Activities of Jan KELLER
Plenary speeches (16)
EU strategic communication to counteract anti-EU propaganda by third parties (A8-0290/2016 - Anna Elżbieta Fotyga) CS
Need for a European reindustrialisation policy in light of the recent Caterpillar and Alstom cases (RC-B8-1051/2016, B8-1051/2016, B8-1052/2016, B8-1053/2016, B8-1055/2016, B8-1056/2016, B8-1057/2016, B8-1058/2016) CS
Rules against certain tax avoidance practices (A8-0189/2016 - Hugues Bayet) CS
Protection of trade secrets against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure (A8-0199/2015 - Constance Le Grip) CS
Negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) (A8-0009/2016 - Viviane Reding) CS
Situation in Hungary: follow-up to the European Parliament Resolution of 10 June 2015 (B8-1349/2015, B8-1351/2015, B8-1351/2015, B8-1358/2015, B8-1359/2015, B8-1360/2015, B8-1361/2015) CS
Reducing inequalities with a special focus on child poverty (short presentation) CS
European single market for electronic communications (A8-0300/2015 - Pilar del Castillo Vera) CS
Negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (A8-0175/2015 - Bernd Lange) CS
Green employment initiative - Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States CS
Murder of the Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov and the state of democracy in Russia (RC-B8-0239/2015, B8-0239/2015, B8-0247/2015, B8-0248/2015, B8-0250/2015, B8-0251/2015, B8-0252/2015) CS
Country of origin labelling for meat ingredients in processed food (B8-0097/2015) CS
Steel sector in the EU: protecting workers and industries (RC-B8-0352/2014, B8-0351/2014, B8-0352/2014, B8-0353/2014, B8-0354/2014, B8-0355/2014, B8-0356/2014) CS
Implementation of the Employment Equality Directive (debate) CS
EU-Ukraine association agreement, with the exception of the treatment of third country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other party (A8-0002/2014 - Jacek Saryusz-Wolski) CS
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (debate) CS
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Green Employment Initiative: Tapping into the job creation potential of the green economy PDF (235 KB) DOC (172 KB)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on assessment of the EU Youth Strategy 2013-2015
Oral questions (2)
Protecting the EU's internal market and consumer rights from the negative implications of the illegal trade in companion animals PDF (50 KB) DOC (19 KB)
A European Action Plan for the Social Economy PDF (107 KB) DOC (19 KB)
Written explanations (4)
Copyright in the Digital Single Market (A8-0245/2018 - Axel Voss) CS
V případě směrnice o autorských právech na jednotném digitálním trhu jsem hlasoval tak, abych podpořil oprávněné zájmy autorů a vydavatelství, tedy těch, kdo jsou ohroženi nekontrolovaným kopírováním a šířením literárních, hudebních, filmových a dalších děl. Zároveň jsem hlasoval tak, aby bylo minimalizováno riziko cenzury, i když si uvědomuji, že toto riziko je do značné míry nezávislé na znění zmíněné směrnice a může se prosazovat i jinými způsoby. Celý legislativní návrh je natolik komplikovaný, že všechny jeho možné dopady nedokáže zatím odhadnout prakticky nikdo.
The situation in Hungary (A8-0250/2018 - Judith Sargentini) CS
V případě legislativní iniciativy ohledně situace v Maďarsku jsem hlasoval proti, a to z následujících důvodů: zaprvé, nejsem přesvědčen, že zpráva o situaci v Maďarsku byla vypracována nestranně, je v ní dobře čitelný rukopis jistých nátlakových skupin. Zadruhé, Maďarsku se v dotyčné zprávě vytýkají věci (např. korupce), které se vyskytují i v jiných zemích EU, aniž by byly dotyčné země za ně jakkoliv penalizovány. Zatřetí, v některých bodech jsou Maďarsku dokonce vytýkány věci, které jsou jiným členským zemím doporučovány (např. nízké výdaje v oblasti sociálního zabezpečení). A začtvrté, vůbec není zohledněna skutečnost, že Maďarsko podniklo vstřícné kroky, když dvakrát pozměnilo ústavu své země, aby vyhovělo připomínkám Komise.
Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations: Enforcement requirements and specific rules for posting drivers in the road transport sector (A8-0206/2018 - Merja Kyllönen) CS
. – Hlasoval jsem proti tomu, aby Výbor pro dopravu a cestovní ruch (TRAN) vstoupil do interinstitucionálního vyjednávání o pracovních podmínkách řidičů dálkové přepravy osob a zboží. Jako člen Výboru pro zaměstnanost a sociální věci (EMPL) se ztotožňuji se stanoviskem svého výboru, podle něhož nejsou úpravy pracovních podmínek prosazované výborem TRAN dostatečné. Kromě toho se domnívám, že v takto sporných a technicky komplikovaných otázkách není vhodné, aby byl Evropský parlament navenek zastupován pouze jedním názorově vyhraněným proudem. Je v zájmu demokratičnosti této instituce, aby byl při formulaci výsledného stanoviska dán prostor celému spektru rozdílných názorů.
Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (A8-0319/2017 - Elisabeth Morin-Chartier, Agnes Jongerius) CS
Hlasoval jsem pro tuto novelizaci, neboť se domnívám, že je ekonomicky pochybné a sociálně škodlivé, pokud firmy ze zemí střední a východní Evropy zakládají svoji konkurenceschopnost na nízkých mzdách pracovníků vysílaných do zahraničí. Tato strategie poškozuje nejen vysílané pracovníky, ale ve svých důsledcích vytváří také tlak na snižování mezd v zemích, do nichž jsou tito špatně placení pracovníci vysíláni. Závody ke dnu v oblasti mezd nejsou řešením propastných rozdílů v kupní síle a životní úrovni v různých částech Evropské unie.
Written questions (14)
State of play of TTIP negotiations PDF (99 KB) DOC (16 KB)
Initiation of a generalised tariff preferences scheme in Bangladesh PDF (102 KB) DOC (15 KB)
Status of the infringement procedure against France and Germany regarding a minimum wage PDF (97 KB) DOC (16 KB)
Jose Manuel Barroso and Goldman Sachs PDF (193 KB) DOC (16 KB)
Technological progress in reducing the use of lead in car batteries PDF (195 KB) DOC (16 KB)
Statements by the First Vice-President of the Commission: the motives and countries of origin of migrants seeking to enter the EU PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
Assessment of the status of Uber PDF (5 KB) DOC (24 KB)
ExxonMobil's access to confidential TTIP documents PDF (7 KB) DOC (24 KB)
Job insecurity PDF (105 KB) DOC (25 KB)
Termination of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement PDF (101 KB) DOC (25 KB)
Coca-Cola Iberian Partners' redundancy plan PDF (195 KB) DOC (26 KB)
Need for protection of social rights PDF (193 KB) DOC (26 KB)
Transparency of negotiations on TTIP PDF (102 KB) DOC (25 KB)
Church restitution in the Czech Republic PDF (103 KB) DOC (24 KB)
Written declarations (3)
Amendments (75)
Amendment 77 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Since the objectives of this Directive, which are to improve living and working conditions and to protect the health of workers from the specific risks arising from exposure to carcinogens and mutagens or genotoxic substances, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5(3) of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in Article 5(4) of the TEU, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 215 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In accordance with Article 80 of the Treaty, Union acts should, whenever necessary, contain appropriate measures to give effect to the principle of solidarity. A voluntary corrective allocation mechanism should be established in order to ensure a fair sharing of responsibility between Member States and a swift access of applicants to procedures for granting international protection in situations when a Member State is confronted with a disproportionate number of applications for international protection for which it is responsible under this Regulation.
Amendment 256 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) A Member State of allocation may decide not to accept the allocated applicants during a twelve months-period, in which case it should enter this information in the automated system and notify the other Member States, the Commission and the European Union Agency for Asylum. Thereafter the applicants that would have been allocated to that Member State should be allocated to the other Member States instead. The Member State which temporarily does not take part in the corrective allocation should make a solidarity contribution of EUR 250,000 per applicant not accepted to the Member State that was determined as responsible for examining those applications. The Commission should lay down the practical modalities for the implementation of the solidarity contribution mechanism in an implementing act. The European Union Agency for Asylum will monitor and report to the Commission on a yearly basis on the application of the financial solidarity mechanism.
Amendment 783 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The allocation mechanism referred to in this Chapter shall be applied voluntarily for the benefit of a Member State, where that Member State is confronted with a disproportionate number of applications for international protection for which it is the Member State responsible under this Regulation.
Amendment 884 #
Amendment 898 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 3
Article 37 – paragraph 3
Amendment 910 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 4
Article 37 – paragraph 4
Amendment 914 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 5
Article 37 – paragraph 5
Amendment 988 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1
Article 45 – paragraph 1
1. The competent asylum authorities of the Member States referred to in Article 47 shall have access to the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) for entering the information referred to in Article 20(7), Article 22(1), (4) and (5), Article 37(1) and point (h) of Article 39.
Amendment 4 #
2015/2351(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the impact of the second cycle of the Youth Strategy (2013-2015) in providing a flexible framework for cross- sectoral involvement; values the structured dialogue with youth organisations in this regard, and calls on the Commission and Member States to improve access to high quality education and training and employment of young people; highlights the importance of the structured dialogue with youth organisations in this regard;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2351(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of the Youth Strategy, given the EU’s alarmingly high youth unemployment and NEET and precarious job rates; stresses that the next cycle (2016-2018) should contribute to the two objectives of the Youth Strategy by focusing on identifying the causes of youth unemployment, as well as on education, training and the transition to the labour market with regard to the measures ensuring better coordination of education programmes and labour market demands;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2351(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 17 #
2015/2351(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Underlines the importance of addressing geographical mismatches between job supply and demand both within and between Member States, in particular through changes to the European Job Mobility Portal (EURES), in order to improve youth employment opportunities;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2351(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to combat early school-leaving by adequately informing students about future labour market opportunities and qualitative apprenticeships; points out the necessity to analyse social, economic and other causes of lower utilization of possibility to continue education from side of certain groups of schoolchildren and students, particularly in the specific localities as well as the a real situation in the labour market, with respect to the regional specific. Believes that in order to tackle youth unemployment the involvement of regional and local authorities in the design and implementation of the correct policy mix is fundamental;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2351(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underscores the importance of recognising competenciinformal and non-formal learning for the development of values, acquired in non-formal environptitudes and skills for young people, as well as for learning about citizenship and democratic involvements; calls on the Member States to ensure the coherent validation of formal, non-formal and informal learning with a view to bridging the gap between the skills shortages observed in the European labour market and the many young job seekersCommission and the Member States to develop systems and recognise competences acquired through non-formal and informal learning, voluntary work, internships and social work, and to provide support for such activities in the framework of the new programs for educations, youth and citizenship;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2351(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that employment and entrepreneurship constitute one of the eight priorities identified in the EU Youth Report (2010-2018); stresses that youth work and non-formal learning play a vital role in developing young people’s potential, including entrepreneurial and civic skills;
Amendment 76 #
2015/2351(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that early intervention and proactive labour market policies represent a shift from dealing with symptoms of multi-generation deprivation toward identifying and managing risks early in life in order to prevent unemployment and facilitate reintegration; draws attention especially to those who are most marginalised and at greatest risk of unemployment;
Amendment 84 #
2015/2351(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Recommends the Member States to stress support of the apprenticeship with regards to the demand of labour markets. Stresses the Member States and businesses should invest more in the right skills and diversify the types of training for jobs in demand by creating more flexible curricula, integrating entrepreneurship and transversal skills, in order to better adapt to future labour market developments;
Amendment 86 #
2015/2351(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls on the Member States to issue knowledge- and evidence-based reports on the social situation and living conditions of young people, and draw up national action plans and implement them consistently;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2351(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Stresses that promotion of more and equal opportunities for all young people, promoting social inclusion, gender equality and solidarity for all young people, as well as fighting against all forms of discrimination among young people, namely based on gender, racial or ethnic origin and disability, should be at core of achieving the objectives of the EU Youth Strategy;
Amendment 91 #
2015/2351(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Calls on the Member States to encourage women to take up training and careers in sectors where they have been underrepresented such as STEM and IT.
Amendment 646 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to recommend that Member States reduce or eliminate differences in taxation and social security contributions between self- employed persons and employees;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A (new)
Recital A (new)
A. whereas employment rates are generally lower among women in comparison with men: in 2014, the employment rate for men stood at 70.1 % in the EU-28, as compared with 59.6 % for women1a ; __________________ 1a http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php?title=Employment_st atistics&oldid=190559.
Amendment 3 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C (new)
Recital C (new)
C. whereas women are generally paid around 16 % less than men, and the gender pay gap often leads to women receiving lower pensions than men – on average across the EU, women's pensions are 39 % lower than men's;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D (new)
Recital D (new)
D. whereas parental poverty often leads to child poverty and seriously affects children later in life; whereas single- parent families, especially families headed by single mothers, are at greater risk of poverty or social exclusion (49.8% compared to 25.2%, although there are large differences between countries, according to EU-SILC1b , which is related to the feminisation of poverty, women's overrepresentation in precarious work and as involuntary part-time workers, stated in the disproportionate time spent by women in unpaid work, interruptions in women's careers to care for children or other family members, and pay gap between men and women; __________________ 1b Save the Children, "Child Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe", Brussels, 2014, p.14.
Amendment 5 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E (new)
Recital E (new)
E. whereas the ICT sector is characterised by both vertical and horizontal segregation which is even higher than in many other sectors, as well as a gap between women's educational qualifications and their position in the ICT sector; whereas the majority (54 %) of women employed in the ICT sector occupy low- paid and low skilled positions and only a small minority of them (8 %) are in the high skill software engineer positions; whereas women are also underrepresented in the decision-making within this sector with only 19,2 % of ICT sector workers having female bosses compared to 45,2 % of non-ICT sector workers;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital F (new)
Recital F (new)
F. whereas enhancing women's labour market participation can help to address their increased risk of poverty and social exclusion, especially in case of single parent families, as well as help prevent their experience of poverty in old age due to lower pension entitlements;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital G (new)
Recital G (new)
G. whereas encouraging more women to enter and stay on the labour market can also help to counterbalance the effects of a shrinking working-age population projected in most EU Member States by enhancing labour supply and it would thereby help reduce the strain on public finances and social protection systems, make better use of women's skills and competences and raise growth potential and competitiveness;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Takes the view that gender equality, by increasing social and economic well- being, benefits not only women but society as a whole; recalls that effectively challenging gender stereotypes is crucial to increasing women's participation in all segments of the labour market; calls on the EU to be a champion in challenging gender stereotypes, especially in the areas of education, work and further training;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take steps to combat all forms of multiple discrimination on gender basis, to ensure application of the principle of non-discrimination and equality in the labour market and in access to employment, and in particular to adopt social protection measures to ensure that women's pay and welfare entitlements, including pensions, are equal to those of men with the same or similar experience doing the same job or a job of equal value;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Calls on the Commission for full implementation and revision of the Directive 2006/54/EC on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation, with a compulsory requirement for companies to draw up measures or plans on gender equality, including actions on desegregation, the development of pay systems and measures to support women's careers;
Amendment 20 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the gender pay and career development gap continues for women working in the ICT sector; stresses that the principle of equal pay for equal work in the same workplace to ensure just and fair wages is being challenged even though it constitutes one of the fundamental pillars of social justice in the labour market and should therefore be protected above all else; reiterates that inequalities should not be allowed to take root in the digital economy as regards equal pay and career development; stresses that an increasing labour market participation of women and related investments in social inclusion policies will help to reduce the gender pay gap; highlights the importance of collective bargaining also in the digital market economy to safeguard quality and security of jobs in times of digitalisation;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that efforts to close the gender pay gap will benefit from measures that improve conditions for all low- and medium-waged workers, including reversing the trend of declining labour income share and linking wage growth to productivity1 , increasing the minimum wage, investing in social protection systems, reducing unemployment and boosting collective bargaining rights; __________________ 1 International Labour Organisation, Global Wage Report 2012/13: Wages and equitable growth, 2013.
Amendment 36 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that women pensioners run higher poverty risks than men as a consequence of the inequalities existing between men and women in the labour market; stresses the importance of combating indirect discrimination in pension schemes, not only in occupational schemes but also in the practices of statutory pension schemes; therefore, as regards the occupational old age pensions schemes, which are also deeply involved in the processes of reforming old age pensions, they are increasingly run according to insurance principles and thus under the criteria of capitalization, and this might give rise to many gaps in terms of social protection1c ; emphasises that the Court of Justice of the European Union has made it clear that occupational pension schemes are to be considered as pay and that the principle of equal treatment therefore applies to these schemes as well; __________________ 1c http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender- equality/files/conference_sept_2011/dgjus tice_oldagepensionspublication3march20 11_en.pdf
Amendment 48 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. NCalls on the Member States to step up their efforts to combat undeclared work and precarious jobs; highlights the high levels of undeclared work performed by women, which negatively impact on women's income, social security coverage and protection and have a bad effect on the EU's GDP levels; notes that women are disproportionately and often involuntarily concentrated in precarious work; urges the Member States to consider implementing the International Labour Organisation (ILO) recommendations intended to reduce the scale of precarious work2 , such as restricting the circumstances in which precarious or atypical contracts can be used and limiting the length of time workers can be employed on such a contract, after which they must be given a permanent contract; __________________ 2 International Labour Organisation, Policies and regulations to combat precarious employment, 2011.
Amendment 54 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that another facet of job precariousness is the extent of involuntary part-time work, which has increased from 16.7% to 19.6% of total employment and the spread and diversification of forms of casual working; the self-employment rate of women continued to be around 10%, while the male rate remained roughly one in five;
Amendment 55 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that despite the fact that women are increasingly well qualified, even out-performing men in terms of educational attainment, they continue to be underrepresented in the labour market; therefore, it leads to the need for further action towards a comprehensive integration of the work-life balance approach into policy making, including care facilities, leave and flexible working time arrangement, as well as tax and benefit systems free of disincentives for second earners to work or work more;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to enhance the reconciliation of work and private life by concrete measures, guaranteeing better protection of women at work, such as urgently proposing new legislative proposal on Maternity leave Directive, Carers´ leave Directive, reinforcing legislation on paternity leave;
Amendment 57 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls on the Commission to break the so-called "glass ceiling" that hinders women from accessing managerial and top positions; calls, therefore, for swift adoption of the Women on Boards Directive as an important first step for equal representation in the public and private sectors, and stresses the Commission's responsibility to take any action that could help break the deadlock in Council regarding EU legislation addressing transparency and greater gender balance in recruitment for decision-making positions;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reiterates its call on the Commission and Member States to introduce a Child Guarantee with its specific fund so that every child in poverty can have access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and adequate nutrition, as part of a European integrated plan to combat child poverty including both the Child Guarantee and programmes offering support and opportunities for the parents to come out of social exclusion situations and to integrate the labour market;
Amendment 86 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that women’'s economic independence plays a crucial role in their ability to escape situations of domestic violence, and that women who have exhausted their paid leave are at risk of losing their jobs and economic independence; calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider introducing a statutory right to paid domestic violence leave.leave for victims of domestic violence as well as the introduction of "care credits" to allow women outside the labour market to collect pension contributions;
Amendment 92 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need for more appropriate indicators at EU level to improve data collection and qualitative analysis as well as gender-responsive budgeting to capture the gender dimension of poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the country-specific recommendations in the European Semester on addressing the gender pay gap are implemented;
Amendment 95 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Member States to use Structural funds, in particular European Social Fund, to improve education and training with a view to improving labour market access and combating unemployment, poverty and social exclusion; highlights that the 20 percent share of the European Social Funds (ESF) allocated to social inclusion measures and social innovation projects should be used more actively to support initiatives aimed at empowering women experiencing poverty and social exclusion; and urges the Member States to undertake more information campaigns on opportunities for participation in EU funded projects;
Amendment 98 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to involve social partners (trade unions and employers) and civil society, including gender equality bodies, in the realisation of gender equality, with a view to fostering equal treatment; stresses that social dialogue must include the monitoring and promotion of gender equality practices at the workplace, including flexible working arrangements, with the aim of facilitating the reconciliation of work and private life; stresses the importance of collective agreements in combating discrimination and promoting equality between women and men at work, as well as other instruments such as codes of conduct, research or exchanges of experience and good practice in the area of gender equality.
Amendment 15 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas improvements to the EU’s ecological situation have largely been achieved by shifting pollution-causing production methods to third countries with less stringent environmental regulations and cheaper labour (‘carbon leakage’), which has led to a substantial number of jobs being lost in the EU;
Amendment 47 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas women must benefit equally from the creation of suitable green jobs and the ‘glass ceiling’ must be broken;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas austerity measures have had particularly serious repercussions for women; whereas the green economy tends to create unstable jobs;
Amendment 58 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the transition bears significant potential to create local jobs which cannot be offshored, including in sectors hit by the crisis; greater emphasis must be placed on giving the different regions a higher level of self-sufficiency by satisfying the needs of their inhabitants and reducing their dependence on goods imported from overseas;
Amendment 77 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. calls on the Commission and the Member states to find better ways of gathering data so that a more detailed analysis of new jobs can be carried out. The data should be broken down in such a way that it is possible to take into account the gender factor. When assessing the quality of green jobs, and in particular the salaries they offer, the absence of social dialogue and collective agreement negotiations in the large majority of green sectors must be taken into account;
Amendment 82 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. stresses that, as labour taxes are gradually replaced by green taxes, it is necessary to make sure that this change will not have unwanted repercussions on the social security system;
Amendment 117 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. calls on the Commission and the Member States to take into account, when making the transition to the green economy, the needs of women and girls for better lifelong learning opportunities, especially in fields which have the potential to provide a significant number of new green jobs, such as science, research, engineering, digital technology and new technologies. They should do this with the aim of strengthening women’s position in society, removing gender stereotypes and providing jobs which fully correspond to the particular needs and skills of women;
Amendment 148 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. calls on the Commission to help revive the repairs sector, which would lead to the creation of new jobs that are by their very nature environmentally friendly;
Amendment 162 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. calls on the Commission and the Member States to show greater solidarity and conformity in their policies and to make more substantial political commitments at the highest level in related areas such as tax on capital and corporate gains, tax on financial transactions and the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion;
Amendment 170 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up international efforts to create a global environmental policy that can limit the damage caused by industry outside the EU and carbon leakage;
Amendment 191 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. calls on the Commission and the Member States to help to incorporate groups that are disadvantaged on the job market (women, the young, people with disabilities) into the green economy by promoting business models based on high levels of cooperation, e.g. cooperatives and social enterprises, creating green jobs in public services and introducing specific criteria for access to public procurement and subsidies or microloans for businesses.
Amendment 18 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) to ensure that TTIP will make a significant positive contribution to creating more and betterdecent jobs and set ambitious and enforceable global trade standards for sustainable development and labour;
Amendment 31 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point ii
(ii) to ensure that TTIP includes comprehensive provisions on labour laws and policies that are consistent with the core ILO Conventions and the Decent Work Agenda, with a commitment to promote higher standards and, furthermore, to ensure that where disputes arise labour provisions will have a conditional dimensaiming at the effective ratification, implementation and enforcement of the eight core conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Decent Work Agenda, with a commitment to promote higher standards. Steps must be taken to ensure that neither of the parties will encourage trade or investment by weakening labour laws. Where disputes arise labour provisions must be subject to a dispute settlement mechanism, including the possibility of imposing trade sanction;s.
Amendment 32 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point ii
(ii) to ensure that TTIP includes comprehensive provisions on labour laws and policies that are consistent with the core ILO Conventions and the Decent Work Agenda, with a commitment to promote higher standards and, furthermore, to ensure that where disputes arise labour provisions will have a conditional dimensionaiming at the effective ratification, implementation and enforcement of the eight core conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Decent Work Agenda as a binding condition of the agreement, with a commitment to promote higher standards. It must be ensured that trade or investment is not encouraged through the weakening of labour laws. Where disputes arise labour provisions must be subject to a dispute settlement mechanism, including the possibility of imposing trade sanctions. In this respect the relevant information derived from ILO supervisory bodies should be taken into account;
Amendment 50 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point iii
(iii) to ensure that the horizontal dimensions of labour and social provisions are recognised and fully integrated into all relevant operational parts of the agreement (such as investment, trade in services, regulatory cooperation and public procurement) to ensure a coherent and comprehensive approach to trade and sustainable development;
Amendment 58 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point iv
(iv) to ensure that civil society can make a meaningful contribution to implementing relevant TTIP provisionsthe implementation of and compliance with labour provisions must be subject to a monitoring process, which involves the social partners and civil society;
Amendment 72 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point v
Paragraph 1 – point v
(v) to take immediate steps to safeguard the right of EU governments to legislate, organise, set quality and safety standardsensure an adequate carve-out of sensitive services such as public services, social services and public utilities (including water, health, social security systems and education) allowing national and local authorities enough room for, manage and regulatoeuvre to legislate in the public servicinterest;
Amendment 81 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
(v a) to ensure that ratchet and standstill clauses do not apply to public and social services. The possibility of a re- nationalisation and re-municipalisation of services must be safeguarded.
Amendment 86 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point vi
(vi) to ensure that the specific challenges faced by SMEs and micro-companies are fully taken into account;
Amendment 107 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point viii
Paragraph 1 – point viii
Amendment 110 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point viii
Paragraph 1 – point viii
(viii) to guarantee that agreement on any dispute-settlement mechanism must take into account the results of the public consultation on investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), must be fully transparent and democratically accountable and must not hinder legislators from passing laws in the area of employment policoppose the inclusion of ISDS in TTIP. In agreements with countries that have fully functioning legal systems and in which no risks of political interference in the judiciary or denial of justice have been identified, ISDS is not necessary;
Amendment 127 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point ix
Paragraph 1 – point ix
(ix) to take steps to embed a ‘positive listing’ approach in the agreement;with respect to the liberalisation of services in the agreement, whereby services that are to be opened up for foreign companies are explicitly mentioned and new services are excluded
Amendment 136 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point x
Paragraph 1 – point x
(x) to ensure that there are realistic statistical projections on job losses/gains, and on sectors, affected and these are constantly updated so that timely intervention can be undertaken by the Commission to support affected sectors, regions or Member States.
Amendment 139 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point x
Paragraph 1 – point x
(x) to ensure that statistical projections on job losses/gains, and on sectors, affected are constantly updated so that timely intervention can be undertaken by the Commission to support affected sectors, regions or Member States. The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund should be adapted to mitigate the potential negative impacts of the TTIP;
Amendment 142 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
(x a) to take steps to ensure that regulatory cooperation does not restrict the right of governments and the European Parliament to legislate in the public interest. Steps must be taken to ensure that regulatory cooperation does not lead to the weakening of labour standards, including health and safety standards. It must be ensured that labour and social standards are not treated as non-tariff barriers. Stakeholders, including social partners, should be included in the process of regulatory cooperation in a balanced representation.
Amendment 147 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
Amendment 152 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point x b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point x b (new)
(x b) to ensure that the place of work principle is guaranteed. National labour and social law as well as collective agreement provisions must be upheld in the case of temporary posting and placement of workers; the conditions of temporary postings and placement should be well defined in the TTIP;
Amendment 155 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point x c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point x c (new)
(x c) to ensure that governments have the opportunity to adopt socially and ecologically responsible procurement policies. Procurement provisions should not prevent governments from addressing societal and environmental needs. In addition, public procurement policies should be in line with ILO Convention 94 regarding labour clauses in public contracts.
Amendment 291 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iva) to ensure that TTIP contains a clause allowing either of the parties to denounce the agreement;
Amendment 762 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
(xiv) to ensure that foreign investors are treated in a non-discriminatory fashion and have a fair opportunity to seek and achieve redress of grievances, which can be achieved withoutle benefiting from no greater rights than domestic investors; to oppose the inclusion of an ISDS mechanism; such a mechanism is not necessary in TTIP given the EU’s and the US’ developed legal systems; a state-to- state dispute settlement system and the use of national courts are the most appropriate tools to address investment disputin TTIP, as other options to enforce investment protection are available, such as domestic remedies;