21 Amendments of Karima DELLI related to 2014/2160(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the report 'Being Trans in the European Union' by the Fundamental Rights Agency (2014);
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Takes the view that gender equality, by increasing social and economic well- being, benefits not only women but society as a whole; recalls that effectively challenging gender stereotypes is crucial to increasing women's participation in all segments of the labour market; calls on the EU to be a champion in challenging gender stereotypes especially in the area of education, work and further training;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Stresses that the European Commission should propose action to (a) decrease the gender pay gap, (b) increase the economic independence of women, (c) improve women's labour market accessibility and career progression, (d) fundamentally increase equality in decision-making, and (e) remove discriminatory structures and practices related to gender;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Takes note that, in the meantime, one fourth of women remain in the category of unpaid contributing family workers, meaning they receive no direct pay for their efforts, and there is a clear segregation of women in sectors that are generally characterized by low pay, long hours and often informal working arrangements which lead to fewer monetary, social and structural gains to women than are brought to the typical working male; remarks that there are still distinctive barriers to women's labour market participation and that, on average, women in the EU earn around 16,4 % less than men; and addresses, due to these discriminatory structures and practices against women, that gender equality must be ensured in all areas, including in access to employment, career progression, reconciliation of work and private life and promotion of equal pay for work of equal value;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take steps to combat all forms of discrimination in the labour market and in access to employment, including those against women and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and to adopt social protection measures in order to ensure that women’'s pay and welfare entitlements, including pensions, are not lower than those of men doing the same job;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the ‘recast Directive’ introduced some novelties, such as the implementation of the equal opportunities principle and the definition of the concept of indirect discrimination, protection from discrimination arising from the gender reassignment of a person, and made explicit reference to the reconciliation of work, private and family life; whereas the impact of these novelties in Member States remains limited;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to propose clear measures to combat sexual harassment at the workplace more efficiently; regrets that despite EU law protecting individuals from discrimination in employment, 30 % of trans job seekers experienced discrimination when looking for a job, and trans women were the most likely to have felt discriminated against in the year preceding the Fundamental Rights Agency's LGBT Survey; points out that this is a violation of the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights; calls on the Commission to closely monitor the effectiveness of national complaint bodies and procedures in the context of the implementation of the gender equality directives in regard to gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment; calls on the Commission to provide Member States with expertise on ways forward to address discrimination in the area of employment on the ground of "sex characteristics"; calls on the Commission to support and encourage Member States in including trans and intersex in diversity trainings and work with employers on workplace measures, e.g. promote anonymous recruitment procedures; calls on Member States to use ESF funds to actively tackle discrimination against trans people in line with ECJ case law;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to actively implement the Commission Recommendation on strengthening the principle of equal pay between men and women through transparency1 and continued positive action, preferably by legislation as this has proven to be successful, by introducing recommended and tailor-made wage transparency measures and gender- neutral job evaluation and classification systems; __________________ 1 C(2014)1405. C(2014)1405.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that women are still heavily under-represented in senior and leadership positions at all levels of political and economic decision-making; calls, therefore, for calls on a swift adoption of the Women on Boards Ddirective as an important first step in the right direction; stresses the Commission's responsibility to take any action that could help breaking the deadlock in Council for EU legislation addressing transparency and greater gender balance in recruitment for decision-making positions;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas certain women are at risk of multiple discrimination in employment and occupation, such as women of ethnic minorities, lesbian women, bisexual women, transgender women, single women, women with disabilities and older women;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to guarantee athe right of return to work for women after pregnancy and maternity leave, the right to the highest possible level of 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 to protect women and men with care responsibilities from unfair dismissal;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that occupational and sectorthe feminisation of poverty is the result of several factors including the gender pay gap, the pension gap, care responsibilities and related breaks, as well as insufficient support and taxation systems affecting households headed by single mothers; underlines that multiple discrimination that women face on the grounds of, among others, their gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics, contributes to the feminisation of poverty; Stresses that occupational and sectorial segregation of the labour market remains a factor in determining the gender pay gap; also stresses that women`'s jobs, particularly domestic workers and careers, are consistently undervalued; and underpaid; underlines in this context the importance of assessing the gender effect of social security systems, taxation, benefit systems and working time models that negatively affect women; reminds the importance of thoroughly implementing anti- discrimination legislation, taking into consideration an intersectionality approach in order to reduce poverty among women.
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to involve social partners (trade unions and NGOs)civil society as well as social partners in the realisation of gender equality, with a view to fostering equal treatment; stresses that the areas covered by social dialogue shouldall include the monitoring of gender equality practices at the workplace, the promotion ofng flexible working arrangements, with the aim of facilitating the reconciliation of work and private life, ands well as the monitoring of collective agreements, codes of conduct, research or exchanges of experience and good practice in the area of gender equality.
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the high levels of undeclared work performed by women which negatively impact on women's income, social security coverage and protection and has a bad effect on the EU's GDP levels; calls for the creation of policy measures offering incentives for employers and employees to move employment from the informal to the formal economy; stresses the need to particularly address domestic work, mainly performed by women, as a special challenge, as the work is in the informal sector, singularized and by its nature invisible which requires the development of tailored measures to tackle this efficiently.
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that access to justice in this field is limited due to several causes, such as the length or costs of the procedures, the absence of free legal aid or the fear of victim stigmatisation in the workplace; underlines the fact that the application of the burden of proof rule also poses problems in several Member States; calls on the Member States to support equality bodies, trade unions and NGOs in taking an active role in providing assistance to victims of discrimination and pay particular attention to women victim of multiple discrimination, including women of ethnic minorities, lesbian women, bisexual women, transgender women, women with disabilities and older women;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Points out that a relevant solution to improve access to justice in this field would be to give the power to independent equality bodies to provide help to victims of discrimination; this help should include free legal aid (information needed to make a successful equal pay claim and information about the pay levels for categories of employees who perform the same work or work of equal value), a financial aid to cover the judiciary procedures, and the right to represent individuals in cases of pay discrimination;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Reiterates the need to reduce the length of the procedures and to determinate sanctions and penalties which have a detrimental effect on employers, and compensations that grant victims with appropriate remedies;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to assess the existing best practices and to disseminate the results of this assessment as regards the effective measures that Member States could take to encourage employers and organisations involved in vocational training to prevent all forms of gender- based discrimination on the grounds of sex, in particular as regards harassment and sexual harassment in the workplace, through enhancing access to employment, offering further vocational training and promoting best practices;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Highlights that this recast should include measures to ensure equal treatment and non-discrimination for those women at risk of multiple discrimination, including women of ethnic minorities, lesbian women, bisexual women, transgender women, women with disabilities and older women;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure that victims of unequal treatment and discrimination, particularly those victim of multiple discrimination, are entitled to proportionate compensation in accordance with the legal provisions in force;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to conduct a study how procedures related to the official recognition of the gender reassignment of a person, or the absence of such procedures, affect transgender people's position on the labour market, particularly their access to employment, level of remuneration, career development and pensions;