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6 Amendments of Sven SCHULZE related to 2015/2116(INI)

Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas evidence collected by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) shows that racism, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance are widespread, despite measures taken by governments and civil society across the EU, and whereas the social and political climate is growing ever more tolerant of extremist, racist and xenophobic agendas that exploit fears about youth unemployment, alienation as a result of migration flows and security in the face of terrorism and other geopolitical challenges;
2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Council to break the deadlock and speed up the adoption of the horizontal anti-discrimination directive proposed by the Commission in 2008;deleted
2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that, thanks to policy changes, people aged 55-64 make up an increasing share of workers; regrets, however, that the employment rate for this group has increased too slowly and remains below 50 % in the EU19; is concerned about how thestresses the need for an upgrade of digital market wskills affect employmentmong the working population, in particular for people over 50, and about how little prepared the EUstresses that digitalisation will contribute to social inclusion and the Member States are to address this issuelp older people remain in the labour market for longer by establishing closer human-machine cooperation; __________________ 19 Businesseurope , ‘Position paper on Promoting diversity in employment and workplaces’, Nov. 2013.
2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Recalls that pursuing court cases, and ensuring adequate representation, is still problematic in some cases22, and urges the Member States to find ways to help victims in this regard, including by means of tax exemptions, legal aid and assistance from specialised NGOs, etc., and by ensuring legal redress and adequate representation; __________________ 22 EPRS, op. cit. EPRS, op. cit.
2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Considers it necessary that adequate training is provided for employees of national, regional and local authorities and law enforcement bodies; believes that training for judges, prosecutors, lawyers and police force on non-discrimination legislation in employment and case-law is of critical importance, along with training on cultural understanding and unconscious bias provided by organisations representing the most discriminated groups;
2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission and Member States to use, and to make available, all possible funds, including the Progress Fund, funds to facilitate awareness raising and education campaigns about discrimination in employment; calls on the private sector to play its part in creating a discrimination-free working environment;
2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL