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dcterms:Date	"2009-02-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090203.5.2-078"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-02-03-Speech-2-0792
lpv:speaker	lp:Catherine Boursier2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AFCO (2008-05-18--2009-07-13)3 member; LIBE (2008-05-21--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2008-05-18--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2008-05-21--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2008-05-21--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (2008-05-18--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (2008-05-18--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank Mr Fava for the remarkable job he has done over the last few months to produce this balanced text. It was no easy task and the path was strewn with pitfalls. However, I think the results are very positive and I will mention three points in particular. The sanction applies here to the offending employer, whilst the migrant is considered to be the victim. Apart from financial penalties, penal sanctions are recommended for repeat offenders, for trafficking in human beings or exploitation of minors. I believe that penal sanctions are essential and I also believe that it is up to us to ensure that regular checks are carried out so that this directive is effective. Another positive point to mention is the automatic payment of outstanding wages to the workers. Finally, associations and unions are advocating the defence of the interests of workers living in a country illegally so that they can report a dishonest employer without fear of subsequent prosecution. Of course, as with many other texts, we could have gone further but can we take the risk of threatening the compromise position when this text will already allow major advances in protecting workers and their dignity? We need to support a balanced view of the migration issue and recognise that immigration for work is more than necessary and will become increasingly so in the future given the demographic forecasts. In this context, it is therefore essential to state that the model we want is one in which immigrant workers are viewed as fully-fledged workers enjoying the same rights as workers from Member States. We must therefore mobilise to defend these rights and this is why I think we should give our support to this report, because it is a decisive step in the introduction of minimum standards and in the fight against illegal working and the exploitation of migrant workers."@en1
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