21 Amendments of Louis MICHEL related to 2015/2094(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Articles 1, 3, 5, 27, 31, 32 and 33 thereof,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Articles 1, 3, 27, 31, 32, 33 and 3347 thereof,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the Fundamental Rights Agency study "Severe labour exploitation: workers moving within or into the European Union,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas migrant workers such as domestic workers may be exposed to multiple discrimination, since they often work under poor, irregular conditions; whereas concrete efforts should be made to avoid mistreatment of, irregular payments to, unfair dismissal of and acts of violence or sexual abuse against migrant workers;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas migrant workers such as domestic workers may be exposed to multiple discrimination, and they are specifically vulnerable to gender-based form of violence and discrimination since they often work under poor, irregular conditions; whereas concrete efforts should be made to avoid mistreatment of, irregular payments to, and acts of violence or sexual abuse against migrant workers;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas undocumented migrants who turn to domestic work are at particular risk of suffering discrimination and being exploited; whereas their undocumented status deters such people from standing up for themselves and seeking help because they are afraid of being detected and deported; whereas this situation is exploited by unscrupulous employers;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the domestic sphere represents a grey area where labour exploitation is sometimes not perceived as a violation of Fundamental and Human Rights;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas female migrants are often forced into illicit employment;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas labour inspection often does not cover domestic work due to a lack of monitoring of the sector in most of the Member States;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas the integration of migrants in the labour market is an important step towards social and cultural inclusion;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R b (new)
Recital R b (new)
Rb. whereas the European ageing society will require more workers in the domestic sector;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U a (new)
Recital U a (new)
Ua. whereas the domestic work sector - where the majority of workers are women - provides favourable conditions for the exploitation of workers; whereas such exploitation constitutes a serious violation of fundamental rights against which both undocumented workers and EU nationals must be protected; whereas only four Member States provide equal protection against exploitation for workers who are EU nationals and for undocumented workers from non-EU countries;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that there is a need for a common EU recognition of domestic work as real work and not simply as an extension of unpaid household and care work, since the recognition of this professional sector is likely to reduce undeclared work and promote social integration;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to address the situation of migrant women and pay attention to child labour, harassment and serious abuses of employment rights in the domestic work sector;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that the professionalization of household service workers will increase the attractiveness of the sector, the quality of the service provided and will promote decent and recognized work;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Takes the view that a common definition of ‘workplace exploitation’ is needed at European level so that data from different Member States can be compared more easily and exploitation can be combated more effectively, particularly in the field of domestic work; calls on the Commission to promote the harmonisation of the definition of ‘workplace exploitation’ at European level, on the basis of objective criteria;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Member States to undertake the necessary efforts, and to find innovative inspection methods, in order to eliminate mistreatment, exploitation including financial exploitation, and acts of violence or sexual abuse against domestic workers;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to endorse road map programmes aiming to inform and educate workers on the impact of precarious work and the risks of exploitation in the domestic work sector; suggests that Member States should also establish information centres and helplines for domestic workers so that they can obtain easily accessible information about their rights;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Asks the Commission and the competent European agencies to conduct a study comparing different systems of regularised domestic work and to collect data with regard to the situation in the Member States; takes the view that this data should be used in a exchange of good practice among Member States, in order in particular to optimise the fight against the exploitation of domestic workers;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to broaden the scope of application of existing instruments and mechanism established to address trafficking to cases of severe labour exploitation;