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Activities of José GUSMÃO related to 2022/2026(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Towards equal rights for persons with disabilities (debate)
2022/12/12
Dossiers: 2022/2026(INI)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION Towards equal rights for persons with disabilities
2022/10/24
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2022/2026(INI)
Documents: PDF(201 KB) DOC(95 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Jordi CAÑAS', 'mepid': 126644}]

Amendments (17)

Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Citation 14 a (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 29 November 2018 on the situation of women with disabilities (2018/2685(RSP)),
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Citation 14 b (new)
— having regard to the Report on the implementation of Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation in light of the UNCRPD (2020/2086(INI)),
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Citation 14 c (new)
— having regard to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular Sustainable Development Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all1a, _________________ 1a https://www.un.org/development/desa/disa bilities/wp- content/uploads/sites/15/2020/08/Employ ment_Brief.pdf
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas approximately 1 in 6 people in the EU live with some kind of disability; whereas 50.6 % of persons with disabilities are employed and 28.4 % are at risk of poverty or social exclusion, compared to 74.8 %7 and 18.4 % respectively of persons without disabilities8 ; whereas the U activity rate of persons with disabilities is only 61.0 % compared to 82.3 % of non-disabled people9a; _________________ 7 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/BRIE/2020/651932/EPRS_BRI(2020) 651932_EN.pdf 8 https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php?title=Disability_statist ics_-_poverty_and_income_inequalities 9a https://www.disability- europe.net/downloads/1045-europe-2020- data-people-with-disabilities-tables-eu- silc-2017
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas women with disabilities are at higher risk of unemployment and poverty or social exclusion comparing to men with disabilities and women without disabilities, with only 20% of women with disabilities in full-time employment, comparing to 29% of men with disabilities and 48% of women without disabilities10a; _________________ 10a EIGE Gender Equality Index 2022
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that persons with disabilities’ exercise of the right to work9 is closely linked to measures to tackle discrimination, segregation, institutionalization, poverty and obstacles in education, training, communication, housing, care, personal mobility and the built environment, public transport and the overall accessibility of the built environment; therefore concrete measures to promote transversal inclusion through personal assistance, independent living, equality and diversity are crucial; _________________ 9 Article 27 of the UNCRPD.
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 140 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that personal income- and disability-related assistancfamily income are complementary in promoting the effective participation of persons with disabilities in the labour market, as salaries are not a substitution for the coverage of the costs related to disabilities; calls, therefore, on Member States to unbundle personal and family income- and disability-related assistance10 ; _________________ 10 UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, ‘Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities’, presented to the 70th session of the UN General Assembly, August 2015.
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 155 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that persons with disabilities right to work must not be replaced by institutionalization, occupational activities nor performative training;
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 160 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Highlights that persons with disabilities have the right to an equal and fair payment and not to be exploited neither by companies nor through sheltered workshops;
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 163 #
2c. Highlights that training, upskill and reskill of persons with disabilities must take place in inclusive environments, with appropriate supports that ensure equal rights for all and not in segregated programmes promoted by charities exclusively addressed to persons with disabilities;
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 165 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Funding for training, upskill and reskill of persons with disabilities shall be allocated to universal professional programmes that ensure priority to persons with disabilities and grant real competencies, in order to tackle personal needs, and not to segregated initiatives of training that are not chosen by persons with disabilities, do not grant the same level of qualifications and therefore are not recognized equally by the labour market;
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 171 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that teleworking could help increase the employment of persons with disabilities as a form of disability accommodation and a tool to achieve greater work-life balance and reduce pain- and fatigue-related barriers to the labour market; cautions, however, against the use of teleworking by employers to avoid making reasonable accommodations or creating inclusive workplace cultures for workers with disabilities reinforcing discrimination and exclusion11 ; _________________ 11 Schur, L.A., Ameri, M. & Kruse, D. ‘Telework After COVID: A ‘Silver Lining’ for Workers with Disabilities?’, J Occup Rehabil 30, pp. 521–536, 6 November 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-020- 09936-5
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 190 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages public employment services to roll out personalised measures to improve the employability and retention of persons with disabilities in the labour market; calls on Member States to provide guidance, training and financial aid to support entrepreneurship and self- employment for persons with disabilities., namely in the framework of ESF+;
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 193 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights that harassment at work, including sexual harassment and retaliation for speaking up, hinders access to work and employment, job retention and equal career paths, in particular for women with disabilities , and that specific actions are needed in Member States to prevent, combat and sanction harassment against persons with disabilities12a; _________________ 12a REPORT on the implementation of Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation in light of the UNCRPD (2020/2086(INI))
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 207 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that the low activity rate of persons with disabilities is, as well, a huge obstacle hindering socioeconomic inclusion which must be improved by European and national programmes aiming to promote inclusive training of persons left outside the labour market;
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 213 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Reminds that reasonable accommodation is a right for workers with disabilities which is not always covered or understood by employers, who, sometimes, either have stigma about capabilities and necessities of persons with disabilities, or do not have enough support in terms of information and resources regarding its application in the workplace;
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 219 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Notes that the lack of recognition of disabilities and the associated benefits and social protection rights between member states is a barrier for the freedom of movement in relation to employment and education; calls on the Commission and Member States to propose an ambitious European Disability Card that can support mutual recognition of disability across the EU;
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL