22
Nov
2021
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Introduction of a European social security pass for improving the digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility (debate)
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, at this historic moment, the pro-European forces of the European Parliament are pursuing a vision of what the social dimension of this new Europe, destined for renewal and rebirth, should be. We are facing major challenges related to the evolution of work, new professions, support for employment and social policies, even the European minimum wage. And so I believe that we must also respond to these 13 million frontier workers, mobile workers, seasonal workers, posted workers, who struggle every day to be granted their rights. There are rules, but there are no tools to implement them. The European social security number is therefore essential to link national systems and allow the authorities to carry out checks, prevent abuses and punish exploiters, but at the same time I believe that it is an extraordinary tool to promote the geographical mobility of workers and make the European labour market more dynamic. As 5 Star Movement we strongly support this resolution and call on the Commission to present a legislative proposal by 2022, so we can restore dignity to these workers and abolish unfair competition, so that there is no more room for those who take advantage of the weakest.