# Health and safety at work: workers who are pregnant, have recently given birth or are breastfeeding

European Parliament procedure 2008/0193(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee EMPL / FEMM). Stage: Procedure lapsed or withdrawn. 355 committee amendments tabled by 57 Members between 2009-02-17 and 2010-02-11.

## What the amendments focus on

Legislative proposal amending a directive on the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding. The amendments address the duration of maternity leave, its relationship with parental leave, paternity leave, protection from long working hours and overtime, care of disabled children, surrogate motherhood, child care, and legal protection of victims of discrimination.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas MANN | Germany | PPE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1922.md |
| Rovana PLUMB | Romania | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38595.md |
| Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS | United Kingdom | ECR | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96944.md |
| Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI | Poland | EFD | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96786.md |
| Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ | Czechia | ECR | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96719.md |
| Ilda FIGUEIREDO | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4466.md |
| Edite ESTRELA | Portugal | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28310.md |
| Christa KLASS | Germany | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1929.md |
| Astrid LULLING | Luxembourg | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1186.md |
| Elisabeth SCHROEDTER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1933.md |
| Jan CREMERS | Netherlands | PSE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/40818.md |
| Stephen HUGHES | United Kingdom | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1407.md |
| Siiri OVIIR | Estonia | ALDE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/26829.md |
| Anna ZÁBORSKÁ | Slovakia | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23894.md |
| Martin KASTLER | Germany | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/25919.md |

## Official source documents

- PE420.190: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-420.190+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE421.393: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-421.393+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE428.236: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-430.643+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE431.025: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-431.025+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE439.072: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.072+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0193-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0193-COD.json

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