5 Amendments of Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO related to 2010/2301(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. whereas China’s population of 1.3 billion makes for a labour force of 730 million people, thus constituting the world’s largest employment challenge,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. whereas, despite the high growth rates recorded in China over the past 20 years, there has been a considerable increase in the country’s unemployment rate,
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the competition between different social systems resulting from the opening up of the world market; notes a rise in the level of informal work in urban areas as well as violations of the principles of decent work despite the existence of a legislative framework governing employment conditions; notes better access to the employmenthat, although the opening up of the Chinese economy has brought major benefits, greater attention needs to be paid to the disparities that market and a fall in rural unemployment as a result of the opening up of the Chinese economy; e emerging between urban and rural parts of the country; points out that this situation is exacerbating inequalities in incomes and access to employment, social welfare, health and education between the urban and rural populations and constitutes a colossal cohesion policy challenge for China;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that one of the greatest challenges facing the Chinese authorities is how to fund a stable social security and healthcare system and pursue a social and employment policy that meets international standards and generates the same benefits in all of the country's provinces; stresses the importance of introducing effective policy measures to redistribute wealth among the country’s regions in such a way as to reduce the major disparities currently existing and ensure more sustainable growth;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the Chinese population is getting older and that the seemingly endless growth in the available workforce, in particular lower-skilled workers, appears to be drying up; notes that a shift in trade from China to other South-East Asian countries is taking place as a result of potential cost advantages; calls, therefore, on the Commission to introduce an integrated European policy for the South- East Asia region that will prevent European multinationals from engaging in socially irresponsible practices in those countries;