Activities of Kostadinka KUNEVA related to 2017/2039(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the Youth Employment Initiative in the Member States
Amendments (43)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
1a. having regard to the Council recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee (2013/C 120/01),
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
1b. having regard to the revised European Social Charter,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
1c. having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 d (new)
Citation 1 d (new)
1d. having regard to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ ‘List of issues in relation to the initial report of the European Union’,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 e (new)
Citation 1 e (new)
1e. having regard to Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast),
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 f (new)
Citation 1 f (new)
1f. having regard to the Commission proposal of 2 July 2008 for a Council directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (COM(2008)0426),
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 g (new)
Citation 1 g (new)
1g. having regard to its legislative resolution of 2 April 2009 on the proposal for a Council directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation,
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 h (new)
Citation 1 h (new)
1h. having regard to its resolution of 12 March 2013 on eliminating gender stereotypes in the EU,
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 i (new)
Citation 1 i (new)
1i. having regard to its resolution of 12 September 2013 on the application of the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 j (new)
Citation 1 j (new)
1j. having regard to its resolution of 8 March 2011 on the face of female poverty in the European Union,
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 k (new)
Citation 1 k (new)
1k. having regard to its resolution of 4 July 2013 on the impact of the crisis on access to care for vulnerable groups,
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 l (new)
Citation 1 l (new)
1l. having regard to its resolution of 8 October 2015 on the application of Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation,
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 m (new)
Citation 1 m (new)
1m. having regard to its resolution of 28 April 2016 on women domestic workers and carers in the EU,
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 n (new)
Citation 1 n (new)
1n. having regard to its resolution of 13 September 2016 on creating labour market conditions favourable for work- life balance,
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 o (new)
Citation 1 o (new)
1o. having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2017 on equality between women and men in the European Union in 2014-2015,
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 p (new)
Citation 1 p (new)
1p. having regard to the European Pact for gender equality for the period 2011-2020 adopted in the Council conclusions of 7 March 2011,
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas inequality undermines the common European values and erodes support to the European and public democratic institutions;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas increased inequality is associated with decreased social mobility, reduced human capabilities and limits on individual and collective freedom;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas across the EU women remain considerably under-represented in the labour market and in management, with the overall employment rate of women still being almost 12 % lower than that of men;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas ‘reducing the gender pay, earnings and pension gaps and thus fighting poverty among women’ is one of the priorities defined by the Commission in its document ‘Strategic engagement for gender equality 2016-2019’;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas 31.5 % of working women work part-time compared with 8.2 % of working men, and whereas just over 50 % of women work full-time, compared with 71.2 % of men, representing a full-time employment rate gap of 25.5 %;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas, gender balance is not an indicator properly addressed within the objectives of YEI;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. whereas, Articles 9 and 10 of the TFEU in defining and implementing its policies and activities, the Union has to ensure an inclusive and integrated labour market that be able to address the severe impact of unemployment and secure a high level of employment, whereas, the EU must ensure decent working conditions across the Union, including adequate wages, and guarantee adequate social protection in accordance with labour regulations, collective bargaining and in line with the principle of subsidiarity, as well as a high level of education and training and combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the existing framework of the Youth Employment Initiative and the Youth Guarantee failed to successfully address the specific needs of young women and girls and/or specific groups of unemployed young people in need of particular support and positive measures (e.g. migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, Roma women and men, LGBTI, single parents, long term unemployed, school leavers etc.);
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, young girls and women take up the burden of care for dependent family members due to limited or no access to public and free social care whereas caring responsibilities are reasons for inactivity for almost 20 % of economically inactive women, while this is only the case for less than 2 % of economically inactive men; whereas women carry out at least two and a half times more unpaid household and care work than men;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas, in many member states women represent the vast majority of workers employed in precarious, part time or mini jobs. whereas responsibilities of care , in combination with difficulties to balance work and life has as effect women to be more likely to work part-time or be economically inactive than men, having a negative future impact on their wages and pension-related income;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas NEET rates are decreasing, although the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) cannot take full credit for this; whereas, no measures to prevent young people from becoming NEET are implemented under the YEI;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, NEETS are a heterogeneous group with diverse needs and therefore it is considered of utmost significance to take measures in order to make women, young girls and the gender aspect visible throughout an up-to-date YEI;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas, according to national evaluations for the YEI, there are difficulties in engaging vulnerable young people in some Member States. whereas, in the first phase of implementation, the YEI most frequently reached the younger age cohort of 15-24 year olds (77%), young men (51%), those with at least upper secondary qualifications (75%) and the unemployed (77%) rather than the inactive according to a survey of Managing Authorities in late 2015;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is concerned that in many Member States youth unemployment rates are still unacceptably high and that improvement comes in slow pace;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for the inclusion to the YEI of intersectional criteria for targeted youth populations based on: gender, geography/remoteness from large or medium urban centres and facility centres, income, ethnicity, educational background, family features and disability;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Highlights the need for of a dual strategy approach and methodology based on gender mainstreaming with horizontal implementation to all initiatives, policies and measures of the EU in the context of YEI, with special regard to young women and girls;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Stresses the utmost significance for setting and ensuring minimum standards regarding the quality of employment offered within the framework of the YEI. These standards should be safeguarded for all young people (re)entering the labour market and should not only respond to their professional/occupational profile and labour market demand and should include: contract based employment, decent working and living conditions, decent salaries, social security and pension rights, access to child care facilities, leaves, holidays, and permanent employment;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the full implementation to the YEI of both the Employment Equality Directive and Directive 2010/41/EU on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers necessary that the EC and the Member-States come forward with positive measures in order to safeguard that young women and girls receive good quality offers of employment and are not employed or trapped in precarious, underpaid and temporary jobs with limited or no rights as workers;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls for the strengthening of young women´s rights and economic empowerment, not only through the implementation of the EYI, but also through the EU strategies and policies by addressing the deep-rooted unequal gender power-relations and stereotypes that not only give rise to discrimination and violence against women and girls, but to LGBTI persons as well. Furthermore, is concerned that that gender predominant power stereotypes interact with other forms of discrimination and inequality such as those related to race, disability, age and gender identity;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Strongly underlines that maternity and parenthood should not even be considered as acceptable grounds for discrimination against women in relation to accessing and remaining in the labour market; Therefore, highlights the need for a consolidated strategy for achieving work-life balance;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need for gender quotas to be introduced by Member-States when implementing YEI, given that this positive measure is one of the proven most effective tools in addressing inequalities, discrimination and gender imbalances;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Member States to put in place effective measures and policies in order to address discrimination and unlawful dismissal related to work-life balance and to ensure access to justice and legal protection;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Urges the European Commission to come forward with an updated proposal for an increased budget for the YEI and the Youth Guarantee tools, given that ongoing European and Economic crisis and the consequent economic slowdown, Member States are still struggling with high unemployment levels, public debt, low growth and insufficient investments, as well as, cuts in public expenditure;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Stresses the need for the Union to apply holistic policies and public investments that will effectively combat unemployment, poverty and social marginalisation. Therefore, calls for the inclusion of gender and social indicators to all its policies, strategies and tools;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Calls on the Commission to improve the collection, analysis and dissemination of comprehensive, comparable and reliable and regularly updated data on women’s participation to the labour market through the YEI;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 f (new)
Paragraph 7 f (new)
7f. Calls on the Commission to come forward with a proposal extending the duration of the YEI implementation period beyond 2018. Furthermore, calls for the extension of the age limitation previously set to 25/29 years to over 30 years, as a measure to include larger groups of the population, who have already obtained a post-secondary level of education, yet still remain unemployed. Notes that such an extension shall also benefit the young mothers who have self- excluded themselves from the labour market in order to care for their children or other dependent members of their families;