21 Amendments of Jonás FERNÁNDEZ related to 2016/2095(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
– having regard to the Declaration of 9 May 1950, that called for ‘the equalization and improvement of the living conditions of workers’;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that the Pillar’s aim should be to establish an ambitious agenda of enforceable rights in terms of better protection of social and labour rights, paying attention to recurrent messages sent by international institutions, like ILO and the Council of Europe, to respect and promote international labour standards;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the EPSR should equip European citizens with stronger means to keep control over their lives and make markets work for wellbeing and sustainable development, thereby becoming an essential and recognisable element of the European citizenship;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. It is concerned about the raise of inequalities in the European Union, especially in the aftermath of the economic crisis and as a consequence of the restrictive fiscal policies, guided by austerity, and conservative structural reforms, which have affected labour markets and have reduce welfare state and citizens’ rights; Highlight that combating inequalities is not only a socially beneficial ethical duty, but a fundamental commitment to economic growth and quality job creation, as it has been repeatedly expressed by various international institutions, such as the IMF or the OECD; It is shown that countries that have implemented measures to redistribute income and wealth in its exit strategy from the crisis, have performed better and earlier in its return to the path of economic growth; Calls on the Commission to include within the key policy areas that constitute the European Pillar of Social Rights a new axis dedicated exclusively to combating inequalities, both in economic and social terms, which has to contain key indicators on the current situation of inequality and to assess the development among Member States and within them, of their levels of relative and absolute inequality;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that the EPRS should reconfirm existing social rights that are already part of the acquis and formally include new rights that emerged in the current socio-economic context, as well as concretely suggest how to operationalise these rights;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission that, in any case, ‘the occasion to revisit’ the Social ‘acquis’ of the EU which they highlight ‘in the light of new trends and to identify possible areas for future action’, cannot mean any loss of current rights and social standards for workers, in benefit of the deregulatory path fixed by its Better Regulation Agenda, which has no added any value on social or labour rights and it only has gone in detriment of citizens’ rights so far (REFIT on Maternity Leave Directive, Information and Consultation of Workers, Health and Safety directives, etc.);
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need for renewed upward convergence in wages throughout the EU; calls on the Commission to actively support a wider coverage for collective bargaining; considers that to ensure decent living wages, minimum wages set at a decent level are necessary; recommendproposes agreeing within the framework of the EU institutions the establishment of national wage floors through legislation or collective bargaining, with the objective of attaining at least 60 % of the respective national average wage;
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Proposes that the Commission use Article 156 of the TFEU to calculate a guideline European minimum wage system, in accordance with the rule of 60 % of the respective national average wage;
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights that, according to the European Commission 1a, two thousand fifty two labour market reforms have been undertaken in the EU between 2008 and 2013 favouring flexibility at the expense of security; Calls on the Commission that any adoption or redefinition of the concept of 'flexicurity' is made on the basis of strengthening active labour market policies (ALMP) and to reverse the reforms of labour markets imposed by European Semester in Member States which have resulted in a loss of rights for workers, such as decentralization of collective bargaining; 1ahttps://webgate.ec.europa.eu/labref/publ ic/result.cfm
Amendment 460 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 8 – point 1 (new)
(1) Believes that the EPSR should include a requirement for Member States to provide high-quality and affordable nursery education for families with children aged 0 to 3 which need this, given the importance of education at that age for future personal development;
Amendment 498 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is aware that rising life expectancy and workforce shrinking pose a challenge to the sustainability of pensions systems and to intergenerational fairness; reaffirms that the best response is to increase the overall employment rate; considers that pensionable ages should reflect, besides life expectancy, other factors including labour market trends, the economic dependency ratio, the birth rate and differences in job arduousness; Highlights the need to implement measures in the Member States in the design of public pension systems and the regulation of private and occupational ones to reduce the gender pensions gap;
Amendment 647 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Recalls that the problem of Consumers Over-indebtedness is a problem with social causes and consequences that 'has a European dimension', as the Commission recognized in the report "Towards an operational common European definition of over-indebtedness" published in 2008; Share the viewpoint expressed in the Report recently released by the Commission "Study on a new approach to business failure and insolvency" that 'the Commission Recommendation of 12th March 2014 aimed to facilitate the efficient restructuring of viable enterprises in financial difficulty and give honest Entrepreneurs a second chance, may also be relevant to the treatment of Consumer Over-indebtedness, where the aim is to help the Consumer recover and allow a 'fresh' start'; Calls on the Commission to ensure, where Consumer Over-indebtedness cannot be avoided, that the related circumstances of financial and social exclusion are mitigated by putting in place mechanisms that support the debtor, including the opportunity for a second chance, or a 'fresh start' as outlined in the Commission Recommendation of 2014;
Amendment 660 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Supports a Skills Guarantee as a new right for everyone to acquire fundamental skills for the 21st century, including digital literacy; highlights this as an important social investment, requiring adequate financing. The Skills Guarantee should cover the specific needs of the "new" European citizens, such as asylum seekers and migrants, that ensures their successful and fast joining in the European society;
Amendment 667 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4 a (new)
Subheading 4 a (new)
Proposes that full employment be made an EPSR objective;
Amendment 668 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4 b (new)
Subheading 4 b (new)
Believes that the EPSR should apply to all workers, including those who are not EU citizens;
Amendment 799 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5 b (new)
Subheading 5 b (new)
Calls on the Commission to ensure full labour mobility for legal immigrant workers within the single market;
Amendment 810 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises that labour mobility within the EU is a right whose exercise must be supported but which should not be forced on workers by poor conditions in their home regions, and should not undermine host countries’ social standards;
Amendment 828 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Takes the view that aid and assistance to refugees fleeing war and mass violations of human rights should be provided for under the EPSR;
Amendment 966 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls for a strong involvement of the Council in the EPRS with a distinct social focus; in this sense, reiterates its call on the organization of meetings of the Eurozone Employment and Social Affairs Ministers, like a social Eurogroup, so as to better integrate the social dimension of the EMU and properly address social imbalances;
Amendment 1097 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to translate the EPSR into relevant external action, in particular by promoting the implementation of the UN SDGs, the ILO conventions and, decisions from the Council of Europe and its European Committee of Social Rights and the European Social Charter with its European social standards, through trade agreements and strategic partnerships;
Amendment 1111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Considers that the EPSR should be adopted in 2017 as a binding agreement between the European Parliament and the European Council, involving social partners at the highest level, and should contain a clear roadmap for implementation, with concrete commitments and target dates;