7 Amendments of Heinz K. BECKER related to 2018/2120(INI)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the employment rate of women in 2017 is 66.5 %, yet the gender employment gap remains substantial, as does the gender pay gap, and whereas therefore more women than men suffer poverty in old age;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas informal or family carers are at greater risk of experiencing poverty, both during their period of caring and when accessing pension entitlements; whereas family carers are predominantly women, who provide around 70 % of all care services in Europe;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carefully examine the issue of in-work poverty and to propose solutions at both EU and national level to counter this most insidious issue; believes that immediate and coordinated action must be taken to reverse this trend, which threatens to fragment social cohesion and intergenerational solidarity; reiterates its concern at the high number of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion despite the decreasing trend; is especially worried about the high rates of child poverty, rural poverty and poverty in old age, which affects considerably more women than men; asks the Commission and the Member States to adopt all necessary measures to significantly reduce poverty, particularly child poverty; calls on the Commission and the Member States to give greater recognition to the work and expertise of NGOs, anti-poverty organisations and people experiencing poverty themselves, encouraging their participation in the exchange of good practices; points out that high levels of inequality diminish economic output and the potential for sustainable growth;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that the integration of the long-term unemployed through individually tailored measures is an important factor for fighting poverty and social exclusion and contributing to the sustainability of national social security systems; calls, in this connection, for more effort to be made to cultivate skills relevant to the labour market, as well as for a massive increase in the share of practice-oriented training in order to achieve the objective of employability;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to ensure that young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs), including young people with disabilities, can avail of and benefit from the Youth Guarantee in a real and meaningful way; stresses that education is the key to avoiding poverty; considers that increased training in basic digital skills, such as the use of digital media and a basic knowledge of programming, is essential at educational institutions; stresses in this connection the need for modern technical equipment in educational establishments, with appropriate digital infrastructure; calls on the Commission and the Member States, without further delay, to resolutely implement the dual training system which is established as the leading model in the EU;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are extremely important for sustainable and inclusive development and job creation in Europe; calls on the Commission and the Member States to give greater and better consideration to the interests of MSMEs in the policymaking process;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take all necessary measures to improve work-life balance and boost gender equality; calls for the development of accessible and affordable high-quality care services and childcare and early education services, as well as adequate forms of support for family carers, who deliver the greater part of care in the EU; deplores the continuing gender pay gap; and pension gap; recognises that this issue requires a multifaceted response, and calls on the Member States to address it as a matter of urgency;