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"I voted in favour of this directive for two reasons.
Firstly, we have not treated people like numbers, at the service of the market, but, rather, we have placed workers’ rights above all other considerations.
The second reason is that we have removed all restrictions on the movement of persons, not by playing workers off against each other and thus having a contest that is won by those who offer their services on the worst conditions, but by showing that we want to use freedom of movement to enhance workers’ rights.
This vote should send out a strong signal that no one should continue to abuse foreign workers by offering worse conditions than those offered to local workers. Nor should it be admissible to pressurise local workers into accepting lower wages and conditions through such methods.
Over and above this, workers should be given full information about conditions being offered to local and foreign workers and should not be left bereft of information. Lack of information leads to suspicion and antagonism, just as is happening, for example, at the Malta Drydocks.
Savings on expenditure should not be achieved by abusing workers’ rights, but by raising the quality of services. This is what the directive should accomplish."@en1
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