25 Amendments of Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO related to 2014/2235(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, despite some minor improvements, levels of unemployment are still very high, with almost 24 million people unemployed in the EU; 7.8 million jobs have been wiped out since the start of the crisis1 a; __________________ 1aAccording to the Commission’s Employment and Social Situation: Quarterly Review of 13 April 2015
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas, according to the Commission1 a, the high levels of long- term unemployment are extremely concerning, with around 12.4 million people unemployed for more than one year and, of those, 6 million for more than two years; whereas long-term unemployment threatens the sustainability of social welfare systems and is in danger of becoming a structural problem; __________________ 1aAccording to the Commission’s Employment and Social Situation: Quarterly Review of 13 April 2015 (null)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas labour market rigidities and the lack of internal demand and investment are having a negative impact on job creation, while a competitive EU labour market that takes into account these three factors can contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 employment and anti-poverty and social exclusion targets;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that ambitious economic policies and labour market reforms are needed in order to boost smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and create more quality jobs; further stresses the need for sustainable, economically sustainableefficient social welfare systems which are based on incentives to workprovide attainable, high-quality public services;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned that unemployment rates in the EU remain relatively high (December 2014, EU 28: 9.9 %), and draws attention to the considerable differences between Member States, with the lowest unemployment rates being in Germany (4.8and Austria (around 5 %) and the highest in Spain (23.7 %);Greece and Spain (at 26 % and 23 % respectively1 a); these huge disparities increase the risk of fragmentation both within and between the Member States and threaten the EU’s economic stability and social cohesion; __________________ 1aAccording to the Commission’s Employment and Social Situation: Quarterly Review of 13 April 2015
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Is concerned that underemployment, involuntary part-time and temporary work, false self-employment and precarious work have reached their highest point; points out that 50 % of the jobs created in 2014 were temporary positions; notes that, according to the Commission, the problem of in-work poverty still exists, and that for 50 % of all jobseekers guaranteed employment is not enough to lift them out of poverty or increase productivity;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that elements such as a skilled work force, the capacity to innovate, increasing purchasing power and a stable socio-economic and political environment are indispensable in order to harvest a good investment climate;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that several important challenges are affecting Europe's labour market, including increasing demand for highly skilled labour, rapid technological globalisation and rapid technological change such as digitalisation and robotisation, an increasing demand for highly skilled labour with a surplus in supply of low skilled labour with job and wage polarisation as a result, far reachainge and development labour market flexibilisation, as well as an ageing society which requires that early retirement be made less attractivepolicies based on active ageing;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that in order to achieve a competitive EU labour market, ambitious reforms are needed which increase inclusiveness, flexibility and mobilitycurity, voluntary mobility and labour market participation in quality jobs, which boost activity and productivity, which develop human capital across all age brackets and which support social welfare models, in the light of constantly changing labour markets and production patterns;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. States that the strategy for restoring competitiveness should not focus exclusively on labour costs, but also on increasing productivity through investments in human capital and socially responsible structural reforms; recalls that decent wages are important not only for social cohesion, but also for maintaining a strong economy and a productive workforce;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of human development, career flexibility and self- responsibility; recalls in this respect that investment is needed to actively support employability and prevent skills depletion among the unemployed; emphasises that such measures should be combined with reforms in pension and social welfare systems that encourage more people to worksystems that ensure the sustainability, security and suitability of said systems and of social welfare systems that ensure an efficient, high-quality, attainable service;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls the importance of the mobility of workers based on the principle of equal treatment for a competitive labour market, and stresses the need to develop adequate measures that ensure that the social and labour rights of all workers are safeguarded against erosion and to reduce the administrative and linguistic barriers that are liable to restrain it; encourages raising of awareness of and further improvement of the EU-wide EURES job portal; states that none of these measures should restrict the Member States’ job- creation efforts;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Against this background, stresses the importance of active labour policies, life-long learning and improving people’s ability to adapt to technological change; calls on the Member States to increase the scope and efficiency of active labour market policies;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Considers that a coherent and comprehensive strategy towards more effective and mutually beneficial forms of work organisation, by making full use of workers’ knowledge potential and increasing the quality of their jobs, will help labour market resilience. More participative and empowering forms of work organisation could be developed to strengthen employees’ involvement in innovation, support workers’ involvement and skill use development, and therefore, companies’ performance;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the need for adequate financing and take-up, by the Member States and individual employers, of traineeship and apprenticeship schemes; recalls that these programmes have to comply with minimum quality, social protection and remuneration standards;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Stresses the need for a comprehensive approach regarding labour mobility, based on the free movement of citizens and workers and the principle of equal pay for equal work; stresses in this respect the necessity for Member States to adequately implement and enforce the Enforcement Directive 2014/67/EU, to close existing loopholes through a revision of the Posting of Workers Directive 96/71/EC, and to take measures in order to prevent related fraud; is concerned regarding the possible risks of 'brain drain' for certain Member States;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls the importance of the mobility of highly skilled workers from third countries in the light of the demographic challenges in line with socio-labour standards;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses the importance of special measures and support for encouraging employers, in particular SMEs, to encourage them and micro- enterprises, to hire young people for their first job and ensure their in-house training, as also for older workers, in line with minimum socio-labour, quality and fair, decent remuneration standards; recalls the importance of social responsibility on the part of employers towards all employees and towards society; believes that such social responsibility should also be required of institutions responsible for education and training;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Urges the Commission to go above and beyond the March 2014 Council recommendation on a quality framework for traineeships, and to propose a new Quality Framework with a view to preventing discrimination and exploitation of young workers;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to provide forecasts regarding possible job losses based on the challenges regarding globalisation, digitalisation and robotisation; calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen efforts in order to reindustrialise the Union and promote the quality of European craftsmanship; calls on the Commission and Member States to provide additional measured to educate and reskill workers, and on businesses to craft new jobs in order to be able to meet the requirements for the future labour markets;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that, in addition to promoting the creation of quality jobs, the labour market reforms are designed to reduce segmentation, bring vulnerable groups into the labour market, promote gender equality, reduce in-work poverty and provide adequate social protection for all workers, including the self-employed;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in cooperation with the social partners, to provide forecasts of jobs and skills per Member State and sector that will be anticipated on the labour market; calls on the Commission, in this respect, to provide guidelines on investing in human capital in order to prepare the labour markets for the future;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to foster and support social enterprises which take into account their responsibility regarding the environment, consumers and employees;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce a European minimum wage framework with a view to addressing pay inequalities using a base level for each Member State to ensure a decent income via legal means or by way of an agreement, in line with national practice;