17 Amendments of Rosa D'AMATO related to 2023/2586(RSP)
Amendment 7 #
Recital A
A. whereas sustainable development is a fundamental objective of the EU; whereas the three pillars of sustainable development are the economic, the social and the environmental; whereas sustainable development is based, among other things, on full employment, social progress and fairness; whereas this is a fundamental objective of the EU, as laid down in Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union to achieve a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress; whereas the emphasis currently lies on economic and environmental sustainability;
Amendment 35 #
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates the importance of the conclusions of the 2021 Porto Social Summit, which underline that we are still living in unprecedented times; notes that COVID-19 and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine on our doorstep resulted in, the cost of living and energy crises, which are hitting the most vulnerable groups in our society the hardest, leading to increasing inequalities; reiterates its call to the Commission and Member States to come up with a Social Resilience package as a set of measures and means to strengthen social welfare and social protection systems in the EU; highlights the importance of the EPSR as a guiding compass to a more social Europe and welcomes its Action Plan in this regard; stresses, however, that the resulting headline targets for 2030 set out by the Commission and endorsed by the Council on employment, skills and poverty are insufficient to ensure its full implementation; stresses that the EPSR is a powerful tool to ensure that the European project can act as a powerful shield protecting the health, safety and living conditions of its people;
Amendment 44 #
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Council to take measures to mitigate the impact of the crises on Member State labour markets in order to keep employment rates highworkers, pensioners and vulnerable people and on Member State labour markets in order to protect income, ensure decent living standards and keep employment rates high; calls on the Commission, the Council and Member States to take urgent measures to tackle the cost of living crisis, including solidarity measures at EU level, in order to protect employment and incomes, ensure quality jobs and also in the framework of the transposition of the Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages and the Directive on Pay Transparency in the EU to increase statutory minimum wages, promote collective bargaining and ensure equal pay for work of equal value; calls therefore on the Commission, the Member States and EU social partners to commit to reaching collective bargaining coverage of at least 890 % by 2030, with a view to improving living and working conditions in the EU, which will contribute to upward social convergence and reduce in-work poverty, social exclusion and wage inequality;
Amendment 59 #
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the above-mentioned conclusions of the 2021 Porto Social Summit; welcomes the adoption of the Directive on adequate minimum wages in the EU3 and the soon-to-be adopted directive on pay transparency4 ; urges the Council to agree on a general approach concerning the directive for platform work5 in order to improve worker protection in the platform economy and to create fair competition; welcomes the Commission’s commitment to occupational health and safety in the workplace and highlights the need for further actions to ensure the achievement of the target of zero deaths at work and because of work; welcomes the Commission’s commitment to follow up with a legislative proposal after the adoption of Parliament’s resolution of 2 February 20236 ; welcomes the launch of a two-stage consultation of EU social partners; __________________ 3 Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on adequate minimum wages in the European Union, OJ L 275, 25.10.2022, p. 33. 4 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 March 2021 to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (COM(2021)0093). 5 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 December 2021 on improving working conditions in platform work (COM(2021)0762). 6 European Parliament resolution of 2 February 2023 with recommendations to the Commission on Revision of European Works Councils Directive, Texts adopted, P9_TA(2023)0028.
Amendment 64 #
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, even with the Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) instrument as part of the European unemployment reinsurance scheme, the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis has lasted longer than anticipated; highlights, however, that thousands of jobs were saved thanks to this instrument and that the shock to the labour market was less severe than expected; notes, in this regard, that this instrument should remain in use for the duration of the current exceptional situation and continue to be based on loans and quickly activated only in the event of external financial or economic shocks; notes, in this regard, that this instrument should be made permanent;
Amendment 73 #
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to put forward a legal framework for an effective and enforceable ban on unpaid internships, traineeships and apprenticeships; welcomesNotes that the lack of a binding legal framework for quality traineeships has resulted into higher social exclusion rates of young people from the labour market, especially those from vulnerable backgrounds and people with disabilities; Calls on the Commission to propose a directive to ensure minimum quality standards, including rules on duration and fair remuneration for traineeships in the open labour market to ensure decent standards of living; Stresses the individual right to training and life-long learning and the obligation to develop strategic jobs and skills planning at both company, sector and regional levels; welcomes, in this context, the European Year of Skills and highlights the importance of access to training and reskilling in particular for workers in industries and sectors that need to undergo fundamental changes in order to achieve the green and digital transitions, ensuring no one is left behind; stresses the role of the trade unions in skills strategies for the green economy at every level, to ensure that such training takes place during working hours and without wage cuts, as well as to provide detailed information on the skills needed for the twin transitions; calls on the Commission to consider a directive on adequate minimum income in order to ensure its level is above their national at risk poverty rate and the reintegration of people absent from the labour market for those who can work, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity, the specificities of national social protection systems and the competences of the Member States; welcomes the Commission’s commitment to presenting a proposal, by the end of 2023, on the creation of an EU disability card to be recognised in all Member States; welcomes the ongoing negotiations of the social partners on telework and the right to disconnect, with a view to putting forward a legally binding agreement implemented via a directive; calls on the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal for a European social security pass to provide national authorities, such as labour and social security inspectorates, and social partners involved in labour and social security inspections with a real-time instrument to effectively enforce national and EU law;
Amendment 88 #
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, although many legislative and non-legislative initiatives have been initiated by the Commission, so far the EU has fallen short on fully implementing the EPSR; stresses the need for further legislative action by the Commission and the Member States to ensure its full implementation, with a specific focus on implementing principlesto make sure that the Action plan for the implementation of the Pillar - which should include legislative and non- legislative measures- is reviewed regularly to ensure that the EU continues to progress to improve working and living conditions; stresses the need for further legislative action by the Commission and the Member States to ensure its full implementation, with a specific focus on the improvement of living and working conditions including, among others, implementing principles 1 (Education training and life-long learning, 5 (Secure and adaptable employment), 8 (Social dialogue and involvement of workers), 10 (Healthy, safe and well-adapted work environment and data protection), 11 (childcare), 12 (social protection), 19 (housing) and 20 (essential services);
Amendment 93 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for specific actions to ensure the respect of the right to education and training for all, by guaranteeing for all workers high-quality training and paid educational leave;
Amendment 97 #
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls for the introduction of a social dialogue impact assessment that would evaluate the impact of EU legislation on social dialogue and oblige EU legislators to state how social dialogue is supported by their initiatives:
Amendment 110 #
Paragraph 8
8. Warns that, for the correct implementation of principle 12, adequate social protection needs to be expanded in order to cover the risks associated with the unequal impact of climate change and environmental degradation on different income groups and workers in different sectors, especially those carrying out their work outdoors such as in the construction sector, firefighters or agricultural sector, as well as the social consequences of the transformation of our societies towards climate neutrality; calls on the Commission and the Member States to build upon the Social Climate Fund and lay the foundations for the development of green social protection schemes at national level with EU support;
Amendment 119 #
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that, according to principle 19, access to social housing or housing assistance of good quality should be provided for those in need; urges the Commission to develop an ambitious action plan to achieve accessible and green social housing to meet the housing needs of all EU citizens and to progressively eradicate homelessness by 2030; recalls of the right to energy; stresses the importance of banning disconnections during critical times for vulnerable households and energy poor customers;
Amendment 128 #
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its concern about the lack of access to essential services (principle 20), which have come under additional stress; urges the Commission to present a revision of the services of general and economic interest; in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis following the introduction of austerity measures, privatisation of public services and de-regulation of labour market institutions have been massively underfunded; highlights that less developed regions, rural and sparsely populated areas have been disproportionately affected by these policies, exacerbating the growing economic, social and territorial disparities across EU regions; urges the Commission to present a revision of the services of general and economic interest and to ensure that these services are accessible to all, particularly to the elderly and persons with disabilities; Member States should also ensure that increasing online services are effectively provided to all, including those for which technology and digitalisation can be real challenges and which could be left behind;
Amendment 135 #
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates its call that, in the light of the framework of the Green Deal industrial plan, EU and national funding, including State aid, should be conditional on public policy objectives, in particular green and social requirements, in order to offer high-quality jobs, promote collective bargaining, especially in the context of the Just Transition, respect EU labour rights and standards and ensure improved working conditions; calls for a European Just Transition Observatory to monitor the implementation of all policies and measures related to the European Green Deal; calls on the Commission and the Member States to enforce the social clause in the existing Directive on public procurement7 and to revise the directive in order to further strengthen social clauses in public contracts to require economic operators and subcontractors to fully respect the right of workers to collective bargaining, as well as to exclude companies that refuse to participate in collective bargaining, engage in union busting, have been condemned for engaging in criminal activities and environmental disasters and damages and to account for the recently adopted Directive on adequate minimum wages in the EU; __________________ 7 Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC, OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65.
Amendment 144 #
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the need to strengthen the social dimension of the European Semester and the implementation of the EPSR, especially in the light of the economic governance review; calls on the Commission to consider presenting an instrument for upward social convergence in order to prevent social convergence risks, detect potential setbacks in the proper implementation of the EPSR and establish social targets; believes that social divergence risks should be included in the country-specific recommendations and taken into account when laying out fiscal adjustment paths; recalls that a deep review of EU fiscal rules must support green and social investments to ensure a Just Transition for all; calls on the Commission to amortise social investments and the national co-financing of cohesion funds in deficit and debt calculations to address the social investment gap and territorial cohesion, as well as to propose fair taxation policies; welcomes the inclusion of investments in the EPSR implementation as one of the basis for a more gradual debt adjustment, as proposed by the Commission; highlights that such adjustment need to be even more gradual to allow enough time for social investments to bear fruit; calls on the Commission to consider the social imbalance procedure (SIP) as proposed by some Member States in the first Porto Summit in the European Semester to identify, prevent and address the social imbalances that could negatively affect working and living condition in order to prevent social convergence risks, detect potential setbacks in the proper implementation of the EPSR and establish social targets; believes that social divergence risks should be included in the country-specific recommendations and taken into account when laying out fiscal adjustment paths; believes that CSRs should establish measurable and binding targets on social objectives, aiming at the reduction of inequalities and social- economic exclusion in line with the Pillar of Social Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals; stresses the need to make the semester process more democratic including stronger role for EP and ensuring full involvement of Social Partners at EU, national and regional level;
Amendment 160 #
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to present a governancelegal framework to anticipate and manage changes related to the green and digital transitions in the world of work, focusing first on the importance of safeguarding jobs, including access to adequate training during working time and without wage cuts, and second, on the involvement of social partners in decision- making processes including by promoting collective bargaining on the anticipation, management and negotiations with workers for every aspect that concerns them throughout the Just Transition, and especially in the creation of the new jobs that it will generate;
Amendment 166 #
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. In line with the Conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe and with the European Parliament Resolution of 9 June 2022 on the call for a Convention for the revision of the Treaties, calls for the inclusion in the Treaties of a Social Progress Protocol to guarantee that workers' rights, trade union rights and social rights take precedence over economic freedoms in the event of a conflict between the two;
Amendment 174 #
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Strongly reiterates its call on the Commission to propose a legislative proposal on algorithmic management based on the 'human in control' principle in the world of work