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2 Amendments of Philip BUSHILL-MATTHEWS related to 2008/2034(INI)

Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Council to agree on an EU target for minimum wages (statutory, collective agreements at national, regional or sectoral levels) to provide for a remuneration of at least 60 % of the respective (national, sectoral etc.) average wage and on a timetable for when that target is to be achieved in all Member States;deleted
2008/05/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Agrees with the Commission that employment per se is not always a guarantee against poverty and social exclusionhaving a job represents the best chance of avoiding poverty and social exclusion, but that it is not always a guarantee, as according to official statistics 8% of workers in the EU are at risk of poverty;
2008/05/19
Committee: EMPL