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"Mr President, I would also like to start by thanking the rapporteur for her excellent work. I would like to have seen the social partners at European level solving this issue, so that we would have been able to achieve a directive this way. The employers did not want this, however. That was the reason, Mr Crowley.
I therefore thank the Commission for the fact that a good proposal has been tabled. This sector is becoming increasingly large, as many people have already pointed out. It is also a transboundary issue. In addition, the issue concerns an atypical form of work, which is why it is appropriate for us to adopt a directive establishing minimum requirements, especially bearing in mind enlargement. We must not create a Union only for capital – the Union must also be for its citizens. That is actually what it is all about.
I heard Mrs Lynne say that this is also a problem for Sweden. As a Swedish Social Democrat, I disagree. This information must come from incorrect sources. We have agreements in Sweden in this area, which will continue to be applicable in the future. This is clear from Mrs van den Burg’s proposal. Naturally, the most important term of employment, pay, must be addressed. This is a case of discrimination regarding pay. This issue has already arisen in conjunction with the Part-time work Directive.
I also dislike the idea of a six-week period, for this would allow shorter assignments, which only encourages cheating. The provisions should therefore apply from the first day. I also do not in fact like the idea of transition periods, but I accept them as a political necessity in order to get this through.
Finally, I would like to say something about the members of the Swedish Moderate Party who will soon be speaking here. They are increasingly allying themselves with the Eurosceptic Tory Party. They talk all the time solely about the rights of companies and never about the rights of employees. Company rights at European level and employee rights at national level – that paves the way for social dumping. It is then no longer a matter of social cohesion. Instead, a society and a Europe of conflicts is created."@en1
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