Activities of Soraya POST related to 2016/2095(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A European Pillar of Social Rights (debate)
Amendments (27)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to the Employment Equality Directive 2000/78/EC,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
– having regard to the Racial Equality Directive 2000/43/EC,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 c (new)
Citation 3 c (new)
– having regard to the interim report of the UN’s Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief submitted in accordance with General Assembly Resolution 68/170 on Freedom of religion and belief,
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communications on Roma integration (COM/2010/0133, COM/2011/0173, COM/2012/0226, COM/2013/0454, COM/2015/299, COM/2016/424),
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
– having regard to Council recommendations and conclusions on Roma integration,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 c (new)
Citation 10 c (new)
– having regard to European Parliament resolutions on Roma (2010/2559(RSP), 2010/2842(RSP) 2010/2276(INI), 2013/2066(INI), 2013/2924(RSP), 2015/2615(RSP)),
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to the European Commission´s Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality, 2016-2019,
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union needs a paradigm shift towards a strong European social model based on solidarity, social justice, equity and non-discrimination, a fair distribution of wealth, gender equality, a high-quality public education system, quality employment and sustainable growth - a model that ensures good social protection for all, empowers vulnerable groups, enhances participation in civil and political life, and improves the living standards for all citizens, delivering on the objectives and rights set out in the EU Treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Social Charter;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is convinced that the European Pillar of Social Rights shall not be limited to be developed only in the Eurozone as non-Euro countries struggle with similar social and employment-related challenges, therefore, leaving them out might result in an even greater social divergence and might fuel Euroscepticism;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the principle of equal treatment and non-discrimination and the principle of gender equality to be mainstreamed throughout the planned European Pillar of Social Rights, similar to all EU and EU Member States policies and programmes;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Highlights that with more than 122.3 million people living at risk of poverty and social exclusion in the EU (such as the Roma, the vast majority of whom live in extreme poverty and face widespread and severe social exclusion), the main goal of the European Pillar of Social Rights should be to lift these people out of this situation and break the cycle of poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers it necessary that adequate training is provided for employees of national, regional and local authorities and law enforcement bodies, including labour inspectors; believes that training for judges, prosecutors, lawyers and police force on legislation in employment and case-law is of critical importance;
Amendment 450 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports more integrated provision of social protection benefits and social services provided in a non-discriminatory way as a way to make the welfare state more understandable and accessible while not weakening social protection; points to the importance of informing citizens about social rights and to the potential of e- government solutions, possibly including a European social security card, which could improve individual awareness and also help mobile workerspeople clarify their contributions and entitlements;
Amendment 470 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Agrees with the importance of universal access to timely, good-quality and affordable preventative and curative health care; emphasises that all workersthe people must be covered by health insurance;
Amendment 503 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Highlights that lower pension contributions caused primarily by gender pay gap, women's caring responsibilities and long-term unemployment result in insufficient pensions in old age, which should be addressed by the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 551 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for a European framework for minimum income schemes; highlights the importance of such schemes for maintaining human dignity as well as their role as a form of social investments enabling people to undertake training and/or look for work and participate in social life;
Amendment 618 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for legislation to ensure that access to social housing or adequate housing benefits are provided for those in need, obviously including homeless people, and that people in vulnerable peoplesituations and poor households, such as the Roma, are protected against eviction; calls for tax incentives to help young people on low incomes set up their own households; calls for greater use of the EFSI to support urban renewal and affordable housing provision;
Amendment 666 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Supports a Skills Guarantee as a new right for everyone to acquire fundamental skills for the 21st century, including digital literacy but also resilience skills; highlights this as an important social investment, requiring adequate financing;
Amendment 737 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for full implementation of the Youth Guarantee for all people under 30 and of the recommendation on the long- term unemployed; highlights these as important structural reforms and social investments that are in need of adequate financing; stresses that special measures should be taken by the European Commission and EU Member States to reach out to socially disadvantaged young people, such as young Roma (more than half of whom (aged 16 to 24) are not in employment, education or training, and often experience barriers in accessing the programme), and enable them to participate in the Youth Guarantee schemes;
Amendment 789 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Highlights the fact that the principles of equal treatment, non- discrimination and equal opportunities should always be ensured when designing and implementing social policies;
Amendment 790 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Considers it essential that the Employment Equality Directive and the Racial Equality Directive are always upheld to ensure the full participation of minorities in society and the economy;
Amendment 791 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Notes that some groups with a religious minority background are particularly affected by discrimination on the basis of religion in employment, as documented by national and European research, in particular research conducted by the Fundamental Rights Agency; believes, on the basis of case law available at EU and national level, that a duty of reasonable accommodation for all grounds of discrimination – including, therefore, religion and belief – should be laid down in EU and national law, provided that this does not impose a disproportionate burden on employers or service providers; recommends that national, regional and local authorities propose guidance for reasonable accommodation and to tackle exclusion of specific groups in a vulnerable situation from the society and the economy;
Amendment 792 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23d. Calls on the European Commission to monitor the legal frameworks and policies of Member States to ensure that equal treatment and good work conditions are guaranteed to all refugees and asylum seekers in order to avoid asymmetric access conditions to the labour market for these groups;
Amendment 793 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 e (new)
Paragraph 23 e (new)
23e. Calls for the adoption of the proposed 2008 Equal Treatment Directive which is still pending for approval by the Council; considers it a condition to secure a consolidated and coherent EU law framework against discrimination and full participation of minorities in society and the economy;
Amendment 794 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 f (new)
Paragraph 23 f (new)
23f. Stresses that access to justice and protection should be ensured to all victims of exploitation and discrimination; highlights the crucial work done by trade unions, civil society and volunteer organisations in reaching out to these workers and in providing them with the information and support they need;
Amendment 875 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point b
Paragraph 26 – point b
b. the unemployment rate (including long-term unemployment);
Amendment 1115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Considers that the EPSR should be adopted in 2017 as a binding agreement between the European Parliament and the European Council, involving social partners and civil society organisations at the highest level, and should contain a clear roadmap for implementation, monitoring and evaluation with concrete commitments and target dates;