Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-06-15-Speech-2-018"

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dcterms:Date	"2010-06-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities (debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20100615.4.2-018"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-06-15-Speech-2-0192
lpv:speaker	lp:Ilda Figueiredo2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2009-09-16--2012-01-17)3,3 unknown; Coligação Democrática Unitária (PCP-PEV) (2009-07-14--2012-01-17)3,3 vice-chair; EUL/NGL (2009-07-14--2012-01-17)3,3 vice-chair; EMPL (2009-07-16--2012-01-17)3,3 member; FEMM (2009-07-16--2012-01-17)3,3 substitute; ITRE (2009-07-16--2012-01-17)3,3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2012-01-17)3,3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Mercosur countries (2009-09-16--2012-01-17)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, once again we are in a debate that is crucial for protecting the rights of road transport workers and road safety. The Commission’s insistence since October 2008 on changing the 2002 directive is unacceptable. The Commission now wants it to cease to apply to so-called self-employed drivers, which would aggravate everyone’s working conditions, particularly due to the possibility that working hours will be increased to intolerable levels simply to allow greater profits for the major employers in the sector. As an example, so-called self-employed drivers could end up working up to 86 hours per week over the whole year. This would not only jeopardise their health and safety, but would also present a danger to the safety of all other road users. It would also encourage social dumping and the deregulation of employment due to the increased numbers of drivers who falsely state that they are self-employed. Being receptive to arguments and studies that demonstrate the dangers of approving such a proposal, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs has already rejected it twice, but unfortunately, the rapporteur, with the support of the Commission and the Council, has insisted on pursuing negotiations on the directive alone, as though the decision by the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs had never been made. That is why we are now in this very serious situation. This issue needs to be clearly opposed by a majority in Parliament, but this has already been jeopardised by the Commissioner. We advocate rejecting the proposal, so as to prevent the continuation of this grave threat to workers’ rights and the safety of all road users in the European Union. We therefore call for the rejection of the Commission’s proposal and compliance with the 2002 directive which, since 2009, should be being applied to self-employed drivers in order to combat social dumping, protect the right to health and rest for workers in the sector, and improve road safety conditions."@en1
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