Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-09-19-Speech-3-166"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-09-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Harassment in the work place2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010919.11.3-166"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-09-19-Speech-3-1672
lpv:speaker	lp:Marie-Thérèse Hermange2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine (2001-01-17--2001-11-29)3 member; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway (1999-11-11--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Rassemblement pour la République (1999-07-20--2002-12-01)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the report we are discussing today concerns 12 to 15 million people in Europe, that is, between 8% and 10% of European workers. There are three aspects to this modern evil. There is an economic aspect, since according to the report of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions the deterioration in working conditions over the past 10 years is due to the faster working rate and to flexibility in all its forms. There is a sociological aspect, symptomatic of the individualism that is increasingly threatening to take over our society. There is a psychological aspect, which makes harassment particularly odious and can sometimes cause individuals to suffer a breakdown without leaving the slightest trace. At present there is a serious legal vacuum at national level and a wide disparity at European level, which, however, is being counteracted by an increasingly solid body of case law. That is why this report, which is well documented and rigorous, provides a highly encouraging response and sends out a strong signal to the working environment. In paragraph 12, among the envisaged measures, it emphasises the need for more serious dialogue on this subject between all the social partners and the appointment of an independent external mediator, as also advocated in the amendment I tabled, which I regard as an important guarantee of real progress in this field. But it is up to all the European institutions to continue to fight an evil that is now firmly entrenched, as they have been urged to do since the European Social Charter. I therefore welcome the rapporteur's proposal to call on the Commission to publish a Green Paper and to present a Community action programme by next year. On behalf of my group I also support the inclusion of these matters in the Green Paper discussions on corporate social responsibility. We must all support this fight, at our own level, persuaded as we are that society as a whole will enjoy the benefits of balance within society and within individuals."@en1

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