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Madam President, up to now Europe has stuck to developing measures to combat illegal immigration. It has tried to project the image of 'fortress Europe'. The Commission is going to make two decisive proposals with regard to the immigration of manual workers and of highly skilled workers.
We are absolutely opposed to accepting undeclared, exploited workers. We therefore also need to provide legal immigration routes for people looking for work. The plan is for the European Parliament simply to be consulted, but we would like to obtain commitments, so that we can be fully involved and our voice can be heard in the discussions on these two decisive directives.
We also welcome your proposal to set minimum penalties for employers who exploit immigrants by forcing them to work illegally.
My group recently went to the Puglia region in Italy, where hundreds of immigrants have been reduced to slavery on agricultural holdings. As we are all aware, this is not just an Italian problem: the enslavement of thousands of people is a problem throughout the European Union. We are therefore calling for common provisions to protect immigrants' rights in work, for uniform penalties for exploiting illegal labour and for support for employers who regularise the status of their workers. Thank you."@en1
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