Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-02-18-Speech-3-292"

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dcterms:Date	"2009-02-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Implementation of Directive 2002/14/EC establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community (short presentation)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090218.27.3-292"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-02-18-Speech-3-2932
lpv:speaker	lp:Jean Louis Cottigny2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; TRAN (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2007-05-23--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; EMPL (2008-05-05--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"− Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would first like to thank the various shadow rapporteurs for their open-minded work during our collaboration on this text in the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. The Member States must improve the implementation of the directive on informing and consulting employees, particularly in the current context of the financial crisis and of its consequences for companies as they restructure, merge or move abroad. This is the message the Committee on Employment was seeking to send out in this initiative report. The European Union has 23 million companies with fewer than 250 employees. They represent 99% of companies and employ over 100 million people. Workers’ rights to information and consultation are essential components of the social market economy. The transposition of Directive 2002/14/EC has been considerably delayed in some Member States. In this own-initiative report, we point out that the impact of this directive is evident in the countries where no general system of worker information and consultation existed. I am calling for an improved transposition of the directive in the Member States. We ask that the Commission takes measures, as soon as possible, to ensure the proper transposition of this directive by the Member States, and to bring infringement proceedings against those that have either not transposed it at all or have done so incorrectly. The report also emphasises that, in their transposition measures, some Member States have not included some young workers, women working part-time or workers employed for a short period on temporary contracts. We ask that the Member States define precisely the term ‘information’ by allowing workers’ representatives to examine the data supplied and not to content themselves with awaiting the end of the information procedure if the companies’ decisions have direct consequences for the workers. Member States without effective, proportionate and deterrent sanctions are asked to introduce them. Finally, in an improved coordination of the different legislative instruments, we also invite the Commission to examine what is required to coordinate the six directives and the regulation on informing employees, so that any amendments to get rid of overlaps and contradictions can be made. As this type of advance in workers’ rights is more than beneficial, the Union owes it to itself to guarantee that the Member States transpose the obligations of the directive correctly and in full. It is essential that all European workers know that Europe supports them in their involvement in the life of their company, in their daily lives as workers, and especially at the present time."@en1
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