Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-10-28-Speech-4-118"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-10-28"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Votes2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991028.2.4-118"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-10-28-Speech-4-1192
lpv:speaker	lp:Marie-Noëlle Lienemann2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-president; Parliament's Bureau (1999-07-20--2001-03-27)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (1999-07-20--2001-03-27)3 vice-president; European Parliament (1999-07-20--2001-03-27)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2001-03-27)3 substitute; ECON (1999-07-22--2001-03-27)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2000-03-07)3
lpv:translated text	"Ridicule never killed anyone. Fortunately for the European Parliament, which should have strongly denounced the attitude of the Michelin management which has just announced a massive series of cuts in workforce and redundancies, even though the returns and profits for this firm increased substantially. The simultaneous nature of the announcements, of course, blatantly exposed the scandalous and unfair aspect of current economic reasoning and this financial capitalism which has gained the upper hand in Europe and throughout the world. Of course, in the first place, the European Parliament must, in this specific instance, strongly condemn the Michelin management, and request that the firm reconsiders these job losses, and assure the group’s employees of its solidarity. But this House must also learn the lessons necessary to improve Community legislation, in order to provide some protection for employees against such practices. Obviously, the directive on collective redundancy procedure must be reviewed and measures which afford greater protection for workers and for jobs must be included in it. In particular, it is necessary for employees to be able to challenge the actual basis for these redundancies and the economic motives for these before they are actually implemented, and this at a very early stage of the procedure. Moreover, the establishment of real group level works councils, European Committees with real powers, becomes ever more essential. Once more, the European Parliament should review its directive on this point. Our resolution is singularly lacking in determination and it is to be feared that, unless widespread forces are mobilised, Social Europe will go unheeded on a long-term basis."@en1

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