11 Amendments of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2015/2255(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas freedom of movement for workers is one of the European Union’s fundamental freedoms and workers in the transport sector are, by their very nature, extremely mobile, they are seriously affected by national measures such as weekend bans and other similar restrictions, and as a consequence suitable arrangements should be made for them to engage in the profession of haulier;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas a growing number of enterprises based in the countries with the best social conditions are establishing themselves in other states that, owing to their recent accession to the EU or the effects of the crisis, offer more competitive labour conditions, with the sole aim of circumventing applicable labour legislation;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to swiftly implement all relevant European social legislation covering the transport sector; strongly urges the Commission to monitor more closely the implementation and proper enforcement of the existing legislation and prevent the proliferation of restrictive national laws that hinder the freedom of movement of workers and services;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the job-creating potential in the EU transport and tourism sectors; firmly believes that employment in the EU transport sector should be made more attractive for future generations; considers in particular that women’s and young people’s participation must be boosted and a solution found to the dramatic and urgent problem of the lack of professionals in a sector affected by the demographic problem;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that combating social dumping must, under no circumstances, penalise those workers who are being exploited by certain transport enterprises; calls, in this regard, for the prosecution of employers in the transport sector who implement bad and fraudulent practices with the aim of evading social and labour laws of the state where their registered office is actually located; calls on the Commission to draw up a blacklist of European companies that systematically breach social and labour legislation in all transport sectors, leading to their haulage permits being withdrawn;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes the disparities in labour and social conditions across the EU transport sector, which have, moreover, been exacerbated by the economic crisis and necessitate the urgent restructuring of the sector; calls on the Commission to study the situation, and to present a package of specific support and aid measures for the said restructuring of the workers in this sector;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls, however, the legitimate right to exercise the profession of haulier in the EU and the possibility that workers and self-employed persons will perform their services outside the EU, under European cabotage legislation; calls on the Commission to take action against the recent decisions adopted by some Member States that infringe this right and seek to protect the workers of their countries with protectionist measures and unjustified barriers;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the creation of a European corps of inspectors to ensure, in a neutral manner, the proper implementation of European and labour legislation in all transport sectors, especially with regard to working and rest periods, and tax obligations and the right of establishment, to prevent uneven enforcement and disparities in the monitoring of European regulations by national authorities;
Amendment 161 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the creation of a European Road Transport Safety Agency to ensure proper implementation of EU legislation and promote standardisation across all Member States, including the social dimension, such as working conditions and labour issues in road transport;
Amendment 165 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the creation of a European Road Transport Agency to ensure proper implementation of EU legislation and promote standardisation across all Member States, including the social dimension, such as working conditions and labour issues in road transport; considers, in the same vein, that the other European transport agencies should also oversee labour and social issues affecting safety in their respective areas of responsibility;
Amendment 199 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that the same level of competition must be ensured in all transport sectors, including maritime transport; requests, in this regard, the inclusion of seafarers of merchant navy enterprises in the Posting of Workers Directive, from which they are currently excluded;