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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I am especially pleased to add to the words of thanks that have already been expressed to Mrs van den Burg and I would once again like to underline how important it is that we have this directive. Some fellow MEPs have already said that the temporary sector is a very fast growing sector. If we want to ensure that this sector delivers flexibility in the labour market, at the same time delivers quality jobs for the people who work in it and also does not put permanent recruitment under any pressure, then we need sound protection rules, at European level too.
Mr Pronk is right in saying that the systems and the regulations in the different Member States differ. Moreover, some Member States offer considerable protection and this we may certainly not undo. That is why the non-regression clause in the directive is so important. There are, however, also very many Member States that do not offer good protection, Mrs De Rossa made full reference to this. Nor is this a one-size-fits-all directive. There is scope here for various national choices. I would very briefly like to make three comments.
First of all, in connection with what Mr Hughes has just said, for us, it is crucial that temporary workers are protected from day one. That was, Commissioner, a point that I found weak in the Commission’s proposal. You will therefore understand that it is absolutely unacceptable for us to agree to the Liberal amendment that excludes temporary work up to one year. That would make the directive an empty shell.
Secondly, it is important that temporary workers enjoy good employment conditions. I still think that equal treatment is best served by the principle by which, as far as essential employment conditions are concerned, a temporary worker is compared with workers of a user company. However, then of course, we must also ensure that our definition of essential employment conditions is sound. Such a definition without the concept of remuneration? That takes the biscuit. That would completely nullify the principle of equal treatment.
Thirdly, an exception to the principle of equal treatment is acceptable, but only where the systems concerned provide good guarantees internally in the temporary sector itself, also for the period between two contracts. The countries where this is properly regulated usually guarantee contracts for an indefinite period of time or long contracts. I should like to warn our fellow MEPs from the PPE-DE against stepping onto a slippery slope by reducing these guarantees too much. Commissioner, just like you, I hope that we as legislators will be able to do what the social partners have been unable to do, that is to guarantee all temporary workers throughout the European Union solid social protection. That will then definitely be to the credit of Mrs van den Burg too."@en1
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