Translation of "Mise à l'écart des syndicats " (French → English) :

50. Notes the steady rise in the number of industrial disputes since 1998; to address this, urges China to authorise the establishment of independent trade unions for example through the creation of a strong legal status, the introduction of free collective bargaining, the opportunity for democratically elected trade union officials to receive independent training and the setting up of an exchange programme between European and Chinese trade union officials to enable China to benefit from Europe's many years of experience in the area of employee participation; urges China to institute a social protection system appropriate to people's ...[+++]needs and geared towards the unemployed;

47. Notes the steady rise in the number of industrial disputes since 1998; to address this urges China to authorise the establishment of independent trade unions for example through the creation of a strong legal status, the gradual introduction of free collective bargaining, the opportunity for democratically elected trade union officials to receive independent training and the setting up of an exchange programme between European and Chinese trade union officials to enable China to benefit from Europe's many years of experience in the area of employee participation; urges China to institute a social protection system appropriate to pe ...[+++]ople’s needs and geared towards the unemployed, whose numbers are set to swell following China's economic transition;

I trust Amendment No 4 and Amendment No 5 will be upheld. In particular, I hope the provision in Article 3 for trade unions in working groups will be retained.

Before we leave the audit, some of the key elements where the auditor has to be satisfied are the following: that survey and analysis have been done and all the gaps have been identified; where the gaps have been identified, that all policies and practices specified in the act, including attitudes and behaviours, have been examined; that all barriers have been clearly documented and measures to eliminate them have been identified; that the accommodation policy has been communicated and accessibility has been planned for; that the hiring and promotion goals cover all gaps; that the positive policies and special measures are sufficien ...[+++]t to meet the hiring goals; that union and employee representatives been appropriately consulted; that employees are sufficiently informed; that senior management is committed and managers are accountable; that the process is in place to measure the plan for progress? (1125) When that's done, the employer, if he or she follows the plan, will have a pretty good chance of making sufficient progress in closing the gaps and hiring the groups the way they should have been hired in the first place (1130) [Translation] We will now take a look at the audit process.

While associated with the Department of Justice, he was the principal drafter of numerous federal statutes and regulations, including the Canada Development Corporation Act, the Maritime Transportation Union Act, the Proclamation and Public Order Regulations under the War Measures Act, the National Transportation Act, the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporations Act, the Petro-Canada Corporation Act - something for which I will forgive him - and the Canadian Human Rights Act.

Mr Flynn underlined some practical suggestions, contained in the Memorandum, to close the pay gap, including : - Improving data on women and pay. Member States are requested to improve the collection and quality of basic data and greater pay discrimination and occupational segregation to expose the extent of the problem. Eurostat, the European Communities' Statistical Office, could help in this regard. - Improving information about the law. It is proposed to encourage research, seminars and conferences on pay systems and their impact on the gap in earnings and to improve the dissemination of information on significant legal cases. - Improving training. Attention should be given to the need to organise better training for employers, employee ...[+++]s' organisations, unions and professionals, both at the Community level and in Member States. - A Code of Practice. The Memorandum expands upon a suggestion which the Commission has made in its Green Paper on Social Policy with regard to drafting a Code of Practice on equal pay for employers, employees and unions.