5 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2014/2160(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the report 'Being Trans in the European Union' by the Fundamental Rights Agency (2014);
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the ‘recast Directive’ introduced some novelties, such as the implementation of the equal opportunities principle and the definition of the concept of indirect discrimination, protection from discrimination arising from the gender reassignment of a person, and made explicit reference to the reconciliation of work, private and family life; whereas the impact of these novelties in Member States remains limited;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Regrets that many Member States have failed to introduce explicit protection from discrimination related to gender reassignment, when transposing the Directive and calls upon the European Commission to hold Member States accountable; believes that the current legal protection accorded by the Directive to those who intend to undergo, are undergoing or have undergone gender reassignment should be extended to all transgender persons; calls, in this regard, to include explicitly a ban on discrimination on grounds of gender identity in any future recast;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to assess the existing best practices and to disseminate the results of this assessment as regards the effective measures that Member States could take to encourage employers and organisations involved in vocational training to prevent all forms of gender- based discrimination on the grounds of sex, in particular as regards harassment and sexual harassment in the workplace, through enhancing access to employment, offering further vocational training and promoting best practices;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to conduct a study how procedures related to the official recognition of the gender reassignment of a person, or the absence of such procedures, affect transgender people's position on the labour market, particularly their access to employment, level of remuneration, career development and pensions;