33 Amendments of Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ related to 2015/2116(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the interim report of the UN's Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief, Hans Bielefeldt, submitted in accordance with General Assembly Resolution 68/170 on Freedom of religion and belief,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the Employment Equality Directive covers freedom of religion and belief, disability, age and sexual orientation, but Member States are also obliged under the Racial Equality Directive to combat discrimination based on race and ethnicity in employment; whereas religion is sometimes used as a proxy for race when it comes to discrimination in employment, based on the real or perceived belonging of a person to a certain religion;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas data from the Eurofound 6th European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS)1a confirms that little progress over time has been made in the last 10 years in reducing self- reported discrimination of workers; __________________ 1a http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/def ault/files/ef_publication/field_ef_docume nt/ef1568en.pdf
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas data from the Eurofound 6th EWCS indicate that 7% of workers report being discriminated on at least one ground and confirm workers reporting evidence of discrimination on multiple grounds;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas older workers are still often exposed to age discrimination, stereotypes and barriers;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that evidence suggests that investments in reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities are cost- beneficial and provide a return, in terms not only of social inclusion, but also of increased productivity and reduced absenteeism18 ; regrets the failure in many Member States to provide reasonable accommodation; __________________ 18 European Parliament, Policy Department A: Economic and Scientific Policy, ‘Reasonable Accommodation and Sheltered Workshops for People with Disabilities: Costs and Returns of Investments’.
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. EncouragesCalls on the Member States to contemplate the adoption ofadopt a universal design standard for creating working surroundings that take into account the needs of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Member States to use Structural funds, in particular European Social Fund, to adapt workplaces and to provide necessary assistance for people with disabilities at work, to improve education and training with a view to improving labour market access and combating unemployment, poverty and social exclusion of disabled people;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages the Member States to combine quotas and passive labour market policies, such as tax breaks and cash incentives, with active labour market policies – i.e. guidance and counselling, training and education, and quality job placements – to support the employment of people with disabilities;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages the Member States to develop an all-encompassing framework for measures benefittsuring access to quality work ofor people with disabilities, including using fines imposed for failures to comply with anti-discrimination legislation to finance other actions in the field;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Encourages Member States to provide ongoing support to employers that hire persons with disabilities so as to create favourable conditions and ensure adequate support in all phases of employment life: recruitment, retention and career progression;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Member States to promote access to employment and integration into labour market of all workers regardless their age and to apply measures in order to protect all workers in the workplace in terms of remuneration, training, carrier development, health and safety, etc.;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Member States to encourage employers to recruit young people, but at the same time ensure and respect equal treatment in terms of remuneration and social protection, including necessary training related to work;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission in cooperation with the Member States to study the worrying problem of unemployment among people over the age of 50 and to develop effective tools for reintegrating such workers into the labour market;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on the Member States to ensure vocational training and integration of elderly workers, for example, to introduce incentives or subsidies for employers who recruit older people;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Notes that elderly workers have more precarious rights and calls on the Member States to ensure their protection against unfair dismissal in case of retirement age;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Member States, in collaboration with social partners, to promote life long-learning, to ensure in- work training opportunities for all ages, and to provide accessible and affordable learning programs in order to enable ageing population to update their skills;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Stresses on the importance of accessible technologies for ageing European societies and calls on the Commission to develop an inclusive Digital Single Market strategy by ensuring that accessibility is mainstreamed throughout the strategy and linked with the promotion of the ´silver economy´ in Europe;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Calls on the Member States to reinforce the public pension schemes in order to guarantee a decent income replacement for all after the retirement;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to combat all forms of multiple discrimination, to ensure application of the principle of non- discrimination and equal treatment in the labour market and in access to employment; furthermore calls on the Member States to combat the harassment and violence at workplace which violates person's dignity and/or creates an offensive environment at work;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on the Commission and Member States for additional legislative measures which are necessary for the full implementation of the Directive 2000/78/EC and to achieve the general objectives as regards non-discrimination and equality in employment and occupation in the European Union;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights that lack of comparable equality data makes it more difficult to prove the existence of discrimination, particularly indirect discrimination; calls on the Member States to collect equality data in a systematic way and with the involvement of national equality bodies and national courts;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Highlights that the Directive mentions the disproportionate impact of multiple discrimination on women; recommends that further efforts are put in place to increase monitoring of intersections between gender and other grounds in cases and practices of discrimination;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Highlights that policies on equal treatment should aim at addressing the issues of stereotypes in both male and female occupations and roles;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Calls on the Member States to guarantee the right of return to work for women after pregnancy and maternity leave and parental leave, to guarantee their right to effective health and safety protection at the workplace, to safeguard their maternity entitlements, and to take measures to prevent the unfair dismissal of employees during pregnancy and protect women and men with care responsibilities from unfair dismissal;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to enhance the reconciliation of work and private life by concrete measures, such as urgently proposing new legislative proposals on Maternity leave Directive, Carers´ leave Directive, reinforcing legislation on paternity leave;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Notes that access to justice is limited in discrimination cases; considers it necessary that available and accessible legal advice and assistance is provided to the victims at all stages of the legal process, including confidential counsellors, in- person counselling, and emotional, personal and moral support, by equality bodies or intermediaries;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Notes that access to justice is limited in discrimination cases; highlights the importance of access to information for victims of discrimination; considers it necessary that available and accessible legal advice and assistance is provided to the victims at all stages of the legal process, including in- person counselling, and emotional, personal and moral support, by equality bodies or intermediaries;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Member States to create platforms that could receive complaints and provide free support on legal contest in cases of discrimination and harassment at workplace;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Recalls the important role of NGOssocial partners, NGOs and civil society in offering assistance to the victims, and stresses that it is often easier for persons suffering discrimination to turn to NGOsthem than to other actors; calls, therefore, for strong support to be offered to civil society organisations active in this field;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission and Member States to use, and to make available to relevant stakeholders, including civil society organizations and equality bodies, all possible funds, including the Progress Fund, to facilitate awareness raising and education campaigns about discrimination in employment;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Calls on the social partners organisations to develop internal awareness of inequality in employment and proposals to address issues at organisation/company level sectoral collective bargaining, training and campaigns targeting members and workers;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to involve social partners (trade unions and employers) and civil society, including equality bodies, in the effective application of equality in employment and occupation, with a view to fostering equal treatment; also calls on the Member States to improve social dialogue and the exchange of experience and best practice;