20 Amendments of Elizabeth LYNNE related to 2008/2034(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas unemployment levels of disabled people, which includes people with mental health problems, older people and ethnic minorities across the European Union remain unacceptably high,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes there is a strong and complex link between poverty and crime and that imprisonment without adequate rehabilitation and education often only leads to further social exclusion and unemployment;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Agrees with the Commission that employment per se is not always a guarantee against poverty and social exclusion, as according to official statistics 8 % of workers in the EU are at risk of poverty; emphasises, however, that employment must still be viewed as one of the most effective safeguards against poverty and social exclusion; calls on the Commission and Member States, therefore, to implement effectively the Directive 2000/78/EC;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on Member States more effectively to implement existing Community legislation in the fields of employment and social Affairs;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Recognises that where there is provision of social assistance Member States have a duty to ensure that citizens understand and are able to access their entitlements;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that access to goods and services should be a right for every EU citizen and therefore calls on the Commission to propose specific directives relating to all areas not already covered by Community legislation adopted on the basis of Article 13 of the Treaty in order to combat discrimination in access to goods and services including disability, age, religion or belief or sexual orientation;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Welcomes the deinstitutionalisation of disabled people but notes that this requires a sufficient level of community- based high-quality support and care services favouring independent living, the right to personal assistance, the right to control your own budget and full participation in society within Member States;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the Member States to identify and address the problems faced by carers, who are often forced to remain outside the labour market;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Highlights the need for Member States to promote the development and implementation of comprehensive local, regional and national ageing strategies;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Notes that despite welcome moves towards greater participation in higher education, Member States should be encouraged to maintain and introduce work-based apprenticeships;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)
Paragraph 21 e (new)
21e. Urges Member States and the Commission to reject the misleading blurring of economic migration with asylum seeking, and of both with illegal immigration;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 f (new)
Paragraph 21 f (new)
21f. Believes that more action should be taken both at Member State and EU level to acknowledge, research and tackle domestic violence and the abuse of children and older people;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 g (new)
Paragraph 21 g (new)
21g. Calls on Member States to develop a more constructive approach to drugs policy with the emphasis on education and treatment for addiction rather than criminal sanctions;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 h (new)
Paragraph 21 h (new)
21h. Calls on Member States to prioritise public health measures which seek to tackle head-on the inequality that exists in health and access to health care of many ethnic minority communities;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 i (new)
Paragraph 21 i (new)
21i. Notes that in all Member States, alcohol and drug abuse can lead to crime, unemployment and social exclusion. It is unacceptable that for many people, their only access to such treatment and advice is through the prison system;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 j (new)
Paragraph 21 j (new)
21j. Stresses that there are many forms of disability, including mobility problems, visual impairments, hearing impairments, mental health problems, chronic illness and learning disabilities; highlights the fact that people with multiple disabilities have exceptional problems, as do people subjected to multiple discrimination;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 k (new)
Paragraph 21 k (new)
21k. Calls for the de-stigmatisation of people with mental health problems and people with learning disabilities, the promotion of mental health and well being, the prevention of mental disorders as well as for increased resources for treatment and care;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 l (new)
Paragraph 21 l (new)
21l. Calls on Member States to enforce anti-trafficking and anti-discrimination legislation and in particular to sign, ratify and implement the Council of Europe Convention on action against human trafficking;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 m (new)
Paragraph 21 m (new)
21m. Calls on Member States to put forward legislation to prevent the exploitation of vulnerable workers by gangmasters and to sign and ratify the UN Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and their Families;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 n (new)
Paragraph 21 n (new)
21n. Urges all Member States to safeguard human-rights based asylum policy in accordance with the UN Convention on Refugees and other relevant human rights law, whilst working to end asylum seekers’ dependence on benefits, by allowing them to work and to consider the development of more legal immigration routes;