Activities of Sari ESSAYAH related to 2013/2066(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Gender aspects of the European framework of national Roma inclusion strategies - Progress made in the implementation of national Roma integration strategies (debate)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Observes that obstacles to the employment of Roma lie in a low level of educational attainment, lack of work experience and prejudices against Roma, but also in Roma people’s own attitudes and the shortage of suitable jobs;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates that Roma education gaps have an important gender dimension where according to data, the literacy rate of Roma women is on average 68 %, compared to 81 % for Roma men, and where the primary school enrolment rate for Roma girls is just 64 %; observes, admittedly, that there are major differences between Member States in these statistics;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that limited access to education increases the risk of early marriages and early pregnancy, which leads to early school-leaving, and which also has the consequence of limiting employment opportunities in adulthood which, after all, causes a higher risk of poverty; observes that increasing teachers’ knowledge of Roma culture and promoting participation in pre-primary education by Roma children are ways of reducing exclusion, which begins at school age, calls for greater participation by Roma children and young people and equality for them in early childhood education, primary education and secondary education, and for the Roma population’s participation in vocational training to be increased;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for support and promotion of the entry of the Roma population to the labour market and observes that, in order to differentiate labour-administration services and measures and to develop guidance processes, support staff and case managers with a Roma background are needed;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that reshaping welfare systems is necessary in order to decrease dependency on social assistance, while stimulating active participation on the labour market, and urges that the welfare of the Roma population be fostered and that social and health services be targeted more effectively;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
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, while similarly, social services in towns can employ Roma family support officers to act as cultural interpreters, and a similar role can be played by school assistants with a Roma background.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for equal treatment to be ensured in housing and for insecurity to be reduced;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for the development of Roma language and culture to be promoted, administrative structures concerned with Roma affairs to be developed, Roma policy and its implementation to be reinforced and participation in international cooperation on Roma issues to be increased.