Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-06-13-Speech-3-154"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-06-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Working time in mobile road-transport activities2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010613.4.3-154"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-06-13-Speech-3-1552
lpv:speaker	lp:Proinsias De Rossa2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I welcome the Hughes report and the reasonable balance that he has achieved. It is a tribute to his political skill. Apart from alcohol, I think fatigue is probably the biggest killer on our roads and it is also true to say that if I were employed as a truck driver, I would not want my job undermined by a self-employed driver who would be willing to work 18 hours a day. Nor, if I was a self-employed driver and wanted to strike a fair balance between my working life and my family life, would I want someone undermining my position by being able to work 18 hours a day. It is pointless to argue that a self-employed driver might be less fatigued than an employed driver. From my own personal experience, the reverse is in fact true. A self-employed driver has many more tasks to carry out and is more likely to be fatigued when first taking the wheel, never mind having worked 10 or 12 hours in the day, so I would strongly support this report and welcome the compromises that Stephen Hughes has reached. It is also important to tighten up the definition of "self-employed". We have seen too much abuse of this loose definition of "self-employed" in other areas of work. Our responsibility is to find a balance between the needs of employed and self-employed drivers and the community at large, so as to ensure that the latter can go about its business safely. They look to us to provide and guarantee safety and to ensure that employed and self-employed drivers are protected by the law from being driven into bad health and, perhaps, an early death from overwork."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; PETI (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"De Rossa (PSE )."1

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