7 Amendments of Liesbet SOMMEN
Amendment 40 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a core objective of restructuring processes should be both job retention and supporting the transition to sustainable and profitable companies;
Amendment 80 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the transition from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles is imperative, but it must be achieved in a way that avoids job losses in traditional automotive manufacturing by including all stakeholders and social partners in the transformation process;
Amendment 104 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that fair working conditions as described in the European Pillar of social rights, including employment security, fair wages and decent working conditions are fundamental rights that must be upheld in all restructuring processes to protect workers from corporate profit- seeking strategies; stresses the urgent need for an ambitious European industrial policy with significant investment that will support common goods and innovation and deliver quality jobs and social progress; underlines that this policy should be based on strong public services, social protection, housing, transport and childcare; supports a robust European industrial policy based on resilient and well-resourced public services and public administration that cooperate with the private sector, covering not just manufacturing, but all sectors and all transitions;
Amendment 145 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the EU to adopt trade policies that protect European jobs while promoting fair and ethical trade; calls for countervailing tariffs to be applied to imports from countries where unfair labour practices, low environmental standards, or heavy state subsidies distort competition; stresses that future trade agreements must include strong labour clauses in line with ILO standards to ensure that global trade benefits workers, rather than undermining their rights;
Amendment 178 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports investments in sectors that are essential to strengthen the EU’s strategic autonomy, such as electric vehicle battery production, charging infrastructure, renewable energy and digital technologies; insists that these investments must prioritise workers’ rights and community development;
Amendment 210 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that restructuring processes should start as early as possible to prevent insolvency and mitigate job losses while involving worker representatives at an early stage to ensure meaningful social dialogue, also in the case of preventive restructuring frameworks as foreseen in Directive 2019/1023; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support companies working closely with trade unions and workers’ representatives to identify warning signs early and develop comprehensive plans to address employment needs; in that regard, supports investment in training and capacity building of trade unions and workers representatives engaged in restructuring processes;
Amendment 225 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Warns that restructuring must not be used as a pretext to violate workers’ and trade union rights7 ; deplores the violation of the fundamental rights of collective bargaining and information and consultation before a decision is made; calls on the Commission to put in place safeguards to ensure collective bargaining and to prevent the misuse of restructuring as a means to exploit workers or avoid obligations, particularly in cases of tactical insolvency; __________________ 7 Study – ‘Study on monitoring the application of the EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring’, European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Publications Office of the European Union, 2018, https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/- /publication/1c22896d-4e10-11ea-aece- 01aa75ed71a1/language-en.