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In this vote, as we expected, the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats has managed to push through some of its proposals aimed at greater flexibility and fewer rights for workers. For that reason, and in accordance with our position in the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, we voted against this report.
We are extremely concerned that Parliament is once again taking a neo-liberal approach and, in response to the demands of big business, recommending further deregulation of labour law.
The premises set out in the Commission's Green Paper, as this report does not deny, represent a serious attack on the rights won by workers after centuries of struggle. Despite a few contradictions, it encourages the use and extension of flexible contracts of employment, with reduced pay and social rights, longer working hours, and a deterioration in social security and workers' pension conditions.
We are also extremely concerned at the clear attempt to mislead workers by using everything that is not currently enforced presenting labour law as justification for this attack. This is an attempt to legalise something that is unlawful at present.
The people and the workers know all about this situation, as evidenced by the various demonstrations against these policies that have been held, such as the recent one by thousands of workers in Guimarães."@en1
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