18 Amendments of Mara BIZZOTTO related to 2011/2067(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas global unemployment currently affects 23.1 million peoplethe failure to meet the Lisbon strategy targets and the global economic crisis have raised unemployment to emergency levels in Europe, with 23.1 million people currently out of work; whereas youth unemployment stands at 20.4% and long term unemployment continues to increase, with increasingly severe social repercussions,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas workers with undergraduate education are at major risk of loss of employment unless they are made the focus of an effective continuing training and vocational and technical retraining strategy that enables them to keep pace with market requirements,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the number of jobs demanding higher technical and scientific qualifications is expected to rise,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas migration, within, as well as into and out of, the EU, patterns will increasingly influence the future size and composition of the working population in Member States and has important, giving rise to strong competition between less-qualified workers, with grave implications for skill demand and supply patterns within the internal market,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the EU still invests less in research and education than its world economic partners and competitors; whereas major investments are needed in the know-how economy, in technical training and in upgrading vocational training,
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to help bring the worlds of work and education closer together so that training paths such as dual training can be designed that combine theoretical notions with practical experience, in order to equip young people with the requisite general skills and specific expertise; calls on the Commission and Member States also to invest in support of an awareness campaign on vocational education and training (VET) and technical and entrepreneurial studies, so that these career paths are no longer seen as a dead end, but as a chance to fill vacancies for people with technical qualifications, demand for which is markedly increasing, and to get the European economy back on track;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers it necessary to improveclosely to monitor patterns in mutual recognition of competences, diplomas and skills at EU level, with the same recognition being extended to workers from third countriesin particular those of workers from third countries, so as to protect the users of services and maintain the quality standards required for the smooth operation of the internal market and competition mechanisms, including those with a bearing on the labour market;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Member States to provide incentives, including tax breaks, for public and private undertakings to take on young people, pass on skills to them and nurture their entrepreneurial abilities; recommends that steps be taken to conserve and pass on to young people the highly valuable body of skills and know-how built up by the small and medium-sized craft enterprises operating in the internal market, which, if backed up by the latest technological innovations, can make the internal market more competitive and productive;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to stimulate creation of small and medium-sized enterprises, to provide them with a regulatory friendly environment and to improve their access to finance; recalls that 85% of jobs in the EU are provided by SMEs; urges all relevant stakeholders to remove barriers to business creation and its free movement; Draws attention to the fact that small and medium-sized enterprises play their part in the European economic fabric owing both to their number and to their strategic role in combating unemployment; recalls that 85% of jobs in the EU are provided by SMEs; urges all relevant stakeholders to remove barriers to business creation and its free movement; calls on the Member States and the Commission to facilitate the establishment of small and medium-sized enterprises, provide them with a favourable regulatory environment and improve their access to financing;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission, Member States, social partners and other stakeholders to ensure efficient, synergetic and ringfenced use of EU funds, such as ESF, ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, and facilities such as the Microfinance Facility, for job creation;
Amendment 288 #
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; recommends, accordingly, that a bottom-up approach be taken when drafting new employment strategies, in order to facilitate dialogue and the involvement of all levels of political and social governance;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that, owing to the economic and financial crisis, companies are unable to find on the labour market the types of contractual arrangements that would best enable them to meet their need for flexibility in order to be able to respond to unpredictable fluctuations in market demand, for cost containment, and for guaranteed security for workers; believes that, under the new momentum of social and economic changes, the four components of flexicurity – flexible and reliable contractual arrangements, active labour market policies, lifelong learning, and modern social security systems – and the balance between them should be reviewed and reinforced;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission, in this time of crisis, to consider the possible benefits of decentralised bargaining in attuning employment strategies to specific workplaces and to the daily problems of companies and the territories in which they are located;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises in this context the importance of reducing segmentation and improving labour market inclusion in order to increase disadvantaged groups’ opportunitiesthe opportunities for all workers, in particular those in the most vulnerable groups, to enter and make progress in the labour market;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Emphasises that policies promoting gender equality and the reconciliation of work, family and private life can contribute to increased participation of women and methe active population in the labour market;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Emphasises the importance of integrating stakeholders’ efforts to improve job quality and the use of appropriate policy instruments, including legislation, policy coordination, exchange of good practice and autonomous agreements of the social partnersConsiders that proper social protection and broad-based dialogue between the social partners – i.e. workers and employers – should be at the core of employment quality and thus also of the concept of job quality;