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This Charter is a good thing, and even a success, in that it has been implemented in 35 countries. However, this implementation leaves much to be desired, as illustrated by this fifth report which, moreover, relates to only three of its ten lines of action.
I tabled an amendment in an attempt to rectify an omission in this Charter, which fails to take account of the fact that, in many Member States, the owners of these small enterprises and, above all, the millions of spouses working for them, are not covered by social security.
Since 1997, Parliament has been calling for a framework statute for this invisible workforce. We proposed an amendment to the 1986 directive on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity. The European Commission has ignored our requests. I find that particularly regrettable given that the report on which we are voting does not include my amendment and that some arcane procedure has prevented me from putting it forward again in plenary.
However, since the resolution makes reference to social security systems for stimulating business enterprise, I hope that my suggestion will be taken into consideration when applying the Charter's third line of action, focusing on better legislation and regulation."@en1
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