Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-06-15-Speech-2-999"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
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
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100615.4.2-999"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-06-15-Speech-2-0512
lpv:speaker	lp:Sirpa Pietikäinen2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; FEMM (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; ECON (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Kansallinen Kokoomus (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (2009-10-08--2011-07-31)3 member; ENVI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"In certain EU countries, there is justified concern on the part of the trade union movement about phoney self­employment in connection with the Working Time Directive and self­employed drivers. Outsourcing and, as a consequence, employers evading their responsibilities, are growing problems. The way to solve the problem that has been suggested, that is, that self­employed drivers should be included in the directive, however, is wrong. The right way to resolve the problems associated with phoney self­employment would be to agree on a definition for self­employment between worker and employer organisations at EU level. At present, the innocent have to suffer. With regard to this issue, we should proceed in accordance with the compromise which, among others, Mrs Wortmann-Kool, Vice­Chair of the centre­right European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), was building. Under this, freelance drivers remain outside the scope of the directive, but Member States may, if they wish, apply the regulation of full-time working hours to freelance drivers in their own country. The suggestion would probably mean that Parliament and the Council would reach agreement on the directive at first reading. It is a pity that Parliament is not allowing any opportunities for a compromise. While we should be focusing more on improving the status of entrepreneurs, instead there is the possibility that the working hours of genuine entrepreneurs will be restricted. This is worrying, because the opportunities for small entrepreneurs to earn a living generally depend solely on the work they put in."@en1

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