Activities of Inês Cristina ZUBER related to 2014/2235(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Creating a competitive EU labour market for the 21st century (A8-0222/2015 - Martina Dlabajová) PT
Social entrepreneurship and social innovation in combating unemployment - Creating a competitive EU labour market for the 21st century - Precarious employment (debate) PT
Amendments (24)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas labour market rigiditieausterity and labour reforms are having a negative impact on job creation, while a competitive EU labour market can contribute to achieving the Europe and its quality, moving the economy away from its 2020 employment and poverty targets;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that in the wake of the European economic crisis a number of Member States are struggling with high unemployment levels (EU28: 9.9 %) as well as public debt; is further concerned that youth unemployment rates (EU28: 21.4 %) are generally much higher;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Considers that a reduction in working hours for full-time workers without a decrease in wages is key to distributing employment and increasing the welfare of workers;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Situation on the EU labour market, including labour market shortages
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that the intra-EU labour mobility remains low (EU27: 0.29 %), with high unemployment rates in some Member States and unfilled job vacancies in othershigh unemployment rates in some Member States and regions has a devastating effect on social and regional cohesion;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes with concern the persistence of involuntary temporary and involuntary part-time work; condemns the wide- spread use of opt-out clauses by Member States in the setting of maximum working hours and the rising worker intensities suffered by many workers;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Fostering a competitive EU labour marketskills
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of human development, career flexibility and self- responsibility; recalls in this respect that investment is needed to actively support employabilityvocational training and prevent skills depletion among the unemployed; emphasiszes that such measures should be combined with reforms in pension and social welfare systems that encourage more people to worke importance of an adequate supervision of training schemes by public authorities and trade unions;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls the need to strive for a more flexible approach to individual career development and lifelong education and training across one's personal career pathimportance of the availability of lifelong support, education and training for workers;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that training and re- qualification programs for the unemployed should be designed and implemented in close cooperation with employers' associations, with a view to better aligning workers' new skills with the needs of employerbetween social partners and public authorities;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that it is of utmost importance to giveprovide job guidance and counselling to jobseekers in how to look for a jobworkers and to ensure that their skills are recognised through ‘competences passports' reflecting the skills acquired through both formal and informal learning;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls that there are curreDraws attention to the 7 million EU citizens living or working, as of 2013, in a member country other than their countlry 2 million unfilled vacancies in the EU; emphasises the need for labour mobility in the Union in order to fill this gap,of citizenship, the 1.1 cross-border workers and the 1.2 posted workers across the EU; emphasises the need for their citizenship and labour rights to be fully respected and reiterates the importance of ERASMUS+ andimproving EURES in this respect;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Recalls that fair mobility is closely linked to the right of free residence for EU workers; emphasizes that it cannot act as a substitute for policies aiming at improving regional and social cohesion in those areas with high unemployment rates;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls the importance of the mobility of highly skilled workers from third countries in the light of the demographic challengesat migration of workers from third countries must be respectful of their resident and labour rights; is concerned by the negative effects on third countries of European migration policies, including on social cohesion and availability of relevant worker skills e.g. "brain drain";
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9
Subheading 9
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines the importance of support measures for SMEs and micro-enterprises, in order to reduce the administrative and financial barriers to their establishment and operation as well as facilitating the hiring of qualified labour and training of employeesimprove their access to financing and workers training;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Highlights the job creation potential offered by completing the digital single market, building the energy union, creating jobs through investing in research and development and innovation, and fostering transport networksplanning for a transition towards a socially and environmentally sustainable economy;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Notes with concern the failure and delays of Youth Guarantee schemes in most Member States and calls on the Commission to provide a detailed impact assessment of this initiative and its various implementations and assess the possibilities for increased funding within the current MFF;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Member States to include leadership, management and financial education and business start-up advice in their education programmes, and to prioritise the further development of vocational training and education (VET) programmes, under adequate supervision of trade unions;