Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-04-22-Speech-2-446"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20080422.53.2-446"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:translated text |
"Mr President, colleagues. I too am a big fan of equal treatment as a principle and can honestly say that sometimes I find it very difficult to understand why, for the work I do in this House, I receive a much lower salary than my western colleagues (ten times less than the Italians). However, I understand that it will take some time for salaries in Europe to equalise.
Today I am left with the impression of great hypocrisy here. Many people take the floor and speak on behalf of the one million posted workers, fighting for their rights. But let’s be honest – most speakers are not in fact representing those one million posted workers here, but are instead protecting their own labour market. Because of this I am very pleased that the Commissioner has promised to establish a committee to examine this matter. A very unfair impression has been left here by these three cases. It was, however, necessary in order to report on areas where there is exploitation, where there is social dumping, where there is insecurity. Fortunately, in these three cases there was none.
The free movement of services is in all our interests. I have been waiting for a plumber to come to my flat in Brussels for three weeks – the drains are blocked. At night, I can promise you, the legendary Polish plumber haunts my dreams."@en1
|
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples