17 Amendments of Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI related to 2017/2003(INI)
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees that the collaborative economy could also generate new entrepreneurial opportunities, jobs and growth, and could play an important role in making the economic system not only more efficient, but also socially and environmentally sustainable, thus enhancing economic growth, social welfare and environmental protection, and contribute to the transition towards a circular economy;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Underlines the importance of tackling challenges that arise when European customers are using online platforms headquartered outside the EU, in non-European cultural and regulatory contexts, with particular regard to data protection, liability of the platforms, taxation and employment law;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Stresses the importance of ultra high-speed fixed and wireless networks as a precondition to develop the full potential of the collaborative economy and to reap the benefits offered by the collaborative model; recalls, thus, the necessity to ensure an adequate network access for all citizens in the EU, especially in those areas where sufficient connectivity is not yet available;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that, in many cases, due to persisting asymmetric information or lack of choice, rules for protecting consumers are still needed in the collaborative economy, especially due to persisting asymmetricregarding the information and transparency duties of the parties involved; highlights that transparency is essential inf ormation or lack of choiceder to protect consumers and develop trust in the collaborative economy;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Underlines the importance to guarantee adequate information to consumers about the applicable legal regime of each transaction, the criteria used to determine the professional or non- professional nature of the transaction and consequent rights and legal obligations;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Emphasises that the digital revolution is having a profound impact on the labour market and that emerging trends in the collaborative economy are part of a broader tendency within the overall digitalisation of the society; underlines the risks of unclear employment relations, unfair working conditions and non compliance with worker's rights;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. At the same time, notes that the collaborative economy is opening new opportunities and new, flexible routes into work for all users - including prosumers - thriving innovation and entrepreneurship in Europe;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Underlines the paramount importance of safeguarding workers’ rights in collaborative services, - first and foremost the worker`s right to organise, take collective action and negotiate collective agreements - of avoiding social dumping, and of guaranteeing fair working conditions and adequate social protection;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Stresses that there is a strong need to fully clarify the working relationship between workers and collaborative platforms; calls on the Commission and the Member States to guarantee a level playing field between digital and traditional economies also from the labour market and workers' right perspective, avoiding thus the risk of applying different rules to comparable situations and unfair competition;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 b (new)
Paragraph 33 b (new)
33 b. Recalls that all workers in the collaborative economy are either employed (employees) or self-employed and that all work in the collaborative economy should be classified accordingly, avoiding the creation of new hybrid categories for workers in the collaborative economy; regardless of the status classification, calls the Commission and Member States to assess the possibility to extend traditional protections of employment law and social security protections established at national level to workers in the collaborative economy;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 c (new)
Paragraph 33 c (new)
33 c. Due to the rising number of self- employed workers in the collaborative economy, urges the Commission to re- examine the existing EU competition laws, which are now hampering the right to organise for those workers treated as independent contractors, in order to guarantee the fundamental right to organise, undertake collective actions and negotiate collectively, including with regard to their compensation;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 d (new)
Paragraph 33 d (new)
33 d. Underlines the importance to ensure the portability of ratings and reviews for collaborative platforms workers and to guarantee the transferability and accumulation of ratings and reviews across different platforms while respecting rules on data protection and the privacy of other parties involved;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 e (new)
Paragraph 33 e (new)
33 e. Stresses the importance of up to date skills in the changing employment world to ensure that all workers could have adequate skills, as required in the digital economy; encourages the Commission, Member States and collaborative economy businesses to enable life-long learning training and skills development;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 f (new)
Paragraph 33 f (new)
33 f. Draws attention to the lack of data relating to changes in the employment world brought by the collaborative economy and underlines the importance of closely monitoring working conditions in the collaborative economy in order to combat illegalities; furthermore, encourages each Member States to appoint a national competent entity as responsible for controlling and evaluating emerging trends in the collaborative economy's labour market, taking necessary actions in case of illegalities, and informing other relevant authorities; asks Member States to periodically provide to the European Commission with data and information about jobs and working conditions in the collaborative economy;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36 a. Supports the establishment of a "Forum", involving the CoR and all the relevant EU institutions, cities and other local institutions, organisations, networks active in the local, regional, rural and inner peripheric dimension of the collaborative economy to share experiences and exchange good practices, strengthen the local dimension of the collaborative economy and liaise with the relevant thematic partnerships of the Urban Agenda for the EU ;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Encourages the Commission to support initiatives and actions to favour more research and fact-finding on the development and the impact of the collaborative economy in Europe; in particular, welcomes the recently adopted pilot project on the collaborative economy, aimed at helping European SMEs and social enterprises with high- growth potential to use and benefit from all the possibilities and potential provided by the collaborative economy business model;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 d (new)
Paragraph 39 d (new)
39 d. At the same time, asks the Commission to monitor the effects and the impact of the development and diffusion of these digital technologies in the collaborative economy business model; welcomes the Commission's initiative to ensure the adequacy of consumer law within this activities and draws the attention to ensure adequate consumer protection even with regard to peers to peers Blockchains and DLTs transactions;