26 Amendments of Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ related to 2016/2017(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 2 February 2011 on Early Childhood Education and Care: Providing all our children with the best start for the world of tomorrow1a, __________________ 1a COM ((2011)0066) final.
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 b (new)
Citation 22 b (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 15 June 2011 on early childhood education and care: providing all our children with the best start for the world of tomorrow1b , __________________ 1b OJ C 175, 15.6.2011, p. 8–10.
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas achieving a genuine work- life balance requires comprehensive policies including measures for reconciling work, caring for and spending time with family, and time for leisure and personal development; whereas increase in the full- time employment of women requires an increase in public and private spending on these policies;
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 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
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 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas reconciliation policies are to be considered as an improvement of the working environment, enabling good working conditions and the wellbeing of workers, all of which has a positive impact on the company in terms of improved productivity and results;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas family-related types of leave are still often grounds for discrimination and stigmatisation for both women and men despite existing legislation both at EU and national level;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas access to childcare services for young children is the main factor influencing the participation of women in the labour market and whereas achieving quality services means investing in the childcare workforce training1f; whereas only 11 Member States have met the first Barcelona target (childcare available for at least 90 % of children between the ages of 3 and the mandatory school age) and only 10 Member States have achieved the second target (at least 33 % of children under three years)19 ; __________________ 1fEurofound (2015) Early childhood care: working conditions, training and quality of services – A systematic review 19 Progress report on the Barcelona objectives of 29 May 2013 entitled ‘The development of childcare facilities for young children in Europe with a view to sustainable and inclusive growth’ (COM(2013)0322).
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas for more women to enter the labour market there also needs to be an adequate supply at affordable prices of care services for the elderly and other dependent family members, as their care falls primarily upon women;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas allowing people time outside of work for personalworkers time-off for personal and training development in the context of life-long learning benefits their wellbeing as well as their contribution to the economy with more skills and higher productivity20 ; __________________ 20 CEDEFOP Research Paper: Training leave. Policies and practices in Europe, 2010.
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that falling birth rate in the EU has been exacerbated by the crisis, given that unemployment, precarious job opportunities, uncertainty about the future, as well as discrimination in the labour market are making women, in particular young women professionals, put off having children; in this regard calls on the Member States to promote innovative working time arrangements, reconciliation plans, return to work programmes, communication channels between workers and the workplace and incentives for business and self-employed workers;
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 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 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises the importance of companies and other workplaces adopting flexible working time allocation measures that allow the hours worked by workers to be tailored to their family and personal needs, such as flexible times for arrival and departure from work and for breaks or rest periods for meals, coffee, etc.; tailoring working hours to suit daily routines: school hours, travel times, medical services, businesses, etc.; training (at least in part) undertaken during working hours; measures that enable employees to manage their own working hours, whereby they are not required to be physically present at all times in the workplace and the option of teleworking (distance working without always being present in the workplace and making use of new technologies) is possible;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on Member States to examine the possibility of gradually bringing school hours into line with full- time working hours, by means of free out- of-school activities both at the end of the school day and in school holiday times, in order to help workers achieve real balance between their working, family and private lives, especially with reference to women as it is they in the main who reduce their working hours to be able to care for their children;
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 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to put in place proactive policies designed to support women entering, returning to and stay, staying and progressing in the labour market with stable and quality employment;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Strongly regrets that the Commission withdrew the revision of the Maternity Leave Directive and calls as a matter of urgency for it to return with an ambitious proposal; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that women are paid for the duration of maternity leave and are not economically penalized for having children; stresses that maternity leave must be accompanied by effective measures protecting the rights of pregnant and new mothers, reflecting the recommendations of the International Labour Organisation and the World Health Organisation21 ; __________________ 21 http://www.who.int/topics/breastfeeding/en /
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that satisfactory parental leave arrangements are closely linked to adequate pay; notes that where there are no provisions for leave, or where existing ones are considered to be insufficient, social partners, through collective agreements, may have an important role to play in establishing new provisions or updating current ones for maternity, paternity and parental leave; calls on the Member States, in agreement with the social partners, to reconsider their system of financial compensation for parental leave with a view to reaching a level that would act as an incentive for an adequate and decent level of income replacement, which also encourages men to take parental leave beyond the minimum time period guaranteed by the directive;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission to improve and strengthen the provisions of Directive 2010/18/EU regarding the conditions of eligibility and detailed rules for granting parental leave to those who have children with a disability or serious or long-term incapacitating illness, taking account also of best practice in the Member States;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the EU Council for the introduction of targets on care for elderly and other dependants, similar to Barcelona targets, with monitoring tools within the European Semester; calls on Eurostat and Eurofound to collect relevant data and to carry out studies;
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Points out that 'quality of life' is a broader concept than 'living conditions' and refers to the overall well-being of individuals in a society;
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses that the culture of presenteeism needs urgently to be changed for a culture of efficiency, because working more hours is not more productive; emphasises the advisability and efficiency of working through the day in one block and the importance of setting a rational time for finishing work (early afternoon) that facilitates establishing a work/life balance and enables parents to take genuine joint responsibility for the care of children and other dependent family members;
Amendment 450 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Stresses the importance of combating stereotypes by promoting and defending gender equality during all stages of education, from primary school onwards, adapting the information to the age of the pupils; points too to the advisability of conducting awareness- raising and information campaigns and supporting programmes that promote gender equality and combat stereotypes;
Amendment 464 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Deplores the situation many grandparents are in where, at an age when they should be enjoying peace and a well deserved retirement, they are swamped with family responsibilities as they have to care for their grandchildren because their children are unable to balance their working and family lives without their help;