Activities of Heinz K. BECKER related to 2012/2131(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the importance of needs- orientated migration and integration by qualified people, and calls on the Commission and the Member States, together with their regions and municipalities, to introduce a joint system of coordination at European level to identify labour-force needs and, particularly by compiling lists of occupations in deficit, in order to direct labour migration more effectively;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 (new)
Paragraph 12 (new)
12a. Stresses that the particularly low level of youth unemployment in certain Member States is due first and foremost to the dual education system which exists in these countries; takes the view that there is a clear link in the European Union between this low level of youth unemployment and a well-developed dual education system; notes that those who have completed an apprenticeship have the advantage of obtaining job experience during their training, which facilitates the entry of young people – and thus also those from migrant backgrounds – into the labour market;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for migrants to be prepared for the domestic labour market right at the start of their period of residence; points in this connection to best practice in the field of integration of mentees into the labour market, e.g. mentoring for migrants, integration pilots and ‘migrants for migrants’, as well as the provision of help and encouragement for migrants’ school- age children and of support for start-ups by qualified people from migrant backgrounds;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recognises the potential of circular (labour) migration for producing a ‘triple win situation’ in which migrant, guest country and home country all benefit, and calls on the Member States to open the door to this type of migration; in the interest of a positive integration climate; regards the integration of qualified people from migrant backgrounds as essential in order to guarantee a qualified workforce for the economy and contribution payments for the social security system; takes the view that this will also confer competitive advantages thanks to cultural diversity (knowledge of languages, experience abroad, mobility, etc.);
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Regards it as necessary, in view of demographic change and rising global competition, to promote social innovation and to further promote new approaches for dealing with old-established practices;