22 Amendments of Martina DLABAJOVÁ related to 2014/2238(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the ILO/UNEP definition of a green job as any decent job that contributes to preserving or restoring the quality of the environment whether it is in agriculture, industry, services or administration,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas global trends such as the inefficient use of resources, the unsustainable pressure on the environment, and climate change and growing social exclusion and inequalities are close to the limits beyond which irreversible impacts on our societies and the natural environment cannot be prevented;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the lack of a coherent policy response to tackle these challenges risks leaving a significant part of the employment potential of a green and socially inclusive transitiontransition including the creation of better and sustainable jobs unused;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU and its Member States made a commitment, at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference in Cancun in 2010, to ensure ‘a just transition of the workforce that creates decent work and quality jobs’; whereas a just transition for all towards an environmentally sustainable economy needs to be well managed and must contribute to the objective of decent work for all, social inclusion and the eradication of povertycreating better and sustainable employment as well as more highly skilled jobs;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the potential for expansion in ‘green’ jobs is hampered by a skills deficiency and mismatch caused by a number of factors;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas SMEs are important generators of employment and have led the way in many ‘'green’' sectors, but may face particular difficulties in anticipating the skills needed and fulfilling the job potential of the transition;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas labour market rigidities are impeding job creation, while a competitive EU labour market can contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 employment targets;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that a transition towards sustainable societies and economies, including sustainable patterns of consumption and production, generates the potential both to create new jobs and to transform existing employment into green jobs in virtually all sectors and across the entire value chain; emphasises in this regard the importance of striking the right balance between an ambitious and coherent policy for the greening of the European economy while at the same strengthening European competitiveness;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Just transition’ and decent workjob-creation
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s statement that restructuring should be handled in a socially responsible way while at the same time recognizing the need for companies to restructure;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to commit to a ‘just 'transition roadmap’' that combines ambitious environmental goals with strong social requirements, including the promotion of decent work, healthy and safe working conditions, and trainan ambitious strategy for creating better and sustainable jobs including addressing andthe skills programmes, and the strengthening of worker information, consultation and participation rights regarding matters concerning sustainable development as well as of effective workforce representationmismatch in Europe in general but with a particular focus on meeting the skills needs of the greener economy;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the revised EU Health and Safety strategy should take into account specific riskdevelopments in new sectors;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the tools for skills development and the forecasting of skill needs proposed by the Commission; stresses, however, that more ambitious action is neededand a particular focus on SMEs is needed; believes that in order to anticipate future skills' needs, all labour market stakeholders have to be strongly involved in all levels;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States and on regional governments to involve businesses, employers' organisations, social partners and training providers, and to adopt and implement skill anticipation and development strategies with the objectives of improving generic, sectoral and occupation-specific skills; further stresses the importance of partnerships and trust between educational institutions, businesses, social partners and authorities;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that these strategies should include the anticipation and identification of skill gaps and targeted vocational and lifelong training programmes with a clear focus on matching skills and jobs with the aim of increasing employment; stresses the need to actively include in the strategies both displaced workers and low-skilled workers at risk of being excluded from the labour market; stresses that steps need to be taken to counter the gender imbalance in certain sectors;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on Member States to integrate sustainable development, and environmental competences and skills, into training and education systems, in particular further strengthening VET systems; recalls the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for targeted action by public authorities and services which would involve all labour market stakeholders, including employers' and employees' organisations, to bridge the skills gap; calls on the Member States to have mechanisms in place to train staff in employment authorities and services to mainstream skills for green employment across labour market policies; stresses the importance of European education institutions to put more effort in adopting their programmes to meet the needs of the greener economy and the labour market in general;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt ambitious and integrated regulatory, fiscal and financial frameworks to guaranteefor sustainable investment and encourage innovation, thereby fully unlocking the employment potential of these changes; highlights that policies should be developed in a framework of long-term horizons that includes binding targets where necessarytargets as well as indicators to measure progress towards their achievement;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to renew its commitment to the Europe 2020 strategy and to issue its mid-term review without delay; calls on the Commission to introduce qualitygreen employment and resource efficiency as lead goals; calls on the Commission to propose more ambitious social and environmental targets for 2030 and 2050;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote quality investments geared towards generating economic and societal benefits; calls on the Commission and the Member States to focus investment in areas with positive labour market impact with the aim of creating decent jobs and fighting unemployment;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Supports the objectives of the Green Action Plan for SMEs and the SMEs- oriented actions it proposes to improve resource efficiency, support green entrepreneurship, exploiting opportunities for greener value chains and facilitating market access for green SMEs and microenterprises;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that SMEs and microenterprises are key drivers of job creation in Europe; stresses that SMEs and microenterprises face particular challenges when exploiting the job opportunities of a green transition, in particular regarding access to finance, training and bridging skills gaps; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take ambitious action to provide support to facilitate green job creation in SMEs and microenterprises, including targeted information, awareness raising, technical assistance and access to finance and training measures;