18 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2016/2095(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas social rights are part of human rights and founded on the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas social rights, services and adequate income are gendered issues as more women are in low-income jobs, at higher risk of poverty, more dependent on social services both public and private, and with the traditional role of care-giver for both children and older members of the family and the primary responsibility for household needs, overall resulting in lower pensions for women;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the achievement of gender equality has been slow and closing the gender employment gap is reliant on the fulfilment of basic social rights and provision of basic social services;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas Europe is faced with population ageing, with women having a longer life expectancy but facing increased periods of ill-health when compared to men, and older women encountering multiple discrimination including on the basis of their age, gender, state of health and disability;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas according to ILO, the majority of workers employed in the domestic work sector including the care sector are women;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to consider the multiple discriminations faced by specific groups of women including but not limited to migrant women, women with disabilities, LGBTI women, women who belong to minorities, and elderly women;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for the rapid approval and implementation of the anti-discrimination Directive, recognising the need for specific sensitivity and targeted actions to counter multiple layers of discrimination and the need for tools to tackle discrimination horizontally in all sectors of society; calls for funding to be made available to communicate the value of the directive especially in fighting ageism towards the improved valuing of all ages;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls for renewed efforts for the implementation of the Employment equality directive in order to promote diversity and fight stereotypes and discrimination in the workforce;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Urges the Commission to introduce directives regarding the provision of basic services and unconditional basic income, to create benchmarks based on reference budgets;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Calls for the development of a comprehensive, effective gender-sensitive social policy framework;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission to present to the Council for approval a European carers' program and policy framework directive to identify and recognise different types of informal care giving in Europe, to guarantee carers additional financial support, including tax incentives where relevant, and to facilitate work-life balance for carers;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for the development of a European framework on the quality of long-term care, using the European Quality Framework for Long-term Care Services, to develop quality care services catering to all needs, including the most complex cases, and fostering the opportunity for independence of people with care needs as long as possible;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Asks for special attention to be paid to safeguarding and restoring the equity function of social security pensions in pension reforms, including through care credits in pension schemes and the allowing of more flexible transitions from work into retirement as opposed to mandatory retirement;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recommends ensuring a high level of workers' protection from all risks that may arise at work on the basis of the precautionary principle;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Recommends adequate protection for the increasing number of atypical workers in European social insurance systems;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for the adoption and rapid implementation of the European Accessibility Act;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recommends that housing should be made adaptable to the needs of persons when they acquire disabilities, and to ensure older people can stay at home as long as they wish;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for all EPSR indicators and targets to be gender sensitive, including firstly to monitor the implementation of called for improvements in social policy and secondly to analyse whether and how the policies are achieving the intended improvements in gender equality; in case of lack of progress, calls for the adoption and use of corrective measures.