6 Amendments of Liadh NÍ RIADA related to 2018/2012(BUD)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is aware that there is a huge demand for people with skills in IT across the different regions, while there is a skills mismatch from those dismissed by Ericsson and labour market requirements; acknowledges thatis, concerned however by the fact that such lay-offs many people with the same skills are being made redundant at the same time, in the same geographical areasfurther compound the unemployment situation that the regions in question have been facing since the onset of the economic and financial crisis and of the Ericsson deployment in Asia;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the diversity of employees, both blue- and white-collar, affected by the redundancies; and is concerned that some workers face a labour market with rather low demand in traditional manufacturing industries; acknowledges the opportunities for these workers in the public or private sector service industries, which would require major retraining efforts; underlines further that globalisation adjustment funds would have a stronger long-term impact if they strengthened large-scale public investment plans ;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses that a serious policy of preventing and pre-empting restructurings should be given priority over any use of the EGF; is convinced that a coherent Union-wide strategy would reduce the risk of relocation and create an environment conducive to the return of industrial production to the Union; stresses also the importance of a genuine industrial policy at Union level to bring about sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the application relates to 2388 workers made redundant by Ericsson, of whom 900 will be targeted by the proposed measures; points to the fact that more than 30 % of this group are in the age category of 55–64 years with skills specific to the telecoms hardware industry, which are outdated for the current job market, and they are therefore in a disadvantaged position to return to it and in a risk of long- term unemployment; welcomes, therefore, the "Measures for Disadvantaged Groups" focus of the project ;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. AcknowledgesWelcomes the fact that the coordinated package of personalised services has been drawn up in consultation with the targeted beneficiaries and their representatives as well as local public actors; points out that strong social dialogue based on mutual trust and shared responsibility is the best tool with which to seek consensual solutions and common outlooks when predicting, preventing and managing restructuring processes; stresses that that could help prevent job losses and, therefore, new EGF cases;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Points out that the coordinated package of personalised services benefiting from the EGF should be targeted, in terms of its design, to initiatives conducive to employment, to the upskilling of workers and to making the most of their employment history so as to reach out to the business community, including cooperatives, and should be coordinated with existing Union programmes, including the European Social Fund;