Activities of Norica NICOLAI related to 2013/2115(INI)
Reports (1)
REPORT on undocumented women migrants in the European Union PDF (204 KB) DOC (105 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas employed undocumented migrant women hardly have a remedy to claim fair working conditions, or fair wages; whereas because of their economic and social isolation, ignorance of their basic rights and fear of deportation;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages the Member States to apply the Facilitation Directive in a manner that does not curtail the possibility of undocumented migrants renting housing on the free market, in order to reduce the risk of exploitative or abusive situations; ones which female migrants are especially vulnerable to; encourages the Commission to revise the Facilitation Directive to prohibit the penalisation of actions committed with a humanitarian aim;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges all Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention on Preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence and apply its provisions correctly, particularly Art. 59 which clearly states that Parties should take the necessary measures to suspend expulsion proceedings and/or to grant an autonomous residence permit in the event of a dissolution of marriage to those women migrants whose residence status depended on their spouse;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines the fact that the detection policies of immigration enforcement policies must never undermine human dignity and fundamental rights or place women in an environment of increased risk of violence and abuse; therefore calls on the European Commission to amend the Returns Directive in order to ensure respect for human rights of irregular migrants, especially that of pregnant women and children;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that in accordance with the Returns Directive, Member States are under an obligation to treat third-country nationals in detention centres in a ‘humane and dignified manner’ which fully respects the detainees' basic human rights; deplores reports of violence against women in detention centres; calls, therefore, on the Member States to investigate any claims of physical abuse directed at detainees;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to develop EU- wide awareness campaigns to educate undocumented migrant women on their rights;