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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11494

20 February 2016
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) women
MEPs make pledge on training and informal work

Brussels, 19/02/2016 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament's women's rights committee has called for better protection for domestic workers. In a report adopted on Thursday 18 February, the committee calls for common rules for domestic work and care in the EU.

“It is our duty to ensure that millions of domestic workers do not remain unseen and unprotected”, stated rapporteur Kostadinka Kuneva (GUE, Greece).

The report, which was adopted by 16 votes to 1, with 14 abstentions, calls...