Activities of Ivan JAKOVČIĆ related to 2015/0051(NLE)
Plenary speeches (1)
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (A8-0205/2015 - Laura Agea) HR
Amendments (5)
Amendment 87 #
Recital 7
(7) Member States and the Union should also address the social impact of the crisis and aim at building a cohesive society in which people are empowered to anticipate and manage change, and can actively participate in society and the economy. Access and opportunities for all should be ensured and poverty and social exclusion reduced, in particular by ensuring an effective functioning of labour markets and social welfare systems and removing barriers to labour market participation. Member States should also make sure that the benefits of economic growth reach all citizens and all regional and local entities.
Amendment 111 #
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 1
Member States, in cooperation with local and regional authorities, should facilitate job creation, reduce barriers for business to hire people, promote entrepreneurship and in particular support the creation and growth of small enterprises in order to increase the employment rate of women and men. Member States should also actively promote the social economy and foster social innovation.
Amendment 140 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 1
Member States should promote productivity and employability through an appropriate supply of relevant knowledge and skills. Member States should make the necessary investments in education and vocational training systems while improving their effectiveness and efficiency to raise the skill level of the workforce, allowing it to better anticipate and meet the rapidly changing needs of dynamic labour markets in an increasingly digital economy. Member States, in cooperation with local and regional authorities, should step up efforts to improve access to quality adult learning for all and implement active ageing strategies to enable longer working lives.
Amendment 156 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 3
Structural weaknesses in education and training systems should be addressed to ensure quality learning outcomes and prevent and tackle early school leaving. Member States, in cooperation with local and regional authorities, should increase educational attainment and consider dual learning systems and upgrading professional training while at the same time increaseing opportunities for recognising skills acquired outside the formal education system.
Amendment 220 #
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 1
Member States, in cooperation with local and regional authorities, should modernise their social protection systems to provide effective, efficient, and adequate protection throughout all stages of an individual’s life, ensuring fairness and addressing inequalities. There is a need for simplified and better targeted social policies complemented by affordable quality childcare and education, training and job assistance, housing support and accessible health care, access to basic services such as a bank account and Internet and for action to prevent early school leaving and fight social exclusion.