15 Amendments of Renate WEBER related to 2016/2095(INI)
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
– having regard to the work carried out by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), and particularly to its surveys of migrants and minorities and reports on severe labour exploitation, child protection systems and the right to independent living for people with disabilities,
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union needs a paradigm shift towards a strongn advanced European social model based on solidarity, social justice, a fair distribution of wealthequal opportunities, gender equality, a high-quality public education and training systems, quality employment and sustainable growth - a model that ensures good social protection for all, empowers vulnerable groups and talented individuals, enhances participation in civil and political life, and improves the living standards for all citizenspeople residing in the EU, delivering on the objectives and rights set out in the EU Treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Social Charter;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) cannot be limited to a declaration of principles or good intentions but must consist of real matter (legislation, policy-making mechanisms and financial instruments), delivering positive impact on citizens’people’s lives in the short term and enabling support for European construction in the 21st century by effectively upholding social rights and Treaty objectives, strengthening cohesion and upward convergence, and helping to complete EMU;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the EPSR should equip European citizens with stronger means to keep control over their lives and make markets work for wellbeing and sustainable developmentfunction as the EU’s binding framework for national strategies promoting social cohesion and equality across the European Union through adequate, accessible and financially sustainable social protection systems and social inclusion policies;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that the EPSR should be applicable across all Member States of the EU;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the enactment of a directive on fair working conditions for all forms of employment, ensuring for every worker a core set of enforceable rights, including equal treatment, social protection, protection in case of dismissal, health and safety protection, provisions on working time and rest time, freedom of association and representation, collective bargaining, collective action, access to training, and adequate information and consultation rights; underlines that this directive should apply to employees as well as to all workers in non-standard forms of employment, such as fixed-term work, part-time work, on-demand work, self-employment, crowd-working, internship or, traineeship or apprenticeship; requests that the EU acquis be updated accordingly so as to apply to all workers;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c
Paragraph 4 – point c
c. limits regarding on-demand work: zero-hour contracts should be banned and, such as guaranteeing certain core working hours should be guaranteed to all workers;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises the need to increase awareness of various forms of severe labour exploitation affecting both third country nationals and EU citizens and to increase efforts to take effective measures to eradicate such forms of exploitation, including exploitation in private households;
Amendment 530 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 560 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Agrees that all persons with disabilities must be ensured enabling services and basic income security allowing them a decent standard of living and, social inclusion and the right to live independently;
Amendment 590 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers child poverty to be a major issue on which Europe should ‘act bthe levels of child poverty reported by Eurostat to be unacceptably hig’h; calls for the swift implementation of a Child Guarantee in all Member States, so that every child now living in poverty can have access to free healthcare, free education, free childcareincluding early childhood education, decent housing and proper nutrition; calls for comprehensive, integrated and sustainable child protection systems;
Amendment 710 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point b
Paragraph 19 – point b
b. all workers should have a persrofessional activity account, easily accessible through a website and/or a smartphone application, where they could consult their social entitlements;
Amendment 773 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Considers that all workers should enjoy equal opportunities when looking for work and at work, regardless of their sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation and gender identity or age;
Amendment 809 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises that labour mobility within the EU is a right whose exercise must be supported but which should not be forced on workers by poor conditrongly promoted and should not be the result of lacking employment opportunities or inadequate social protections in theirworkers' home regions, and should not undermine host countries’ social standards;