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Activities of Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO related to 2015/2226(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

How the CAP can improve job creation in rural areas (A8-0285/2016 - Eric Andrieu) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2226(INI)

Amendments (8)

Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital D (new)
D. whereas the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) provides medium-term assistance in housing, health care, education and employment in rural areas with a view to marginalised communities; whereas it can take into account the specific needs of refugees and be used for vocational training and skills acquisition actions in the different sectors of activity in rural areas;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital E (new)
E. whereas the potential of women working and/or with a business in agricultural and rural areas should be analysed, recorded and promoted in all EU policies, without being penalised by some of them as this will lay the groundwork for women to become drivers of development and innovation, helping the entire sector to emerge from the crisis; whereas women should be involved in sector development plans at local and regional level in order to take advantage of their needs, experiences and visions, and therefore they need to be equipped with the skills needed to actively participate in their design;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Supports an integr coordinated approach between the CAP's second pillar and other EU funds such asincluding the European Social Fund; underlines the importance of involving local and regional administrations in the management and design of rural polici, taking into consideration the social inclusion, the fight against poverty and the promotion of economic growth of rural areas; underlines the importance of involving local and regional administrations in the management and design of rural policies; calls on the Member States to reconsider their operational programmes in order to create quality and sustainable jobs in rural areas, especially for young people, and to support small farmers by means of redistributing payments and aid restrictions, facilitating the recovery of abandoned fields as well as the recovery of fragmented land ownership and by establishing young social cooperatives;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the importance of social economy enterprises and in particular of cooperatives as actors of development and jobs creation in rural areas; calls on the Commission to promote the contribution of social economy to rural development through an Action Plan for social economy;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to transpose in the national legislation the Directive 2014/36/EU on seasonal workers; calls on the Member States to ensure the correct application of the above-mentioned Directive and calls on the Commission to carry out a report on the state of play of its implementation by September 2019; calls on the Commission to analyse the scope of illegal hiring systems in the EU through investigations, surveys and statistical data, especially in those European regions where undeclared work and farming work exploitation are more widespread; stresses the need to put in place effective instruments, including adequate inspections and controls, to guarantee decent work and living conditions of seasonal workers in all the EU regions, especially where this phenomena is more relevant, and stresses the need to ensure the respect of employment rights, labour standards and high quality working conditions in general;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a stronger role for social partners in the development and implementation of agricultural policy in order to create quality jobs, ensure adequate health and safety conditions and foster the social integration of rural workers, in particularnotably migrant workers and refugees;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the access to ICT infrastructures and broadband networks and training in digital skills are essential to increase and improve the participation of young people and the training of older generations in agricultural activities;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Urges that the gender gap in rural areas be addressed in order to improve women's labour conditions and access to land; considers that re-territorialisation, defined as the existing link between employment and production and a given territory, has not been adequately considered and stresses the need to consider agriculture as a profession, carried out by men and women connected to their own territories, which is crucial in order to maintain dynamic rural areas and bring back jobs;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL