18 Amendments of Radka MAXOVÁ related to 2020/2020(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
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;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital -A a (new)
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;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
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;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the free movement of services must under no circumstances undermine workers’ rights, social protection or the principle of subsidiarity, and whereas digital technology can facilitate the supervision and enforcement of the rules safeguarding the rights of mobile workers; and should therefore be promoted and used to improve information exchange and control systems and fight abuses of any kind as well as to inform workers about the rules applicable to them;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
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;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
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;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
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;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
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;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
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;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
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;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
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;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
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.;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
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;
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
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;
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
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.
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the use of digital tools and provide labour inspectorates with sufficient resourcessuch as the introduction of a digital European Social Security Number and the swift completion of the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information in order to enhance cooperation between Member States and allow for a smooth and fair mobility of European workers; equally calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that the European Labour Authority becomes quickly fully operational and to provide labour inspectorates with sufficient resources so as to tackle fraud and the lack of enforcement of the European legislation.
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the use of digital tools and provide national labour inspectorates with sufficient resources; in this context, urges the Member States to commit themselves fully to the digitalisation of public services in order to facilitate fair labour mobility, particularly with regard to the coordination of social security systems.