Activities of Iliana IOTOVA related to 2016/2009(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2015
Amendments (9)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas gender inequality, gender-based stereotypes and poverty, raise the risk of violence and other forms of exploitation, including trafficking in women and prostitution, and hinder the full participation of women in all areas of life;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas trafficking in human beings is a gross violation of fundamental rights, whereas trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation is still the most widespread form; whereas 76 % of registered victims in the EU are women;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the proposed EU accession to the Istanbul Convention and calls for the EU and the Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention as soon as possible; underlines that the Istanbul Convention is the most comprehensive, modern tool available for prevention, protection and collection of data on Violence against Women (VAW) and deplores that only 14 Member States have ratified it so far;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. RStresses that Violence against Women (VAW) is a systematic fundamental rights abuse, 62 million women are victims of violence in the EU; reiterates its call on the Commission to submit a proposal for a legal act on violence against women and to present a comprehensive strategy on violence against women and girls and gender-based violence;
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that women and girls represent the biggest group and a particularly vulnerable group within the migratory flows that requires specific and careful assessment of their needs within the asylum and reception procedures; reiterates in this regard that specific approaches, programmes and measures have to be provided for them;
Amendment 137 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Points out that women are particularly more vulnerable to certain forms of forced labour, also due to increased economic uncertainty and the higher risk of unemployment and poverty; calls on the Member States to address also the demand side of trafficking and exploitation of human beings in their national strategies and action plans;
Amendment 142 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Points out that domestic workers are predominantly women and calls on the Member States to speed up the process of ratifying and implementing the ILO Domestic Workers Convention after Council Decision 2014/51/EU as a key instrument in ensuring decent work conditions;
Amendment 156 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that the gender pay gap, which currently is at 16% in average in the EU, embodies an inadmissible discrimination and runs counter to the EU Treaties (Article 157 TFEU); urges the Member States to ensure that the principle of equal pay for equal work is applied in all segments of the labour market;