Activities of Elżbieta RAFALSKA related to 2020/2079(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Economic policies of the euro area 2020 - Employment and social policies of the euro area 2020 (debate)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the primary responsibility for tackling youth unemployment rests with the Member States in terms of developing and implementing labour market regulatory frameworks, education and training systems and active labour market policies;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas Member States are faced with structural challenges in the labour market such as low participation as well as skills and qualification mismatches; whereas there is a growing need for concrete measures for the integration or re-integration of inactive workforce to meet labour market demands;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the digitalisation can be an opportunity to reduce social inequality but it might also become a force for digital exclusion and exacerbate the pronounced inequalities that already exist today;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Points out the need to fight ageism in labour markets, including by raising awareness of Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation, and by securing access to life-long learning opportunities through customised courses and trainings;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that the successful implementation of the EU Recovery Plan requires a proper social dialogue and effective involvement of the social partners; calls on the Commission and Member States to support capacity building of the social partners in order to strengthen social dialogue and collective bargaining;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the Commission’s second phase consultation of the social partners on an EU framework for minimum wages; calls on the Commission to present a European framework for minimum wages to eliminate in-work poverty by ensuring decent living wages above the poverty threshold for all workers through collective agreements or through national lawin line with national traditions and law and with due respect for the autonomy of national social partners and well-functioning collective bargaining models; calls for EU-level safeguards for decent old-age pensions for all workers;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the Commission to propose legal instrumentsolutions to ensure decent working conditions for all workers, strengthen collective bargaining coverage, ban zero- hour contracts, end bogus self- employment, set strict limits on subcontracting practices, and improve social protection standards; calls on the Commission to present a European directiveframework on decent working conditions for platform workers and non-standard workers;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls fUnderlines the impor tan EU teleworking agenda, including a legislative proposalce to help working parents find child-care solutions in situation where one parent is a healthcare professional, caregiver, member of the armed forces or the police; points out that the other parent should be entitled to working from home or at least working part-time to take care of the children; calls for an EU teleworking agenda to ensure decent working conditions including respect for working hours, leave and the right to disconnect;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Believes that reforms to social protections systems by the Member States must aim to facilitate labour market participation for those who can work by making work pay; stresses in this regard that income should be targeted at those most in need;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Believes that in order to maintain and increase global competitiveness, the labour market regulatory framework in Member States needs to be clear, simple and flexible while maintaining high labour standards;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Member States to improve the quality, accessibility and inclusiveness of their education systems, and to ensure high-quality basic and digital skills training with tailored support, especially for the most marginalised groups in society; calls on the European Commission for an ambitious Digital Education Plan underlining the key role of the digital skills and life-long learning in order to adapt workforce to changing labour markets requirements;
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the creation of a European Health Union, calls on the Member States to ensure access to high- quality healthcare that is affordable for all;