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8 Amendments of Jean-Luc BENNAHMIAS related to 2013/2066(INI)

Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that poor employability of Roma women caused by both discriminatory practices and their low level of education is a key issue, and that, therefore, addressing poor employability is the most important tool in achieving a higher employment rate, in decreasing dependency on social assistance and in reducing the risk of povertythe risk of poverty, reinforcing their financial autonomy and significantly improving their social inclusion;
2013/07/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States when implementing their national Roma integration strategies and on the Commission when coordinating and evaluating these strategies to stress the prioritisation of measures to support the education of girls and combat early school-leaving and absenteeism;
2013/07/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that educating Roma girls has a complex impact in improving the lives of Roma people. For example, it is a crucial condition for increasing the employability of Roma women, providing some income security, and it is essential in overcoming poverty and social exclusion; calls, therefore, on the Member States to ensure more inclusive and effective education and training systems, taking the improvement of jobs skills to match the demands of the labour market as a priority; stresses the need to ensure equality of access to education and training systems without discrimination; considers that there is a need to promote education and training programmes adapted to the Romas’ specific needs; calls on the Member States to promote teacher- training programmes in order to improve the education of Roma children, especially girls;
2013/07/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that Roma youth are particularly vulnerable to unemployment, running the risk of being permanentlylong-term excludedsion from mainstream society; highlights, therefore, the importance of assuring the possibility of finishing primary and/or secondary education, as well as vocational training at a later stage, which can dramatically increase the employability of Roma youth; stresses the need to ensure a smooth transition from primary to secondary school and to promote regular school attendance;
2013/07/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that reshaping welfare systems is necessary in order to decrease dependency on social assistanthe Member States should ensure that their welfare systems guarantee that fundamental needs are met and provide access to basic social service,s while stimulating active participation oin the labour market, improving job prospects and combating discrimination;
2013/07/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that increasing efforts in providing access to child-care facilities for reconciliation of family and working life in rural areas could have a positive impact on the integration of the Roma and the professional inclusion of Roma women.
2013/07/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines that the prevention of marginalisation must begin in infancy; considers it essential to adopt an approach which targets different generations of women in order to bring the intergenerational transmission of poverty to an end.
2013/07/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Member States to make full use of the opportunities offered by the Structural Funds and in particular the ESF so that the Roma may have a real chance of social inclusion; urges the Member States to produce a regular report on the results obtained – particularly those resulting from the support of the ESF – in the fields of the education and training of young Roma, especially women.
2013/07/17
Committee: EMPL