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Amendment 9 , on behalf of the S&D Group

Motion for a resolution B9-0172/2020 PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, ECR, GUE/NGL European protection of cross-border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID-19 crisis

Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

H. whereas numerous cross-border and H. whereas numerous cross-border and seasonal workers are in a particularly seasonal workers are in a particularly vulnerable situation as regards their vulnerable situation as regards their working conditions and occupational working conditions and occupational health and safety in the context of the health and safety in the context of the COVID-19 crisis; whereas disturbing COVID-19 crisis; whereas disturbing reports regarding breaches of cross-border reports regarding breaches of cross-border and seasonal workers’ rights in terms of and seasonal workers’ rights in terms of working and living conditions have working and living conditions have surfaced during the crisis, namely on surfaced during the crisis, namely on working time, minimum wages, unfair working time, minimum wages, unfair dismissals, workplace health and safety dismissals, workplace health and safety standards, such as a lack of written standards, such as a lack of written instructions and display notices at the instructions and display notices at the workplace, a lack of safe transport and workplace, a lack of safe transport and decent accommodation that meet sanitary decent accommodation that meet sanitary requirements and where social distancing requirements and where social distancing measures can be maintained, high pressure measures can be maintained, high pressure and non-adapted working patterns, posting and non-adapted working patterns, posting arrangements and subcontracting practices, arrangements and subcontracting practices, non-compliance with quarantine non-compliance with quarantine restrictions and repatriation support, and an restrictions and repatriation support, and an inadequate provision of personal protective inadequate provision of personal protective equipment (PPE); whereas these reports equipment (PPE); whereas these reports and the crisis generally have exposed and and the crisis generally have exposed and exacerbated the existing precariousness of exacerbated social dumping and the the situations of many cross-border and existing precariousness of the situations of seasonal workers and gaps in the many cross-border and seasonal workers implementation and enforcement of and gaps in the implementation and existing legislation for their protection; enforcement of existing legislation for their whereas many cross-border and seasonal protection; whereas many cross-border and workers are in practice dependent on their seasonal workers are in practice dependent employer or temporary agency for not only on their employer or temporary agency for

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Amendment 10 Agnes Jongerius, Gabriele Bischoff, , , , Adrian-Dragoş Benea, , , on behalf of the S&D Group

Motion for a resolution B9-0172/2020 PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, ECR, GUE/NGL European protection of cross-border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID-19 crisis

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Welcomes the Commission’s 1. Welcomes the Commission’s continuing guidance as part of the ongoing continuing guidance as part of the ongoing coordination of a common EU response to coordination of a common EU response to the COVID-19 outbreak, particularly as the COVID-19 outbreak, particularly as regards the implementation of the principle regards the implementation of the principle of equal treatment and non-discrimination, of equal treatment and non-discrimination, and the exercise of the free and fair and the exercise of the free and fair movement of workers; stresses that border movement of workers; stresses that border controls, health screenings and restrictions controls, health screenings and restrictions on movement must remain proportionate on movement must remain proportionate and exceptional and that all freedom of and exceptional and that all freedom of movement should be re-established as soon movement should be re-established as soon as it is deemed safe with regard to national as it is deemed safe with regard to national situations on COVID-19; recalls that the situations on COVID-19; underscores that principle of equal treatment is not limited health and safety and equal treatment of to cross-border and seasonal workers only workers must be the paramount concerns in essential sectors and occupations, but for restoring the functioning of the extends to all such workers who need to internal market; recalls that the principle cross internal borders, given that the of equal treatment is not limited to cross- sectors in question are also open to local border and seasonal workers only in workers in the host Member State of work; essential sectors and occupations, but calls on the Member States which have not extends to all such workers who need to yet done so to lift as soon as possible all cross internal borders, given that the travel restrictions and discriminatory sectors in question are also open to local confinement and quarantine measures for workers in the host Member State of work; cross-border and seasonal workers to avoid calls on the Member States which have not labour shortages in key sectors and for the yet done so to lift as soon as possible all benefit of the workers, while ensuring their travel restrictions and discriminatory health and safety; confinement and quarantine measures for cross-border and seasonal workers to avoid labour shortages in key sectors and for the

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Amendment 11 Agnes Jongerius, Gabriele Bischoff, Dan Nica, Victor Negrescu, Carmen Avram, Adrian-Dragoş Benea, Maria Grapini, Rovana Plumb, Mihai Tudose on behalf of the S&D Group

Motion for a resolution B9-0172/2020 PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, ECR, GUE/NGL European protection of cross-border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID-19 crisis

Motion for a resolution Recital F

Motion for a resolution Amendment

F. whereas cross-border and seasonal F. whereas cross-border and seasonal workers have been severely impacted by workers have been severely impacted by both the crisis and Member States’ both the crisis and Member States’ measures to contain and prevent the spread measures to contain and prevent the spread of the virus, particularly border closures, of the virus, particularly border closures, temporary restrictions and internal border temporary restrictions and internal border controls; whereas the COVID-19 pandemic controls; whereas the COVID-19 pandemic led to the closure of borders and the led to the closure of borders and the cessation or suspension of numerous cessation or suspension of numerous economic activities, which in turn led to economic activities, which in turn led to increased unemployment and serious increased unemployment and serious relocation issues for cross-border and relocation issues for cross-border and seasonal workers who found themselves seasonal workers who found themselves stuck in Member States of former stuck in Member States of former employment, without means of income, employment, without means of income, protection or transportation and, at times, protection or transportation and, at times, with no shelter, access to healthcare or with no shelter, access to healthcare or food; food; whereas young and women cross- border and seasonal workers can be particularly vulnerable;

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Amendment 12 Agnes Jongerius, Gabriele Bischoff, Dan Nica, Victor Negrescu, Carmen Avram, Adrian-Dragoş Benea, Maria Grapini, Rovana Plumb, Mihai Tudose on behalf of the S&D Group

Motion for a resolution B9-0172/2020 PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, ECR, GUE/NGL European protection of cross-border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID-19 crisis

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Calls on the Commission and the 2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement measures to Member States to implement measures to ensure that cross-border and seasonal ensure that cross-border and seasonal workers and cross-border entrepreneurs workers and cross-border entrepreneurs and self-employed persons are afforded and self-employed persons are afforded adequate protection from COVID-19 and adequate protection from COVID-19 and its effects, including easy access to testing, its effects, including easy access to testing, and are informed about the risks and the and are informed about the risks and the safety precautions to be taken in a language safety precautions to be taken in a language they understand; calls, furthermore, for they understand; stresses the particular measures to ensure that their health and vulnerability of young and women cross- safety are safeguarded during their travel to border and seasonal workers; calls, and decent housing conditions ensuring furthermore, for measures to ensure that social distancing at their places of their their health and safety are safeguarded employment other than of their residence, during their travel to and decent housing and that repatriation solutions that are not conditions ensuring social distancing at at the expense of the worker are made their places of their employment other than available, should they be necessary; of their residence, and that repatriation underlines that existing legislation solutions that are not at the expense of the concerning the access to social rights, worker are made available, should they be including their exportation, must be necessary; underlines that existing respected; underlines that cross-border and legislation concerning the access to social seasonal workers must not be left behind rights, including their exportation, must be for having exercised their freedom of respected; underlines that cross-border and movement as EU citizens; seasonal workers must not be left behind for having exercised their freedom of movement as EU citizens;

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Amendment 13 Agnes Jongerius, Gabriele Bischoff on behalf of the S&D Group

Motion for a resolution B9-0172/2020 PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, ECR, GUE/NGL European protection of cross-border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID-19 crisis

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Calls on the Commission to 15. Calls on the Commission to undertake an urgent study of the general undertake an urgent study of the general situation of the employment and health and situation of the employment and health and safety conditions of cross-border and safety conditions of cross-border and seasonal workers, including the role of seasonal workers, including the role of temporary work agencies, recruiting temporary work agencies, recruiting agencies, other intermediaries and agencies, other intermediaries and subcontractors, with a view to identifying subcontractors, with a view to identifying protection gaps and the possible need to protection gaps and the possible need to revise the existing legislative framework, revise the existing legislative framework, such as the legislative framework for such as the legislative framework for health and safety at work, Directive health and safety at work, Directive 2014/36/EU on seasonal workers and 2014/36/EU on seasonal workers and Directive 2008/104/EC on temporary Directive 2008/104/EC on temporary agency work, as well as pandemic- agency work, as well as pandemic- proofing; stresses that not only are the proofing; calls on Member States to ban lessons learnt valid with regard to the subcontracting so that employers take COVID-19 crisis, they should also responsibility for their workers, minimise strengthen evidenced-based policymaking worker turnover at the workplace and with a view to addressing the shortcomings limit the use of precarious and temporary of EU and national legislations in times of contracts in sectors where a COVID-19 crises and normality; outbreak has occurred; stresses that not only are the lessons learnt valid with regard to the COVID-19 crisis, they should also strengthen evidenced-based policymaking with a view to addressing the shortcomings of EU and national legislations in times of crises and normality;

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