Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2014-01-15-Speech-3-494-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2014-01-15"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Dame Glenis Willmott2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, this is a really important, although emotive, debate. It is not helped by the constant scaremongering we hear from some of the other UK parties. We need to have a sensible discussion and to recognise the concerns that many people have, not just in the UK but also in many other countries, including Germany and France. People on the doorstep constantly tell me that it is not the issue of migration itself that concerns them: it is more the fear that they will lose their job because someone from elsewhere will be willing to do it for less. They know that migration has brought huge economic benefits to our country, but this does nothing to allay their fears. You may or may not agree with their fears, but we cannot ignore them. What should we do? Firstly, we should ensure that any domestic minimum wage legislation is properly enforced. Secondly, we need to strengthen the Agency Workers Directive, which is often used to undercut workers’ terms and conditions and to exploit migrant workers. Thirdly, once and for all, we must close the loophole in the Posting of Workers Directive. I know that some rogue employers would not be happy with these changes because, quite frankly, they prefer to continue to hire cheap labour and treat workers as just another commodity. I have to tell them that this is not acceptable. We must stop, once and for all, this constant race to the bottom; instead we should be aiming for a race to the top. Freedom of movement is a fundamental principle of the EU. We need to ensure that another fundamental principle we work for is fairness for all."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Labour Party (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; ENVI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; LIBE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2013-10-09--2014-06-30)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Glenis Willmott (S&D ). -"1
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