9 Amendments of Joe HIGGINS related to 2009/2221(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas there are few possibilities for young people to find permanent regular employment; whereas young people mainly enter the labour market via atypical, highly flexible, insecure and precarious forms of employment (marginal part-time, temporary or fixed term employment etc.), and the likelihood that this is a stepping stone to permanent employment is low,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas traineeships and internships seem to be more frequently used by employers to replace regular employment, by exploiting the obstacles to entering the labour market that young people face; whereas such forms of exploitation of young people need to be addressed and effectively eradicated by Member States,
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that, in times of crisis, young people seek education and should be encouraged to do so; calls on all Member States to secure equal access to education for all by guaranteeing a minimum right of 12 years freto free well-funded education, including third level and postgraduate education, and securing financial support for young students, and invites Member States to invest further in education and training, even if fiscal constraints are present;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – introductory part
Paragraph 12 – introductory part
12. Appeals to Member States to include all four flexicurityfour components in the national designs for youth employment strategies, namely:
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point a
Paragraph 12 – point a
a. flexiblsecure and reliable contractual arrangements,
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point c
Paragraph 12 – point c
c. effective active labour-market policies that focus on skills, quality employment and inclusion,
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recognises the importance of young people being able to be financially independent and calls for Member States to ensure that all young people are individually entitled to a minimumdecent level of income that secures for them the possibility of creating an independent adult life;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Invites the Commission to examine whether legislation in some Member States, such as the lower minimum wage for young people as for adults in the UK, the reduced employment benefits for young people in Denmark, the exclusion of young people under 25 from the Revenu minimum d'insertion in France and from the housing allowance component of ALG II in Germany constitute discrimination based on age;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Suggests that the Council and the Commission come forward with a European Youth Guarantee securing the right of every young person in the EU to be offered a jobsuitable well-paid job in line with their qualifications and skills, an apprenticeship, additional training or combined work and training after a maximum period of 6 months"immediately upon facing unemployment;