Activities of Ilda FIGUEIREDO related to 2008/2047(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Equality between women and men - 2008 (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Flexicurity Strategy raises expectations for a better reconciliation of the professional and private life of women and men urgently needs to be improved; whereas not all Member States will attain the Barcelona targets by 2010; whereas care facilities for dependent family members other than children are not yet incorporated in policy strategies,
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that many of the jobs created in the EU are precarious, with fixed-term contracts, and women are particularly affected; calls, consequently, on the Commission and Member States to encourage the adoption of measures to combat labour precariousness, supporting the transition from the use of fixed-term contracts to the use of open-ended contracts;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the role of employers and trade-union organisations in creating a modernfair work organisation andwithout loss of rights and pay, and of Member States in providing accessible and affordable quality services in order to allow a better reconciliation of professional and family life;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to take effective measures to guarantee compliance with social standards and work with rights in the various sectors, ensuring decent incomes for workers, and in particular women, and the right to safety and health at work, to social protection and trade union freedom, and contributing to abolishing discrimination between men and women at work;