13 Amendments of Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO related to 2010/2272(INI)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the economic crisis represents a challenge for employment in general and for the disabled in particular, with the rise in the unemployment rate being considerably greater for people with some kind of disability and there being a growing fear that disability benefits may be used to control labour supply,
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that the Europe 2020 Strategy target of 75 % of the population aged 20-64 in employment cannot possibly be achieved unless this includes the population in this age group with some form of disability;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the fact that, in the light of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, numerous studies have shown that disabled women suffer a double discrimination on grounds both of their gender and their disability; calls on the Commission, in view of the almost total lack of mechanisms in this regard, to make special provision in the social protection systems for women with disabilities;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls attention to the fact that young people aged under 35 account for two- thirds of the applications for assistance and benefits on the grounds of mental disabilities; calls on the Commission to conduct an in-depth study of this phenomenon, of ways to prevent this and heighten society’s awareness thereof, and of employment support for young people with this kind of disability;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls upon the Commission to gear up the cooperation and exchange of good practice between Member States, especially with respect to the gathering of comparable data; stresses that measuring and progress indicators in order to achieve the aims set at both national and Community level; stresses that measurements should be made by categories of disability shouland not be based only on medical aspects but should also include social and environmental aspects;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recalls that mobility is a core issue for the European Employment Strategy and that the specific obstacles to a life of dignity and independence for people with disabilities in the EU remain extremely significant, particularly in terms of portability of benefits and aid as well as of access to the necessary facilities or personal assistance;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Draws attention to the need for products for people with disabilities to be approved under both European and global standards;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Member States to improve and adapt their active employment policies to enable people with disabilities both to join the labour market and to remain on it; advocates introducing initiatives aligned with the needs of each type of disability, including plans and vocational guidance that operate from the moment individuals in need register with the services set up for this purpose;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls on the Commission to continue work to unfreeze the anti-discrimination directive, which is currently deadlocked in the Council, since anti-discrimination policy plays a key role in promoting social inclusion and employment for people with disabilities;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls on the Commission, as per the outcome of the debate following publication of the Green Paper on Pensions, to argue in favour of a cross- cutting policy on disability in the forthcoming white paper, due to be published in the second half of 2011;