Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-07-06-Speech-4-083"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-07-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Health and safety of pregnant workers2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000706.5.4-083"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-07-06-Speech-4-0842
lpv:speaker	lp:María Antonia Avilés Perea2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Popular (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Madam Vice-President of the Commission, the incorporation of women into the labour market means that at some time their working life will coincide with a pregnancy, which sometimes means that they are obliged to take additional leave so as not to endanger their own health or the health of the unborn child. Pregnancy is a natural state for women which society must respect, defend and protect. Society must care for working women in particular by ensuring that they remain in their jobs. The incorporation of women into the workplace is a reality which cannot be reversed and women cannot be put in a situation of having to chose between having children and keeping their job because of the complications which a pregnancy may entail. The ageing of the population, together with the low birth-rate in the European Union, means that this is an issue of enormous importance for all social operators. As important as the protection of pregnant women is provision for breast-feeding, which is beneficial to the health of both mother and child. The protection of maternity and breast-feeding cannot be considered as a form of unequal treatment between men and women, since maternity is exclusive to women and it is women who must be protected, independently of the fact that some parental leave can be granted to men. The Member States must deal with the possible negative effects of this directive by making it easier for companies to employ young women by exempting them from the social costs during parental leave. The directive must include a minimum leave of 20 weeks, with an obligatory period of at least eight weeks after giving birth. A minimum salary of 80% must be guaranteed, with no loss of pension rights. The ban on dismissal during pregnancy must be strictly complied with. In no circumstances must pregnancy be a cause for discrimination against women."@en1

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