Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-07-10-Speech-2-273"

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dcterms:Date	"2007-07-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (continuation of debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20070710.52.2-273"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-07-10-Speech-2-2742
lpv:speaker	lp:Ria Oomen-ruijten2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; FEMM (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2007-03-22--2009-07-13)3 substitute; EMPL (2007-03-20--2009-07-13)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2007-03-22--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2007-02-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Christen Democratisch Appèl (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; AFET (2007-03-28--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"As you can see, we can still rely on eye contact, which is great. Mr President, it is good thing that we are debating labour law today, for the very reason that a number of things are changing within the labour market in Europe and in all our Member States. Indeed, we can see that there is a huge need for flexibility to better anticipate the market needs, but also on the part of the employees themselves, because they often want to combine work with family, extended family and care commitments. This flexibility is needed, not least in a society whose share of old people is increasing while its share of young people is decreasing, and in which the ageing population probably no longer wants to work for the full 40 or 36 hours within the labour market, but would nevertheless like to keep its hand in with a less demanding job. If, however – and this is why a debate is so useful – we want this flexibility, and recognise it as a benefit, this also means that from the beginning – and I regret the fact that Mrs Matsouka has left the Chamber, because she mentioned a debate between Right and Left, but is refusing to listen – we must, alongside this flexibility, put certainty in place on behalf of those who want to work in smaller and more flexible jobs and thus allow the labour market to function more effectively. It is a shortcoming – which we may be able to rectify with the amendments which will be adopted in a moment – that the great good of flexibility is no longer recognised. This is something I regret. I also believe that we cannot leave it up to the market alone, because the market regulates itself. We must once again try to put flexibility in place, combined with proper certainties."@en1

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