Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-11-04-Speech-4-038"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-11-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Employment (continued)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991104.4.4-038"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-11-04-Speech-4-0392
lpv:speaker	lp:Sylviane H. Ainardi2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with South Africa (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Parti communiste français (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, paradox it may be, but the Menrad report has again brought unemployment to the fore within the European arena. This is a bad time for employment in Europe, with seventeen million unemployed and sixty million people living in poverty. If employment levels have remained identical to the 1994 levels within the Community, this is principally due to the massive loss of job security. We are really far short of the target. The Union needs to be ambitious in its employment policies, it needs voluntarist and binding policies, breaking away from the destructive rationale that is currently at work. At a time when money should be used to meet the needs of men and women, the needs of society, the Michelin case is a symbol of the tyranny of the law of filthy lucre over the economy and over individuals. The citizens of Europe are waiting for clear signals from Parliament. In order to be effective, then, the guidelines should include quantifiable objectives enforcing job creation. Reduction of working hours without reducing wages, without job flexibility or insecurity, should be the order of the day as we approach the year 2000. The Union should be ambitious in using money in favour of employment, monitoring public funds awarded to businesses, with a credit policy which penalises destructive practices and promotes job creation. Finally, declaring equal opportunities means that we must reject any form of discrimination against women, particularly with regard to wages. Mr Menrad has done a good job in difficult conditions, to be sure. The report includes many good points, but it does not, in my opinion, live up to our demands and expectations, despite taking a series of amendments debated in the Commission into account. It is not surprising, therefore, that a series of crucial amendments have again been proposed here by my own group and others. Whether these amendments are taken on board by this House will demonstrate the real will of Parliament."@en1

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