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Improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding
Improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding
Subject: Amendments by the committee responsible - separate votes , amendment 71
Date of vote: 20.10.2010
ID: 1049
Final vote: No
For 424 (63%)
Against 240 (36%)
Abstentions 6 (1%)
Total number of Members of the European Parliament at the moment of this vote
Total members
736
Total number of MEPs who cast their vote on this proposal
Voters
670
Total number of MEPs who were present on this day, but did not vote on this occasion
Didn`t vote
23
Total number of MEPs who were absent on this day
Absent
43
The simple majority is reached if the number of votes in favor is higher than the added number of votes cast in favor and against divided by two (abstentions are not taken into account).
Required to pass
333
Policy area
Gender equality
Type of vote
Draft legislative resolution
Procedure
Legislative (ordinary legislative procedure, first reading)
There is no correspondent vote in the Council to display. This can be either because this issue is non-legislative and will not be voted upon in the Council, or because it is legislative, but hasn't been voted in the Council yet.