5 Amendments of Ilda FIGUEIREDO related to 2008/2012(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. A. whereas women earn on average 15% less than men in the European Union and up to 25% less in the private sector; whereas the gender pay gap varies between 4% and more than 25% in Member States and this gap does not show a significant narrowing trend,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Considers it important to implement EQUAL projects aimed at giving proper status to work which promotes equality, and stresses the importance of supporting pilot projects seeking to analyse exactly what jobs entail with a view to guaranteeing the right to equal pay for women and men, and giving proper recognition to individuals and occupations;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Points out that collective negotiation and bargaining have an important role to play in combating discrimination against women, not least as regards access to employment, pay, working conditions, career advancement, and vocational training;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls on the Member States to take effective action designed to enforce the rules on welfare and employment and to make jobs with rights available in the various activity sectors, thereby ensuring that workers (in particular women) earn decent wages and are entitled to health and safety at work, to social protection and to trade-union freedom, as a contribution to eliminating discrimination between men and women at work;