18 Amendments of Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN related to 2008/2034(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for a more pragmatic political and institutional approach to combating extreme poverty, which does not mix the policies on equality between men and women, the fight against discrimination and active participation, but which clearly and fully promotes each goal in its own right, including that of partnership with families and with the poorest peoplethe poorest families, particularly one-parent families, as poverty entails more than lack of money, and as social exclusion can also be caused by gender stereotyping, cultural traditions and institutional discrimination;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the primary right of a child is the right to live with his or her family; underlines the importance of the father and the mother in the child’s development whatever its age and regardless of the family’s socio-economic conditions; calls therefore for families living in extreme poverty to be helped as families in their efforts; calls on the Member States to put an end to putting children in care for socio- economic reasons and to help parents exercise their parental responsibility in the long term, even in difficult situations of extreme poverty, in which connection investing in empowerment of mothers/women means investing in children/families;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its call to Eurostat to develop indicators to measure the success of these policies, in close cooperation with associations experienced in fighting extreme poverty and, particularly, with the poorest people themselves, for example the European Anti-Poverty Network, which have experience and which work with, for and through people with experience of poverty, along the lines of the ‘interaction of knowledge’ programmes; also calls on Eurostat and academic researchers to undertake studies, to highlight the fact thatgether with the aforementioned organisations, in order to ascertain whether the family, and the natural solidarity network between the generations, is the best safeguard against extreme poverty and social exclusion; takes the view that the development of indicators should be based on gender-disintegrated data and that the solutions which the poorest of the poor/people at grass-roots level have developed for themselves should be taken as the starting point ('lessons learned' principle);
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that all of these uncertainties prevent those directly affected from enjoying their fundamental rights; calls on national, European and international institutions to consider the multidimensional character of extreme poverty, which affects all areas of human life, particularly research into the causal connection between domestic violence within relationships and long-term poverty;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point d
Paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Gender mainstreaming, anti- discrimination and active participation: Active inclusion policies must ensure the promotion of gender equality and contribute to the elimination of discrimination based on disability in all three pillars mentioned above; good governance, participation and integration of all relevant actors must be promoted by directly involving those affected by poverty and social exclusion, as well as social partners and non-governmental organisations, in the development, management, implementation and evaluation of strategies;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the poorest people often say that having a secure income worthy of human dignity or being in a stable, paid job helps them to regain their sense of pride, dignity and self-esteem vis-à-vis their children and families, in which connection eliminating the wage gap between men and women also plays a major role; calls therefore for pathways into professional employment to provide for particular guidance for the most vulnerable people and workers, paving the way for a society which is genuinely inclusive and respectful of the poorest citizens;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the European Union, the Member States and organised civil society associations to make sure that in meetings at various levels the children appointed, as well as grass-roots/self- help organisations set up by people with experience of poverty, to make sure that in meetings at various levels more and more children from different cultures and social backgrounds have the opportunity to represent a group, atheir region or a country are not always the same ones; calls on those concerned at; calls on the EU and Member States to recognise national anti-poverty networks and organisations (such as the EAPN) as civil-society organisations and to support them systematically; calls on the EU and Member States to ensure that they incorporate these grass-roots organisations in their policy at all decision -making levels to find ways ofmake resources available to allowing the most excluded children to express themselves by setting up long-term projects with them and providing sufficient financial and human resources; calls on all those concerned to support projects which enable children from different social and cultural backgrounds to meet, highlighting the multidisciplinary aspect of projects which allow artistic creation and encouraggiving children to developopportunities to express their own ideas and presentbout possible solutions and also to pass them on to others (peer exchange).
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that there are still Member States in the EU-27 which do not have schemes providing for minimum wages as a default in place; urges the Commission to put forward a proposal for minimum wages schemes;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that schemes providing for minimum wages must be complemented byprovide the possibility of supportive measures for social inclusion, e.g. on housing, education, training, re- training and lifelong learning and income support schemes, to cover the costs to individuals and households;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point b
Paragraph 10 – point b
(b) ensuring that children grow up in families with sufficient resources to meet all aspects of their emotional, social, physical and cognitive needs;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 10 – point d a (new)
(da) recognising the role that families play in the well-being and development of children;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point (i)
Paragraph 14 – point (i)
(i) supporting personal development, social integration and inclusion before employment; recognising the own responsibility to integrate in society is of great importance and should be stimulated;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that ‘make-work-pay’ policies should address the problem of the low-pay trap and the low-pay/no-pay cycle at the lower end of the labour market whereby individuals move between insecure, low-paid, low-quality, low- productivity jobs and unemployment and/or inactivity; stresses that higher levels and duration of unemployment and social benefits should be addressed as a matter of priority; urges policy makers to use the concept of flexicurity in their ‘make- work-pay’ policies;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the Council’s position that active labour market policies should promote ‘good work’ and upward social mobility and provide stepping stones towards regular, gainful and legally secure employment with adequate social protection, decent working conditions and remuneration;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the Commission’s view that statutory and complementary social security schemes, health services and social services of general interest must play a preventive and socially cohesive role, facilitate social inclusion and safeguard fundamental rights; points out the need to ensure the development of high quality, accessible and affordable long term care for those in need;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19