12 Amendments of Rina Ronja KARI related to 2017/2260(INI)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas although the EU unemployment rate is at its lowest level in nine years and stands at 7.5 % this recovery remains very uneven among Member-States to the benefit of those countries that did not need to implement deep structural reforms or follow adjustment programs;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the employment rate for women is still 11 pps below that of men, demonstrating a persistent gender gap;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas in seven member-states, the long-term unemployment rate (as a percentage of total unemployment) exceeds that of the Eurozone average (49.7%) by 4% to 23%, indicating a potential permanent trend;
Amendment 63 #
E. whereas societies in the European Union are ageing, which presents additional challenges for Member States’the growing number of older people (nearly 20 % of the European population is over 65 and the estimation is that this rate will reach 25 % by 2050), the declining number of working age people and public budget constraints, especially austerity measures implemented in the EU, are having a significant impact on social security and healthcare systems;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, although a certain amount of progress in reducing poverty and social exclusion can be observed, there are still disadvantaged groups in society with an unacceptable 119 million poor in the EU of which more than 25 million children across of Europe (more than 1 in 4 children) and regional disparities persist;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the overall policy outlook of the European Semester remains concerned with fiscal consolidation and deregulation of labour markets;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls for improving work quality both in terms of working conditions, health and safety as well as in terms of wages allowing for a decent leaving and family planning; stresses the importance of tackling undeclared work in an effective manner, involving social partners and imposing appropriate fines;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Stresses that fiscal consolidation programmes should by no means impose austerity measures undermining social policies that suffer substantial cuts; any proposed fiscal measure should be assessed and monitored against its social impact;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to maximise their efforts in investing in high-quality education and training in order to guarantee that the skills acquired will match labour market demand; underlines, in this respect, the growing demand for digital and other transferable skills and insists that the development of these skills is urgent and particularly necessary; the creation of jobs though requires also an individualised approach according to the local necessities and particularities of the labour markets; cognitive and soft skills must equally be developed valuing personal abilities and offering on the job satisfaction;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that increasing life expectancy requires the adaptation of pensions systems in order to ensure a good quality of life for elderly people; stresses that this can be achieved by linking retirement age not only to life expectancy but also to insurance contribution years, and by preventing early exit from the labour market; stresses that the absurd phenomenon of maintaining people longer to work while experiencing youth unemployment should be remedied while refugees and migrants should have their skills recognised or be offered skills development opportunities in order to be given the chance to enter the labour market while at the same time supporting to sustainability of pension systems;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Suggests to exempt from the EU Stability and Growth Pact the financial resources allocated to programmes in support of the unemployed, mainly through active labour market policies including job creation in countries with unemployment above the Eurozone average as an investment to human capital sustaining potential growth since, according to the EESC the spending policy can not be measured by just an accounting result as deficit but on the impact it has on the real economy;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the role of the social partners as essential stakeholders in the reform process and the added value of their involvement in the drafting, sequencing and implementation of reforms; supports the opinion that new forms of employment in the globalised market call for new forms of social dialogue; stresses though the necessity of restoring instead of deregulating labour relations supporting collective agreements for all; workers must be informed on their rights and be protected in case of whistleblowing to report abusive practices; affirms that the Member States need to help people build the skills required in the labour market;