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2013/2678(RSP) Resolution on the application of the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:
RoP 136-p5

Events

2013/12/19
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2013/09/12
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2013/09/12
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 546 votes to 34 with 50 abstentions a resolution tabled by the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality on the application of the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value. It regrets the slow rate of progress in narrowing the gender pay gap in the European Union, noting that in some Member States the gap has even widened. Despite the significant body of legislation in force for almost 40 years, the actions taken and resources spent, the gender pay gap is still a persistent problem and currently stands at 16.2 % across the EU.

Noting that experience has shown that good practices or soft law measures alone rarely serve as incentives, and that the expected peer learning effect does not materialise, Parliament reiterates that Directive 2006/54/EC, in its current form, is not sufficiently effective to tackle the gender pay gap and achieve the objective of gender equality in employment and occupation. It wants the Commission to revise Directive 2006/54/EC without delay and to propose amendments to it, following the detailed recommendations set out in the annex to the Parliament's resolution of 24 May 2012. Lastly, Members ask the Commission to support Member States in reducing the gender pay gap by at least five percentage points annually with the aim of eliminating the gender pay gap by 2020.

Documents
2013/09/12
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2013/09/09
   EP - Debate in Parliament
2013/09/06
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
2013/09/05
   EP - Oral question/interpellation by Parliament
Documents

Documents

Votes

B7-0387/2013 - § 4 #

2013/09/12 Outcome: +: 388, -: 232, 0: 14
FR DE ES IT IE BE SE EL GB FI SK RO EE PT MT NL SI CY DK BG AT CZ HR LT LU LV HU PL
Total
64
88
44
49
12
17
16
17
54
11
13
27
6
18
4
22
8
6
12
15
19
20
11
7
5
8
18
42
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Ireland S&D

2

Finland S&D

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Estonia S&D

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1

Malta S&D

2

Netherlands S&D

3

Slovenia S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

1

Latvia S&D

1
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Greece ALDE

1

Slovakia ALDE

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1

Romania ALDE

2

Slovenia ALDE

2

Denmark ALDE

3

Austria ALDE

1

Lithuania ALDE

1

Luxembourg ALDE

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1
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1

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4

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2

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1

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1

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1

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1

Portugal GUE/NGL

3

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2

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Netherlands PPE

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Slovenia PPE

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Cyprus PPE

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Czechia PPE

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Luxembourg PPE

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B7-0387/2013 - Résolution #

2013/09/12 Outcome: +: 546, 0: 50, -: 34
DE FR ES IT PL RO HU PT BE SE AT EL NL BG SK IE CZ FI HR SI LV EE CY LT LU GB DK MT
Total
88
64
43
50
42
27
18
18
18
16
19
16
22
15
13
12
20
11
10
8
8
6
6
7
5
51
12
4
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219

Czechia PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1
2

Luxembourg PPE

3

Malta PPE

2
icon: S&D S&D
169

Netherlands S&D

3

Ireland S&D

2

Finland S&D

2
3

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2

Latvia S&D

1

Estonia S&D

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1

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1

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2
icon: ALDE ALDE
71

Romania ALDE

2

Austria ALDE

1

Greece ALDE

1

Slovakia ALDE

For (1)

1

Slovenia ALDE

2

Lithuania ALDE

1

Luxembourg ALDE

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1

Denmark ALDE

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3
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30

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1

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1

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2

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1

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1

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25

France NI

2

Spain NI

1

Italy NI

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Belgium NI

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5

Bulgaria NI

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Ireland NI

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1
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24

Belgium EFD

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1

Greece EFD

1

Netherlands EFD

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1

Slovakia EFD

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1

Finland EFD

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1

Lithuania EFD

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2

United Kingdom EFD

4

Denmark EFD

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1
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Italy ECR

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Croatia ECR

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Latvia ECR

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Lithuania ECR

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1

Denmark ECR

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1
AmendmentsDossier
13 2013/2678(RSP)
2013/06/25 FEMM 13 amendments...
source: PE-514.718

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