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First, may I say – and I imagine you will agree – that the real world exists in every country, not just Great Britain.
It is not true that Great Britain has more temporary workers than any other country. It has 3.2%, compared with 4.6% in Holland, 2.5% in France and far fewer in Germany.
This particular market, the agency work sector, is a law unto itself, but we can see from our analysis of each country that, in countries such as Holland which use exactly the same system as in the directive, not only are there no problems; the sector is becoming more and more dynamic. In the United States of America, it is highly profitable and attracts a great deal of investment. So we have a model that does not increase payment costs. There is no interference whatsoever on our part in workers' take-home pay; all we are doing is securing their minimum rights and we can see that, so far, this model has been a success in the two countries in Europe which have applied it.
This legislative intervention affects a very small number of workers at present – 1.5% throughout Europe. However, what is important is that it introduces a framework which secures minimum workers' rights for the future development of this sector.
Our research shows that this sector has a very poor reputation in the labour market because often the workers used do not enjoy even basic rights; they have no protection, they have no pension rights and they have no insurance rights. If minimum rights – no more and no less – were protected, it would become a dynamic sector. That is the view taken by Confederation itself.
As I said at the beginning, the CIETT has surveyed these agencies, which believe that a broad legislative framework will give better results and enlarge the market. I can even quote figures to support this:
The most recent CIETΤ study concluded that, with the right legislative framework and with basic insurance for workers, these agencies could be employing 6.5 million people by 2010. That represents an increase of 4 million people. I repeat, I shall be using the assessment by the agencies themselves, not just the Commission's assessment."@en1
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