Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-06-13-Speech-3-145"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-06-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Working time in mobile road-transport activities2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010613.4.3-145"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-06-13-Speech-3-1462
lpv:speaker	lp:Theodorus J.J. Bouwman2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-12-16--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 substitute; EMPL (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; GroenLinks (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Mr Hughes Commissioner, in my view, this directive on the organisation of the working time of drivers is of strategic importance. Many overlook the fact that we are dealing with a road-transport sector which is highly fragmented and under pressure from shippers: there are many small businesses and a few large ones. Those large ones employ staff and the small ones do not. Against the background of liberalisation and cabotage, we are dealing with an international issue which requires international solutions. The price competition is cut-throat, not only in the road-transport sector but also between the different modalities. That was mentioned a moment ago. This results in the subcontracting of both wheels (lorries) and drivers on a large scale. This also leads to cowboy pricing, if I can refer to it that way. One might say – and this is not the first time I am saying this – that the sector is diseased up to a certain point. This also leads to a social rat race and to the evasion of social duties. It affects working times and working conditions and puts pressure on wages. The sector is repeatedly up to new tricks. That would not be the first one. We have already closed the Willy Betz loophole. We now have to face the fact that more drivers are becoming self-employed, and the pseudo self-employed in particular have a role to play. This whole development is detrimental to the sector, the environment (for cheap transport generates more transport), safety and society. For that reason, we believe that this gap must be closed. We have already closed the Willy Betz loophole for Eastern European drivers by means of licensing. In this case, we will close the loopholes not only by involving the pseudo self-employed, but also the self-employed as far as driving times are concerned. In other words, we very much applaud the fact that everyone, both the employed and self-employed, must remain within those 48 hours. In addition, I believe the entire definition of pseudo self-employed to be of major strategic importance, and I should like to congratulate the rapporteur on this very sound approach. The codecision procedure requires our Parliament to form a united front during the negotiations."@en1
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