12 Amendments of Gesine MEISSNER related to 2015/2255(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, in the transport sector, security, safety of passengers and high working conditions are interlinkedcertain working conditions may impact safety of passengers;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas equal work, equal rightdecent working conditions and fair competition must bare at the heart of a well- functioning single market;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to swiftfully implement all relevant social legislation covering the transport sector; strongly urges the Commission to monitor more closely the implementation and proper enforcement of the existing legislation;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to suspend such business practices as precarious contracts (bogus self-employment, zero-hour contracts, pay- to-fly-schemes, etc.), and letter-box companies and flags of convenience in order to ensure the social protection of workers; (As the ILO Maritime Labour Convention is regulating working conditions for seafarers internationally one can't speak of flags of convenience anymore.)
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the introduction of appropriate control devices, using modern technology, for all transport modes for professional use so when applicable, as to monitor working and rest time effectively, with a view to ensuring proper implementation of existing legislation; (To avoid bureaucratic burden like digital tachographs for craftsmen control devices should only be mandatory for sectors where non-respect of working and rest time regulations are a problem.)
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need forEncourages the Commission to treat social aspects as a major priority of the road package, including measures to ensure legal clarity and better implementation of rules governing working conditions, social and welfare rights, wages and social responsibility and social rights;
Amendment 139 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the EU and the Member States to cooperate across borders in relation to enforcement information, to givfacilitate monitoring authorities access to data registered in the Member States’ national electronic registers and in the European Register of Road Transport Undertaking (ERRU) and to consolidate the list of infringements leading to the loss of good repute of road transport operators by including illegal cabotage and non- compliance with Community social and labour legislation;
Amendment 175 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the social dimension of the Aviation Package published by the Commission must be strengthened as employment and working conditions are directly linked to the maintenance ofmay impact the safety and security of both passengers and staff; underlines furthermore, in this connection, the need for the Commission and the Member States to monitor and ensure proper enforcement of national social legislation and collective agreements for airlines having operational bases on EU territory;
Amendment 201 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 211 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that, in the maritime sector, the Commission should promote the recruNotes the Commission state aid provisions to support the European maritiment and retention of skilled European-based seafarers to stop European officers being replaced by crew from third countries; considers furthermore that the Commission should create provisions enabling EU-controlled tonnage to be returned to flags of EU Member State sector encouraging flagging or re-flagging in Member States' registers by means of favourable tax environments (tonnage tax); calls on the Member States to look into measures that encourage recruitment and retention of skilled European-based seafarers;
Amendment 220 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that, without prejudice to national and Union law, including collective agreements between social partners, the competent authority should require the designated provider of port and railway services to establish staff working conditions on the basis of binding national, regional or local social standards and to implement the compulsory transfer of staff in the event of a change in service provider;
Amendment 226 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13