14 Amendments of Iliana IOTOVA related to 2011/2067(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 а (new)
Citation 14 а (new)
- having regard to Article 27 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)
Citation 14 b (new)
- having regard to the report by the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD) indicating that, with unemployment in Europe on the increase, it is becoming harder for people with disabilities to obtain and remain in work, and to the fact that in many countries the level of unemployment among people with disabilities is higher than that among non-disabled people,
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that for many workers, especially women and single parents, the reconciliation of work and family life remains a difficult task; calls on the Member States to give all parents, especially single-parent families, opportunities for integration not only into working life but also into lifelong learning processes;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Finds it regrettable that many people with disabilities who are capable of working are not integrated into the labour market, and calls on the Member States to implement policies that offer alternatives with regard to education, training and employment for people with disabilities;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to promote European centres of excellence within new academic specialisations for tomorrow’s jobs; considers that, as the pace of economic restructuring increases, a skilled workforce, managerial expertise, innovation, science, technology and green jobs are all prerequisites for sustainable growth;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages Member States to integrate ICT competences, digital literacy and transversal key competences such as communication in foreign languages, as well as entrepreneurship, into their vocational training and lifelong learning policies; considers it necessary to establish a clearly defined skill set, accessible to all groups and offering general competences, with appropriate courses of study; recommends that national qualifications frameworks be established;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages Member States to implement a dual system of education/training in order to introduce young people to the labour market from the earliest stage; furthermore, calls on relevant stakeholders to ensure that traineeships and apprenticeships lead to the provision of new jobs and do not entail the exploitation of young people;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers it important to improve geographical mobility, eliminate legal and administrative barriers, coordinate the Member States’ various security systems and promote the European Research Area;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Recommends that the Member States tap the potential of migration in a targeted way by ensuring better integration, putting in place a more flexible policy on the admission of migrants, and officially accrediting their abilities, qualifications, educational certificates, knowledge and skills;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Calls on the Member States, as part of the supported employment model, to finance further training for people with physical and mental disabilities in their respective jobs;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that a more targeted use of innovation and a more competitive industrial base are necessary in order to boost employment; considers it necessary to promote youth employment, R&D- based business models and specific incentives for the recruitment of a wider range of job-seekers;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly condemns undeclared work which endangers both society and workers; calls on the Member States to carry out regular checks, penalise employers who offer insecure contracts and to initiate information campaigns in order to raise awareness of long-term disadvantages for workers employed in the black economy;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses, however, that flexicurity alone cannot remedy the crisis and calls on the Commission, Member States and the social partners to pay special attention to workers from disadvantaged groups, such as young people, low-skilled workers and, workers with disabilities and workers from ethic-minority backgrounds;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Considers that workplace accessibility, especially in relation to the built environment and information technologies, is an essential working condition and one that is crucial to the vocational integration of people with disabilities;