39 Amendments of Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN related to 2019/0000(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to Articles 9, 145, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 158, 165, 166, 174 and 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
– having regard to the Proposal for a Council Recommendation of 13 March 2018 on access to social protection for workers and the self-employed (COM(2018)0132),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 b (new)
Citation 19 b (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 5 April 2011 entitled ‘An EU Framework for Roma integration strategies up to 2020’ (COM(2011)0173) and to the subsequent implementation and evaluation reports,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 c (new)
Citation 19 c (new)
– having regard to Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 a (new)
Citation 46 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 8 March 2011 on reducing health inequalities in the EU (2010/2089(INI)),
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 47 b (new)
Citation 47 b (new)
– having regard to the Equal Treatment Directive 2006/54/EC and Article 141 of the Treaty establishing the European Community (1992) on the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 47 c (new)
Citation 47 c (new)
– having regard to the Commission’s Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality 2016-2019 on reducing the gender pension gap as a key priority and to the Commission’s 2018 Pension Adequacy Report,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 47 d (new)
Citation 47 d (new)
– having regard to the EU Youth Strategy for 2019-2027, based on the Council Resolution of 26 November 2018, and to the Europe 2020 target of reducing early leaving from education and training to less than 10%,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas labour market conditions in the EU keepcontinue to improvinge; whereas the employment rate continued to increase and reached 73.5 % in the last quarter of 2018, with 240.7 million people in work, a new record level; whereas disparities in employment rates persist between the Member States; whereas the pace of growth of the employment rate has slowed down and whereas this trend is expected to continue; whereas, if these dynamics continue, the employment rate will reach 74.3 % in 2020;
Amendment 24 #
Aa. whereas long-term challenges, such as population ageing, digitalisation and its impacts on work, climate change and unsustainable use of natural resources remain pressing;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the employment gender gap was 11.6 percentage points in 2018; whereas it has not improved substantially in recent years; whereas across the EU women earn on average 16% less than men, although varying significantly across Member States; whereas the gender pensions gap is around 37.2% for the pensioners aged 65-79 in the EU-28; whereas the unequal sharing of caring responsibilities between women and men is still present across the EU;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the unemployment rate in the euro area fell for all age groups and for both men and women; whereas large differences in rates remain between and within Member States; whereas youth unemployment remains very high; whereas long-term unemployment, while in decline, remains high; _________________________ especially for the youth; whereas unemployment remains particularly high for persons with disabilities1; ____________________________ 1 On average, only 48.1% of persons with disabilities are in employment, compared to 73.9% among the general population. EU SILC 2016. Available at: https://www.disability- europe.net/theme/eu2020
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas horizontal and vertical labour market segmentation as well as in- work poverty persists and affects, in particular, women, low-skilled, young and older people, people with disabilities, national, linguistic, ethnic and sexual minorities and people with migrant backgrounds;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas long-term unemployment disproportionately affects young people, single parents, informal carers, people with long-term sickness, disability or health problems, migrants and people from ethnic and religious minorities who continue facing specific barriers to accessing employment and discrimination at all stages of employment;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
F c. whereas obstacles to access social protection for non-standard workers and self-employed are able to hamper the well- being of the workforce and the functioning of labour markets;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Recital F d (new)
F d. whereas quality employment is an important factor in the fight against poverty and social exclusion; whereas there is a need to reach all members of society who are furthest from the labour market and at risk of poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
Recital G d (new)
G d. whereas as new forms of work emerged, including platform and own- account work, social protection traditionally geared to covering workers in full-time open-ended contracts needs to be adapted;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G e (new)
Recital G e (new)
G e. whereas universal access to quality and affordable housing and healthcare is a basic societal need;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, in general, the social situation continues to slowly improve; whereas poverty and the risk of poverty, and gaps in coverage of social protection systems and access to services, persist; whereas child poverty and the risk of poverty for children remains persistently high;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas in 2017 the per capita gross disposable household income exceeded the pre-crisis level in the euro area; whereas this was not the case in all Member States; whereas household incomes have grown more slowly than GDP and this raises questions about the inclusiveness of recent growth;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I h (new)
Recital I h (new)
I h. whereas a well-functioning social dialogue is a key element of the European social market economy which strengthens social cohesion and reduces conflicts in society, to the mutual benefit of workers, employers and governments; whereas social dialogue and collective bargaining are key to design and implement policies which are able to improve working conditions and terms of employment;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I i (new)
Recital I i (new)
I i. Whereas civil society organisations make an essential contribution in providing services for inclusion as well as representing their views in policymaking;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Emphasises that the EU’s social goals and commitments are just as important as its economic goals; calls on the Commission and the Member States to reinforce social rights by implementing the EPSR in such a way as to build a real social dimension for the EU (through legislation, policy-making mechanisms and financial instruments provided at the appropriate level); therefore stresses that the Member States’ reforms, as advocated by the Commission through the CSRs should aim at transformative actions towards a socially just and environmentally sustainable union and in line with our international climate commitments; in this context, calls on the Commission to ensure policy coherence between the CRSs and the implementation of the EPSR calls on the Commission to ensure that there is coherence between any social and economic CSRs and that CSRs reinforce rather than contradict each other for example, investment in health and social care should not be contradicted by growth orientated CSRs;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that while the economic conditions in the EU are currently favourable and overall employment is steadily growing, there is still a need for improvement in terms of youth unemployment, labour market segmentation and inequalities, inclusion of vulnerable groups in the labour market, in-work poverty and productivity;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Believes that the current economic growth should translate into frontloading of investment into decarbonisation of Europe’s industry, transport and energy systems; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase efforts to provide adequate and assessable training for the right set of skills including support to businesses in training, re-training, and up-skilling of workforce; re-adaptation of education and training systems;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need for well- designed labour marketcross-sectoral policies and reforms that create quality employment by creating measures to improve job security, ensure adequate minimum wages - as applicable in the Member States - and fair remuneration, protect and promote the health and wellbeing of employees, promote equal opportunities and the equal treatment of workers, facilitate equal access to the labour market and social protection, facilitate labour mobility, reintegrate the unemployed and tackle inequalities and gender imbalances;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Underlines the need for special attention for non-standard workers and self-employed; calls on the Commission and all Member States to strengthen the regulation of new forms of work in particular to ensure full coverage of atypical workers and self-employed workers, who often do not have full access to the social protection system and to basic workers’ rights such as paid leave, or paid holiday;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out the need to fight ageism in labour markets and discrimination against ethnic origins groups, 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 and by combatting the ethnic pay and pension gap;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up efforts for the further labour market inclusion of groups who are furthest away from the labour market, such as single parents, informal carers, people with long-term sickness, disability, health problems or complex chronic diseases, migrants and refugees and people from ethnic and religious minorities as well as their better integration into society; in particular calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up efforts for the further inclusion of people with disabilities in the labour market, by removing legislative barriers to creating incentives for their employment and ensuring the accessibility of workplaces;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 f (new)
Paragraph 7 f (new)
7 f. Notes the importance of and growing demand for guidance services in the context of rapidly changing societies and labour markets; emphasises, in that regard, the need for high-quality and inclusive lifelong guidance in order to support people in navigating multiple transitions within and across education, training and employment paths, as well as the lifelong development of career management skills;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that a transformation of the education and training systems is necessary in order to make full use of the opportunities offered by information and communication technologies and the media and to develop the skills and competences required to meet the demands of the labour market of the future; considers that skills shortages and mismatches can be major investment obstaclesaddress the economic, social and ecological challenges of today and tomorrow, including ‘soft’ skills; considers that skills shortages and mismatches can be major investment obstacles; stresses that effective and equitable digital transformation of services should be ensured and none should be left behind; emphasises that digital literacy programmes should address issues of privacy, and data protection; emphasises that in order to acquire adequate skills it is necessary to improve the quality, availability, affordability and accessibility of education and training, including vocational training, and improve the mutual recognition of qualifications; calls on Members States to follow a twin strategy of making mainstream education inclusive and providing targeted programmes towards the most vulnerable; calls on the Member States to prioritise comprehensive training in digital and entrepreneurial skills, taking into account the shift towards the digital economy and to a greener economy; believes that the challenges of climate change and the transition to a greener economy demand support to help workers to adapt, especially in the most affected regions;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Expresses concern about the consistently high number of people in Europe lacking basic numeracy and literacy skills as these are a fundamental requirement for active participation in society and the labour market; calls on the Member States to take robust measures to enhance basic skills training provisions, particularly for the most marginalised groups in society; underlines the importance of robust arrangements for the validation of non- formal and informal learning in order to guarantee the maximum currency for skills and competences and promote flexibility between different education and training paths;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8 e. Believes that the challenges of climate change and the transition to a greener economy demand support to help our societies and workers to adapt;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to provide incentives and maintain technical assistance to young people to set up their businesses and to propose measures to promote entrepreneurship via EntreComp, including through school curriculums in the Member States;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the Union’s social and economic goals should have equal priority; calls on the Commission and the Member States to reinforce social rights by deliverlegislating the European Pillar of Social Rights and implementing the social aspects of the Country Specific Recommendations;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the social situation continues to improve and that poverty is in decline, but that it still remains unacceptably high; stresses that while the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE) in the EU continued to decrease in 2017, some 113 million people in the EU and 74 million in the euro area were AROPE in 2017; urges the Commission and the Member States to take the necessary steps to reduce poverty, including child and in-work poverty, in order to achieve the Europe 2020 goal; emphasises that decent job creation, access to adequate social protection regardless of employment relationship or contract type, wage growth and well-resourced, quality public services, including education systems have a significant impact on reducing inequalities, the risk of poverty and social exclusion and improvement of people health and wellbeing; calls on Member States to develop actions and strategies in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights to address the social needs of those for whom the labour market is inaccessible e.g. those facing extreme deprivation such as the homeless, children and young people and those with chronic physical and mental health conditions;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 i (new)
Paragraph 11 i (new)
11 i. Notes that social and health care services are essential to support the fight against poverty and social exclusion and calls on the Commission and Member States to provide investment and fiscal space to develop these services to be affordable, accessible and of high quality; cautions that in the absence of continued pubic investment in health and care policies, life expectancy could reverse in the years to come; calls on the Member States to invest in care services throughout the life cycle, to continue to pursue with the aim of reaching the 2002 Barcelona child care targets and to develop care targets for the elderly and dependent persons;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 j (new)
Paragraph 11 j (new)
11 j. Calls upon the Commission and Member States to make better use of the Semester to monitor and support progress on housing affordability and homelessness; Calls on the Commission to propose a European Framework for Social and Affordable housing for the efficient coordination of Member State policies;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 l (new)
Paragraph 11 l (new)
11 l. Stresses the need for the meaningful participation of civil society in all stages of the European Semester process in order to ensure that the real needs and concerns of citizens are reflected in the Country Reports and CSRs;