Next Tuesday, 3 rd May 2016, PLENT (International Platform for Equal, Non-Transferable and 100% Paid
Parental Leave) will participate in an event organized by the GUE/NGL (European United Left – Nordic
Green Left – European Parliamentary Group): “Reviving Parental Leave rights in the EU”. In this debate,
our colleague María Pazos will present the PLENT proposal. We are grateful to the GUE/NGL for this
opportunity to discuss our proposal with members of the ETUC (European Trade Union Confederation)
and with European MPs, so that we can demand together a European Directive for Equal, Non-
Transferable and Fully Paid parental (paternity and maternity) leave in all EU member states.
Programme
9.00-9.10 am: General introduction by Gaby Zimmer
9.10-9.35 am: Session 1 — European legislation on rights to parental leave
Chair: Kostadinka Kuneva
– Introduction — 5 min
– Montserrat Mir Roca, ETUC Confederal Secretary for gender equality — 10min
– Maria Pazos, PLENT representative — 10 min
9.40-10.20 am: Session 1 Panel Discussion
10.20-10.25 am: Topic 1 conclusions by Angela Vallina — 5 min
10.30-11.00 am: Coffee break
11.00-11.25 am: Session 2 –Specific cases of good and bad practices regarding parental leave
Chair: Malin Bjork
– Introduction — 5 min
– Joa Bergold, Research Officer on parental leave, welfare politics, equality politics, class and
gender, at the Swedish Trade Union Confederation — 10min
– David Joyce, Equality Officer & Global Solidarity Officer of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions
(ICTU) — 10min
11.25-12.10 pm: Session 2 Panel Discussion
12.10-12.15 pm: Topic 2 conclusions by Tania Gonzalez — 5 min
12.15-12.30 pm: Synthesis of conclusions and closing remarks by Joao Pimenta
More information: http://www.guengl.eu/news/article/events/reviving-parental-leave-rights-in-eu-3-5-2016
