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hmve to give up their job following this line ot reasoning.
In tho debate the ;ndividugl right to work nwst be clearly established
and the breggw;nner prin£iplo in any form must be rejected.
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Reduction of working hours is the only means of achieving a fair
distribution of work. TO enable women to participate in the economic life
~t society daily working hours must be reduced. This should eventually
result in a 5-hour day. This aim should be stated by Parliament. practical
suggestions will have to be made for a strategy to take us from the pre.ent
situation to thet of the desired 5-hour day. As the .tate of affairs is
different in each Member State, the only thing to be done is to urge
governments and parliaments to adopt adequate measures.
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In 1974 the Council of Ministers accepted a resolution On
household dutie. with an occupation.
propoB.ls regarding:
- expansion of creches and other child-minding facilities
- expansion of kindergartens for pre-school children and child-minding
after school houre
- introduction of leave for ~ parents in the case of a child's il1ne.s
- measures to aesist workers caring for elderly persons.
combining
In the memorandum thereon there are
The Socialist members of the ad hoc committee should make contact as
quickly as possible with the (50cialist~ Commi••,oner responsible for
shaping thiB policy. There can then be discussion on h~' these non-binding
recommendations can be made into binding directives.
be made during the debate in plenary eitting.
froposals can then
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However much resistance there may be to this, the debate mu.t establish
(and if possible elsa the final resolution) that it is for the worn ... alone
to decide whether and when she shall have children.
The availability of contraceptives and the right to use them must be
guaranteed in a community directive.
Abortion legislation is a matter for the governments of the Member
States. We must endeavour to make Parliament deliver an opinion on the
right of women to obtain a medically supervised abortion if they so desire.
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