushed out of labour markets; calls for an examination of how public social security systems can be developed to ensure that people with disabilities gain equal access to the labour market; calls for people with disabilities or their representatives to be actively involved in all assessment processes;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a points out that robots are not only tools for work but are increasingly acting autonomously in the production of goods and services; calls for comprehensive protection systems and liability rules that ensure that damage caused by autonomous robots can be clarified in favour of the employees at all times;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. believes that the use of robots in production comes with major challenges for health and safety in the workplace; robotisation can, on the one hand, reduce the physical burden on workers, but can also result in higher mental strain given the increasing responsibility of the individual in more complex production processes; calls on the Commission and its agencies, in particular EU-OSHA, to examine the effects of digitalisation, robotics and artificial intelligence on mental strain and to make proposals for counter-measures; calls for employees to be given the opportunity play an active part in shaping their work environment at all times and for social partners and unions to be involved at all levels;