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"Mr President, I should also like to congratulate the rapporteur for the quality, constancy, sense of responsibility and coordination, in addition to his attempt to obtain consensus, which has enabled him to present a report in which the need for both sides of industry to be able to deal with mergers, relocations and restructuring as painlessly as possible is emphasised. On many occasions, these events take place with unnecessary complications that lead to other, equally disastrous consequences which, in turn, affect workers and the rights from which they benefit in the Member States, which are constantly being weakened by these so-called relocations and greater mobility.
I should like to highlight the rapporteur’s comments about Article 127 of the Treaty, which lays down clear rules, which apply to both competition and social legislation, specifically on informing and consulting workers. We must clearly enshrine the right of workers and citizens to freely choose their destiny and also where and how they wish to work. The truth is that the damaging examples of this much sought after mobility of companies and employers are still shocking public opinion in my country even today. I shall take this opportunity to condemn what the representatives of one particular company – on this occasion it happens to be British, with headquarters in London and offices in the Republic of Ireland and in Portugal – are doing with vast contingents of Portuguese and Polish workers. These workers are placed, given the exceptional situation in Northern Ireland, in high-risk situations, with no contract, no protection, and no security, often being left to their unpleasant fate. This may seem to be their bad luck, but this really does seem to be the fate of Portuguese workers who are simply looking for better salaries and better working conditions. Yet, they are stuck in the position of not even being able to return home. Mobility is a threat not only to those who cling to it because they are socially disadvantaged, but also organised workers. These provide a warm welcome for the aforementioned disadvantaged workers and choose to stand up for them, helping them to integrate. And it is they who are their only resource, the workers representatives and their solidarity, as well as the unions, in these very distressing circumstances.
I would, therefore, like to see this law made effective and extended, since it is still a long way from achieving the social objective that the Community itself and the Treaties advocate."@en1
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