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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the European Commission is required to submit a directive proposal on measures for workers during pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding by the end of 2000. The assessment of the existing measures, which was intended to lead to change, is four years behind schedule and fails to meet the requirements which the European Parliament prescribed at the time.
The Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance calls for an increase in the level of protection. The report mainly focuses on institutional aspects. In our opinion, this report should also embrace the right to return back to work to the same or an equivalent job after maternity leave.
We are asking for the rights of pregnant and breastfeeding women to be extended. In practice, women are often discriminated against during this period, despite rights on paper.
This is why we call for a reversal of the burden of proof. Employers will need to demonstrate that any dismissal or change of job is not linked to pregnancy.
Finally, we would like the Commission to explain why at the recent ILO conference, the Member States failed to adopt the common positions. How is it possible that the United Kingdom abstained from the final vote, which, in view of the procedure, is tantamount to voting against?
We would like to close by thanking Mrs Damião for the work she has carried out."@en1
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