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Amendment 2 Marc Botenga, Leila Chaibi, , , José Gusmão, Helmut Scholz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL 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

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Amendment 3 Marc Botenga, Leila Chaibi, Manon Aubry, Marisa Matias, José Gusmão, Helmut Scholz, Manuel Bompard on behalf of the GUE/NGL 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 4 Marc Botenga, Leila Chaibi, Manon Aubry, Marisa Matias, José Gusmão, Helmut Scholz, Manuel Bompard on behalf of the GUE/NGL 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 5

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5. Calls on the Commission and the 5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure, as a matter of Member States to ensure, as a matter of urgency, the proper implementation and urgency, the proper implementation and enforcement of applicable EU legislation enforcement of applicable EU legislation as regards the rights of cross-border and as regards the rights of cross-border and seasonal workers, particularly as regards seasonal workers, particularly as regards the right to equal pay for equal work in the the right to equal pay for equal work in the same place, including through national and same place, including through national and cross-border concerted and joint labour cross-border concerted and joint labour inspections; insists that clear steps must be inspections; underlines in that regard that taken to ensure that workers have a clear austerity cuts in national labour understanding of, full information about inspectorates and the chronic and unhindered access to their contracts, underfunding of labour inspection rights and obligations before departure and institutions have been detrimental to the that these contracts are made available to proper implementation of labour rights; labour protection entities within their area insists that clear steps must be taken to of employment; calls on the Member States ensure that workers have a clear to enhance the capacity of labour understanding of, full information about inspectorates and to prioritise sectors and unhindered access to their contracts, where workers are at risk; rights and obligations before departure and that these contracts are made available to labour protection entities within their area of employment; calls on the Member States to enhance the capacity of labour inspectorates and to prioritise sectors where workers are at risk;

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