A new opinion released by the European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, on behalf of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality stresses the need for greater enforcement of laws protecting women from inequality in the workplace as well as the improvement of working conditions for precarious workers in the EU, the majority of whom are women. Direct selling offers honest and sustainable income earning opportunities and thus contributes positively to the endeavours of the EU and EP to improve the situation for precarious workers by creating quality alternatives.