11 Amendments of Javi LÓPEZ related to 2016/2095(INI)
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that the Pillar’s aim should be to establish an ambitious agenda of enforceable rights in terms of better protection of social and labour rights, paying attention to recurrent messages sent by international institutions, like ILO and the Council of Europe, to respect and promote international labour standards;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. It is concerned about the raise of inequalities in the European Union, especially in the aftermath of the economic crisis and as a consequence of the restrictive fiscal policies, guided by austerity, and conservative structural reforms, which have affected labour markets and have reduce welfare state and citizens’ rights; Highlight that combating inequalities is not only a socially beneficial ethical duty, but a fundamental commitment to economic growth and quality job creation, as it has been repeatedly expressed by various international institutions, such as the IMF or the OECD; It is shown that countries that have implemented measures to redistribute income and wealth in its exit strategy from the crisis, have performed better and earlier in its return to the path of economic growth; Calls on the Commission to include within the key policy areas that constitute the European Pillar of Social Rights a new axis dedicated exclusively to combating inequalities, both in economic and social terms, which has to contain key indicators on the current situation of inequality and to assess the development among Member States and within them, of their levels of relative and absolute inequality;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission that, in any case, ‘the occasion to revisit’ the Social ‘acquis’ of the EU which they highlight ‘in the light of new trends and to identify possible areas for future action’, cannot mean any loss of current rights and social standards for workers, in benefit of the deregulatory path fixed by its Better Regulation Agenda, which has no added any value on social or labour rights and it only has gone in detriment of citizens’ rights so far (REFIT on Maternity Leave Directive, Information and Consultation of Workers, Health and Safety directives, etc.);
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights that the quality of industrial relations within a company is a core aspect of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), including finding ways for the social partners to work together, especially in improving social dialogue and anticipating and managing change and restructuring, the right of workers to form or join trade unions, to bargain and to strike, and the promotion of workers' participation; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for harmonisation of CSR requirements, including a mandatory framework for social and environmental reporting, and for companies and managers to take responsibility for the consequences of abuses or misdemeanours, and setting a framework for European agreements on CSR;
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights that, according to the European Commission 1a, two thousand fifty two labour market reforms have been undertaken in the EU between 2008 and 2013 favouring flexibility at the expense of security; Calls on the Commission that any adoption or redefinition of the concept of 'flexicurity' is made on the basis of strengthening active labour market policies (ALMP) and to reverse the reforms of labour markets imposed by European Semester in Member States which have resulted in a loss of rights for workers, such as decentralization of collective bargaining; 1ahttps://webgate.ec.europa.eu/labref/publ ic/result.cfm
Amendment 498 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is aware that rising life expectancy and workforce shrinking pose a challenge to the sustainability of pensions systems and to intergenerational fairness; reaffirms that the best response is to increase the overall employment rate; considers that pensionable ages should reflect, besides life expectancy, other factors including labour market trends, the economic dependency ratio, the birth rate and differences in job arduousness; Highlights the need to implement measures in the Member States in the design of public pension systems and the regulation of private and occupational ones to reduce the gender pensions gap;
Amendment 647 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Recalls that the problem of Consumers Over-indebtedness is a problem with social causes and consequences that 'has a European dimension', as the Commission recognized in the report "Towards an operational common European definition of over-indebtedness" published in 2008; Share the viewpoint expressed in the Report recently released by the Commission "Study on a new approach to business failure and insolvency" that 'the Commission Recommendation of 12th March 2014 aimed to facilitate the efficient restructuring of viable enterprises in financial difficulty and give honest Entrepreneurs a second chance, may also be relevant to the treatment of Consumer Over-indebtedness, where the aim is to help the Consumer recover and allow a 'fresh' start'; Calls on the Commission to ensure, where Consumer Over-indebtedness cannot be avoided, that the related circumstances of financial and social exclusion are mitigated by putting in place mechanisms that support the debtor, including the opportunity for a second chance, or a 'fresh start' as outlined in the Commission Recommendation of 2014;
Amendment 828 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Takes the view that aid and assistance to refugees fleeing war and mass violations of human rights should be provided for under the EPSR;
Amendment 945 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Believes that economic growth should guarantee a positive social impact in the EU, therefore proposes, in the design of the European Semester Process, for a Social Imbalances procedure to be introduced which must prevent the deterioration of social and labour standards in the EU and must boost upwards social convergence;
Amendment 966 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls for a strong involvement of the Council in the EPRS with a distinct social focus; in this sense, reiterates its call on the organization of meetings of the Eurozone Employment and Social Affairs Ministers, like a social Eurogroup, so as to better integrate the social dimension of the EMU and properly address social imbalances;
Amendment 1097 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to translate the EPSR into relevant external action, in particular by promoting the implementation of the UN SDGs, the ILO conventions and, decisions from the Council of Europe and its European Committee of Social Rights and the European Social Charter with its European social standards, through trade agreements and strategic partnerships;