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"Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, unfortunately, this is not the first time we have dealt with the issue of the gender pay gap in this House. Unfortunately, we are talking about a figure that remains stable and which we are incapable of lowering, and we are also talking about the fact that we live in an unequal society where women do not start out on an equal footing in the labour market and many other areas.
I therefore believe that we must now once again reiterate, repeat and demand that all the European institutions implement the necessary measures to put an end to a situation which should be very difficult for any of us to explain.
In my view, this report refers to the fundamental issues of why women earn less: their careers are interrupted when starting a new job or having to combine family life and working life, and there are categories in which women are under-represented.
There is another vital issue I think we should bear in mind and address openly. If Parliament votes today in favour of instruments such as the role of social partners and collective agreements, we will not be able to allow governments, such as the government of Spain, to use labour reform as a way of abolishing employment legislation and the rights of all workers.
Therefore, we cannot allow this crisis and these conservative governments to further worsen women’s situation in the labour market."@en1
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