Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-07-05-Speech-2-276"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-07-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Equal opportunities in employment and work2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050705.29.2-276"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-07-05-Speech-2-2772
lpv:speaker	lp:Anneli Jäätteenmäki2
lpv:spokenAs	member; FEMM (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; SEDE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Suomen Keskusta (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFET (2004-07-30--2007-01-14)3 member; IMCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-13--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, addressing the issue of equality of pay has been one of our biggest equality-related problems for several decades now. Community legislation up till now has been unable to eliminate this area of inequality. Mere incentives and recommendations will not be enough to achieve equality of pay in the future either. It has to be made clear that unjustified differences in pay are unacceptable. We need stricter requirements, we need legal sanctions, and we need results. Member States should report how they implement the principle of equal treatment in practice. There is insufficient information on how it is implemented in law. We need to adopt proper procedures in the Member States. We were just saying that Turkey needs to implement legislation and that it is not enough merely to agree with just laws. In this respect, the EU and its current Member States could take a look in the mirror and implement the laws and regulations that we have adopted jointly. Instead of spurring on the social partners, the Member States should ensure that they implement and promote the principle of equal treatment, and thus do what EU treaties and legislation prescribe. If an employer flouts a regulation, he or she should have to answer for it. We parliamentarians want to improve current legislation, so that it might promote the equal treatment of women and men. Hopefully, we will reach consensus with the Commission and the Council regarding objectives."@en1

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