‘Notes that the vast majority of retail workers and cleaners are women and are often only paid the minimum wage, and that the COVID-19 pandemic has put them at even greater risk of poverty;’
Second part
‘stresses the urgent need to improve wages and combat precarious employment; urges the Member States to raise the status of health professionals by means of decent wages and working conditions and, in particular, by concluding proper employment contracts;’
§ 16
First part
Stresses that women are disproportionately, and often involuntarily, concentrated in precarious work, including high levels of part-time work and low-paid, fixed-term and zero-hour contracts; without the words ‘including high levels of part-time work and low-paid, fixed-term and zero-hour contracts;’
Second part
‘including high levels of part-time work and low-paid, fixed-term and zero-hour contracts;’
Third part
‘urges the Member States to implement the International Labour Organization recommendations intended to reduce the scale of precarious work, such as restricting the circumstances in which precarious contracts can be used and limiting the length of time workers can be employed on such contracts;’
§ 26
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘as well as prostitution’
Second part
those words
§ 27
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and the ratification thereof by Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia;’
Second part
those words
§ 41
First part
‘Welcomes the ongoing negotiations for the adoption of a directive on adequate minimum wages in the European Union;’
Second part
‘calls for the EU institutions to adopt an EU framework favouring the establishment or adaptation of a minimum wage per country based inter alia on a national basket of goods and services at real prices, including, among other things, adequate housing, healthy and balanced food, clothing, sustainable transport and energy, health and care and resources enabling people to meaningfully participate in society, culture and education, which would ensure a decent standard of living that would partially help to reduce in-work poverty, in particular for women;’
Third part
‘calls for fair and adequate minimum wages in the Member States as a necessary safeguard to ensure fairer wage distribution and to guarantee a wage floor protecting women and men in the labour market;’
Fourth part
‘is of the opinion that the creation of a minimum wage framework must be achieved and preserved through clear rules, transparent procedures and effective practices, using criteria and guiding indicators to assess adequacy and with the contribution of consultative bodies, among others, and the involvement of social partners;’
Recital E
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘within the whole policy cycle;’
Second part
those words
Recital V
First part
‘whereas although work in highly female-dominated sectors is essential and of high socioeconomic value, it is undervalued and lower paid than work in male-dominated sectors;’
Second part
‘whereas there is an urgent need to reassess the adequacy of wages in female-dominated sectors related to their social and economic value and to move forward on minimum wages, minimum income and pay transparency in EU regulations;’
recital W
First part
‘whereas the right to work is an essential precondition if women are to enjoy economic independence, professional fulfilment and effective equal rights;’ "
Second part
‘whereas precarious employment should thus be eradicated, through the mandatory application of the principle that for every actual job there should be a permanent post, and by recognising and enhancing the right to work with rights;’
7. Negotiations for a cooperation agreement between the EU and Interpol
Report: Milan Brglez, Sirpa Pietikäinen (A9-0189/2022)
Subject
Am No
Author
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV – remarks
Alternative motion for a resolution
1
ECR, ID:
RCV
-
133, 485, 11
§ 16
§
original text
split
1
+
2
+
§ 26
§
original text
sep
+
§ 28
§
original text
split
1
+
2/EV
+
349, 269, 13
§ 34
§
original text
split
1
+
2/EV
+
339, 219, 73
§ 36
§
original text
sep
+
§ 37
§
original text
split
1
+
2
+
§ 42
§
original text
split
1
+
2
+
§ 49
§
original text
sep/EV
+
385, 126, 111
§ 59
§
original text
split
1
+
2
+
§ 61
§
original text
split
1
+
2
+
§ 83
§
original text
split
1
+
2/EV
+
347, 265, 18
§ 86
§
original text
split
1
+
2
+
3
+
§ 96
§
original text
split
1
+
2
+
§ 104
§
original text
split
1
+
2/EV
+
351, 259, 21
§ 108
§
original text
split
1
+
2
+
§ 110
§
original text
split
1
+
2
+
Recital AX
§
original text
split
1
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2
+
Recital BC
§
original text
split
1
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2
+
Recital BI
§
original text
sep
+
Motion for a resolution (as a whole) (EMPL, FEMM committees)
RCV
+
436, 143, 54
Requests for roll-call votes
ECR, ID:
amendment 1
Requests for separate votes
MEPs:
§§ 26, 36, 49; Recital BI
Requests for split votes
MEPs:
Recital AX
First part
Text as a whole without the word: ‘universal’
Second part
that word
Recital BC
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘where possible free, or’
Second part
those words
§ 16
First part
Text as a whole without the word ‘universal’
Second part
that word
§ 28
First part
Text as a whole without the word ‘legislative’
Second part
that word
§ 34
First part
Text as a whole without the word: ‘earmarked’
Second part
that word
§ 37
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘universal and’
Second part
those words
§ 42
First part
Text as a whole without the word: ‘universal’
Second part
that word
§ 59
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and universal’
Second part
those words
§ 61
First part
‘Calls on the Commission to organise a Care Summit to feed into the work of the High-Level Group on the future of social protection and of the welfare state in the EU after the summit for a thorough and inclusive discussion with all relevant stakeholders, such as, social partners, interest groups, patient organisations, carers organisations, care recipients and their representatives, public authorities, civil society, non-profit organisations, service providers and other experts on the community-based care fit for 2030 with a view of creating a long-standing platform, to create innovative care solutions, ensure future-proof care systems, phase out institutionalized care and replace it with community-based or family-based care and/or use of personalized budgets and personalised design of care; calls on the Commission to guide public investments in long term care services in the use of the EU’s financial instruments’
Second part
‘and to present a framework directive on long-term, formal and informal, care that would lay down fundamental principles and provide evidence-based criteria for accessible and integrated quality long-term care and support services across the EU;’
§ 83
First part
‘Recognises that care is often being provided undeclared or under-declared, in exploitative conditions, impacting the rights and well-being of workers and their families, and care recipients; is also concerned about the working conditions of live-in carers who are mainly women, including migrant women, many of whom face unclear remuneration conditions, risk of social isolation and the lack of mechanisms for proper enforcement of their rights; calls on the Commission and Member States to tackle the issue of undeclared work in the care sector’
Second part
‘and to create a clear legal framework to promote quality jobs with social protection coverage for all care workers;’
§ 86
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘welcomes therefore the Commission proposals for a directive on adequate minimum wages, that would improve living and working conditions in the EU, including for the lowest paid workers in the care sector, and for a directive on pay transparency, tackling persistently inadequate enforcement of the fundamental right to equal pay for equal work or for work of equal value in the EU;’ and ‘in the case where no real life comparator exists (as often the case in the highly female dominated sectors), a hypothetical comparator may be used;’
Second part
‘welcomes therefore the Commission proposals for a directive on adequate minimum wages, that would improve living and working conditions in the EU, including for the lowest paid workers in the care sector, and for a directive on pay transparency, tackling persistently inadequate enforcement of the fundamental right to equal pay for equal work or for work of equal value in the EU;’
Third part
‘in the case where no real life comparator exists (as often the case in the highly female dominated sectors), a hypothetical comparator may be used;’
§ 96
First part
‘Calls on the Member States to strengthen social dialogue and promote collective bargaining and collective agreements in the care sector, public and private, and profit and non-profit, institutional as well as family- and community-based settings as crucial mechanisms for the improvement of employment and working conditions and for tackling the gender pay gap,’
Second part
‘and as the most effective tools for securing an increase in the minimum wage and in wages in general;’
§ 104
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘a Care Deal for Europe after the Care Strategy, which should include;’ and ‘gender-transformative’
Second part
those words
§ 108
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls in particular for a regular reporting on the implementation of the EU Care Strategy as well as care-related indicators taken into account in the European Semester and in the Country-Specific Recommendations;’
Second part
those words
§ 110
First part
‘Points to the clear benefits of minimum income and minimum pension schemes for timely and effective access to care and support services in the view of the upcoming Commission recommendation on adequate minimum income, as well as for ensuring decent living standard to carers, who are mainly women, especially those providing informal unpaid care,’
Second part
‘and calls on the Commission to stress the importance of considering and exchanging best practices on how to reflect caring responsibilities throughout the life-cycle on pension schemes;’
Miscellaneous
Beata Szydło had withdrawn her support from amendment 1.
Text as a whole without the words: ‘through non-transferable paid leave periods between parents,’
Second part
those words
§ 21
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls on the Commission to propose a legislative framework to establish minimum requirements for teleworking across the EU, without undermining the working conditions of teleworkers; stresses that such a legislative framework should clarify working conditions, ensure that such work is carried out on a voluntary basis and that the rights, work-life balance, workload and performance standards of teleworkers are equivalent to those of comparable on-site workers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide measures on accessibility and inclusive technology for persons with disabilities; notes that this framework should be developed in consultation with the Member States and European social partners, should fully respect national labour market models and should take into consideration the European Social Partners Framework Agreements on Telework and on Digitalisation;’
Second part
those words
§ 22
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls on the Commission to propose, in consultation with the social partners, a directive on minimum standards and conditions to ensure that all workers are able to effectively exercise their right to disconnect, and to regulate the use of existing and new digital tools for work purposes in line with Parliament’s resolution of 21 January 2021 with recommendations to the Commission on the right to disconnect, while taking into consideration the European Social Partners Framework Agreement on Digitalisation;’
Second part
those words
§ 28
First part
‘Believes that the current measures to encourage improvements in the health and safety of workers are insufficient, especially as far as the assessment and management of psychosocial risks is concerned; calls on the Commission to establish mechanisms for the prevention of anxiety, depression and burnout and the reintegration into the workplace of those affected by psychosocial problems; recalls that an individual and organisational approach to work is crucial to this end; notes, however, that these health conditions may depend on a number of factors; calls on the Commission, in consultation with the social partners, to revise its recommendation of 19 September 2003 concerning the European schedule of occupational diseases with additions such as work-related musculoskeletal disorders, work-related mental health disorders, in particular depression, burnout, anxiety and stress, all asbestos-related diseases and skin cancers and rheumatic and chronic inflammation;’
Second part
‘calls on the Commission, once it has consulted the social partners, to transform this recommendation into a directive establishing a minimum list of occupational diseases and setting out the minimum requirements for their recognition and adequate compensation for the individuals concerned;’
§ 41
First part
‘Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in collaboration with Parliament and respecting the principle of subsidiarity, to propose a common legal framework to ensure fair remuneration for traineeships and apprenticeships in order to avoid exploitative practices;’
Second part
‘calls on the Commission to develop a recommendation to ensure that traineeships, apprenticeships and job placements count as work experience and consequently grant access to social benefits;’