# Reducing inequalities with a special focus on in-work poverty

European Parliament procedure 2019/2188(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee EMPL / FEMM / PETI). Stage: Procedure completed. 585 committee amendments tabled by 91 Members between 2020-05-11 and 2020-09-04.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on reducing inequalities with a special focus on in-work poverty. Amendments centre on the gender pay and employment gaps, atypical and flexible contracts (zero-hour, temporary, part-time), in-work poverty after the 2008 crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, gender mainstreaming, collective bargaining, and poverty risks among older, single and migrant women and women with disabilities, citing Eurostat and Eurofound data and the European Pillar of Social Rights.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 89 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Elisabetta GUALMINI | Italy | S&D | 82 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197618.md |
| Alex AGIUS SALIBA | Malta | S&D | 80 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197403.md |
| Agnes JONGERIUS | Netherlands | S&D | 73 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125021.md |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | 72 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124867.md |
| Pierfrancesco MAJORINO | Italy | S&D | 72 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197592.md |
| Marianne VIND | Denmark | S&D | 71 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/199941.md |
| Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS | Spain | S&D | 70 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/198329.md |
| Alicia HOMS GINEL | Spain | S&D | 70 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/122978.md |
| Lina GÁLVEZ | Spain | S&D | 70 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197702.md |
| Manuel PIZARRO | Portugal | S&D | 63 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197732.md |
| Heléne FRITZON | Sweden | S&D | 58 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197391.md |
| Johan DANIELSSON | Sweden | S&D | 53 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38542.md |
| Gabriele BISCHOFF | Germany | S&D | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197435.md |
| Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN | Spain | PfE | 50 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204414.md |

## Official source documents

- PE650.656: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/FEMM-AM-650656_EN.pdf
- PE650.660: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-650660_EN.pdf
- PE655.978: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-655978_EN.pdf
- PE655.980: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-655980_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2019-2188-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2019-2188-INI.json

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