7 Amendments of Marc TARABELLA related to 2016/2221(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas these inherent problems are compounded by short-term factors, such as economic uncertainties and unpredictable weather, which, as can be seen today, make the situation of workers in the farming industry all the more difficult, leading to a decline in the number of farmers and small family farms, an increase in large-scale production facilities and the disappearance of the rural fabric;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas free trade agreements, which promote industrialised and finance-driven agriculture, undermine the rural fabric and may ultimately lead to the disappearance of rural labour;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas farmers face many challenges, such as irregular and reduced incomes, large investments and the financial risks necessary to keep their farms going, which put them in an increasingly precarious situation;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Draws attention to the specific case of seasonal workers, whose working conditions are particularly precarious; understands ‘seasonal workers’ to be workers who have entered into open-ended or fixed-term employment contracts, the duration and renewal of which are contingent to a major degree on seasonal factors, such as the changing weather, public holidays and/or the timing of harvests; calls on the Commission and the Member States to regulate the social and legal status of seasonal workers and to provide them with social security cover, while complying with the principle of 'equal pay and equal social protection for the same work';
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on all Member States to ratify Directive 2014/36/EU, under which seasonal workers from third countries must be given the same rights as European citizens in the EU country concerned;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to analyse and tackle the obstacles faced by women in rural areas, including a lack of public and social infrastructure and unequal access to credit, technical equipment and other important resources, such as land and water, in order to ensure the full participation of women in rural areas;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to emphasise the role that the social partners and social protection agencies should play in rural areas in combating undeclared work and improving safety and well-being at work, with a view to integrating all types of farm worker, particularly young people and women, women and migrant workers, even - and above all - those engaged in seasonal work.