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"I welcome the adoption of the Steinruck report on effective labour inspections as a strategy to improve working conditions. According to a recent study, undeclared work accounted for nearly 20% of the wealth produced in Europe in 2012. More effective labour inspectorates and cross-border cooperation between inspectorates are needed to protect workers’ rights, create a level playing field for all businesses and boost income tax and social security contributions.
We need greater Europe-wide cooperation to combat ‘letter box’ companies and ever-lengthening subcontracting chains. I support the establishment of a European platform to fight undeclared work, bringing together national labour inspectorates along with other national enforcement authorities charged with tackling undeclared work, such as tax and social security bodies, as well as the social partners. I particularly welcome the adoption of paragraph 15, which calls for better protection for whistle-blowers and their families in order to facilitate the detection of abuse. I am disappointed, however, that a majority of MEPs did not support the call to include in EU competition law measures to combat social dumping.
I would now urge the Commission and the Council to respond positively to the recommendations set out in this report."@en1
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