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15 Amendments of Abir AL-SAHLANI related to 2020/2020(INI)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the principle of equal treatment is enshrined in Article 45(2) of the TFEU, forbidding any discrimination based on nationality between workers of the Member States as regards employment, remuneration and other conditions of work and employment;
2020/06/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas the free movement of workers is a fundamental principle of the European Union and essential to the proper functioning of the Internal Market;
2020/06/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
B. wWhereas the free movement of services must under no circumstances undermineand workers’ rights, as well as social protection orbased on the principle of subsidiarity, support each other, and whereas digital technology can facilitate the supervision and enforcement of the rules safeguarding the rights of mobile workers;
2020/06/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas free movement of services stimulates economic growth by enabling people to travel, study, shop and work across borders and by allowing companies to recruit from a larger talent pool;
2020/06/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
C. wWhereas the social implications of the free movement of services mean the EU needs, a robust cohesion policy and a fair and geographically balanced industrial policyforward looking EU industrial policy contribute to job creation and upward social convergence;
2020/06/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Regrets that only 3,9 % of EU citizens in the working age reside in an EU country other than that of their citizenship in 2018; calls for increased efforts from the Commission and Member States to reduce mobility barriers for workers and businesses;
2020/06/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Calls on the social partners along with other stakeholders to play their part in calling on governments to revitalise the European services sector;
2020/06/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Calls for a more efficient coordination at EU level and enhanced commitment on addressing key social challenges in the areas, in particular portability of social entitlements of mobile workers while upholding the diversity of national systems and respecting Member States competences as enshrined in the Treaties as well as the principle of proportionality and subsidiarity;
2020/06/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Opposes the introducNotes that the country of destination ofis the country-of-origin principle, and considers that the free movement of services must be achieved without undermining workers’ rights and social rightsprinciple guiding the services directive and considers that this provision should not be changed; considers that the free movement of services and labour mobility will benefit when the rules on working conditions and health and safety of mobile workers’ are upheld;
2020/06/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, Member States and local authorities to work together with the social partners to devise strategies to guarantee and, facilitate the voluntary – rather than enforced –and promote mobility of workers, by implementing the right public policies and providing high- quality job opportunities which match workers skills;
2020/06/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Besides the guidelines published on 30 March concerning the exercise of the free movement of frontier, posted and seasonal workers in critical occupations, welcomes the European Commission’s announcement that it is preparing guidelines on seasonal workers1a to ensure their health and safety at work; considers that these could be useful tools to support free movement of workers while contributing to safe working conditions; __________________ 1aCommissioner Nicolas Schmit’s speech on Thursday 18 June during the debate on the European protection of cross- border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID-19 crisis
2020/06/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In light of the COVID-outbreak Member States should rapidly establish specific burden free and fast procedures to ensure swift passage for frontier workers and seasonal workers, while ensured safe working conditions.;
2020/06/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for the full implementation of Services and the Professional Qualifications Directive built on mutual recognition to facilitate the free movement of services and workers, while reducing the amount of regulated occupational standards;
2020/06/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Notes that at least 80 million workers in Europe are mismatched in terms of qualifications and more than 5 out of 10 jobs that are hard-to-fill are found in high-skilled occupations; stresses the need to create additional ways to attract talent and well-needed skills; calls for the current Blue Card proposal to be unblocked;
2020/06/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Stresses the importance of supporting and updating workers’ skills, in particular digital skills, through existing mechanisms for recognition and compatibility of skills and qualifications, such as EURES, Europass online platform and ESCO.
2020/06/25
Committee: EMPL