10 Amendments of Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA related to 2013/2150(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas more than 100 000 women work in the fisheries sector in the Member States, 4% of them in the extractive sector and with jobs linked to the activities of fishing boats, as net-makers, port workers or packers, 30% in aquaculture, chiefly shellfish gathering on foot, and around 60% in the processing industry;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. recognising women'’s contribution in activities related to fisheries and aquaculture, in particular those connected with making and mending fishing nets, unloading and classifying the catch, managing on-board supplies, fish processing, packaging and marketing and the management of fishing businesses;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas in paragraph 30 of its resolution of 22 November 2012 on small- scale coastal fishing, artisanal fishing and the reform of the common fisheries policy, the European Parliament called on the Member States to take account of the importance of the economic, social and cultural roles of women in the fishing industry, so that women can have access to social benefits, and emphasised that the active participation of women in fishing- related activities helps firstly to preserve specific cultural traditions and practicesand ensure the survival of the fishing sector, and secondly, to ensure the survival of their communihat of traditions and specific practices, thereby and to safeguarding the cultural diversity of the regions concerneddifferent regions;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the work traditionally carried out by women in the fisheries and aquaculture sector is arduous: shellfish gathering on foot, traditional selling of fish in the form of mobile sales, on stalls or in shops, the manufacture and repair of fishing nets (net-makers), etc.unloading and classification of the catch and packaging work in particularly harsh climate conditions;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas in paragraph 39 of its resolution of 22 November 2012 on small- scale coastal fishing, artisanal fishing and the reform of the common fisheries policy the European Parliament called on the Commission and the Member States to take steps to ensure that women benefit from equal pay and other social and economic rights, including insurance covering the risks and measures for applying early retirement weightings to compensate the arduous nature of the work (nocturnal hours, danger, working hours decided by the pace of production and fishing opportunities) to which they are exposed by working in the fisheries sector and recognition of their specific disorders as occupational diseases;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission and Council to encourage the Member States to regulate and recognise as occupational diseases injuries to joints, back injuries and rheumatic diseases caused by the harsh weather conditions in which women shellfish gatherers, net-makers, processing workers, fishers and sellers have to work, as well as injuries caused by lifting excessive weights;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point 6
Paragraph 9 – point 6
offer women and girls easier access to training by financing specific training and vocational education with a view to fostering professionalisationand professional recognition of their activity; Member States should, for this purpose, launch processes for obtaining officially recognised skill certificates and set up training centres in these professions which are traditionally carried out by women in the various communities;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point 10 a (new)
Paragraph 9 – point 10 a (new)
Promote business initiatives in areas of activity unrelated to fishing in coastal areas where jobs have been lost as a result of implementation of the fisheries reform;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point 2
Paragraph 12 – point 2
guarantee support for women (whatever their marital or civil union status within the couple), on the same basis as for family members who contribute to ongoing fishery activities, granting them unemployment benefits where they are forced to stop working (temporarily or permanently), the right to a pension, work- life balance, access to maternity leave, access to social security and free health care, and protection against risks arising from their work in the maritime and fisheries sector;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure compliance with Directive 2010/41/EU, so that women working full- or part-time in family businesses in the fisheries sector or supporting their spouses or partners, thereby contributing to their own economic sustainability and that of their families, as well as women who make their livelihood from this activity without belonging to a family unitcarry out this activity, regardless of the wages received, are given legal recognition and social benefits equivalent to those enjoyed by people with self-employed status, based on their contribution;