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8 Amendments of France JAMET related to 2019/2188(INI)

Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas there is great inequality both within and between Member States and, whereas imbalances are becoming increasingly pronounced, with some areas suffering dramatic economic decline which convergence policies are unable to remedy, and whereas the gap between rich and poor is widening; whereas while net wealth per household in the Eurogroup countries has fallen for the lowest 20 %, it has increased relatively sharply for the top 20 %6 and the bottom 20% of households had net debt averaging EUR 4 500, while the richest 10 % had net assets of EUR 1 189 7007; __________________ 6The Household Finance and Consumption Survey: Results from the 2017 wave, ECB Statistics Paper Series n° 36, mars 2020, p. 25. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/scpsps/ ecb.sps36~0245ed80c7.en.pdf?bd73411fbe b0a33928ce4c5ef2c5e872 7 The Household Finance and Consumption Survey Wave 2017 Statistical tables, mars 2020, p. 5. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/pdf/resea rch/hfcn/HFCS_Statistical_Tables_Wave_ 2017.pdf?656f4e10de45c91c3c882840e91 74eac
2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas 6,1 % of the population of EU-28 were suffering from severe material deprivation in 201811; and whereas the increasing presence in Europe of millions of illegal immigrants is exacerbating the problem; whereas, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, there are between 3.9 and 4.8 million unauthorised immigrants living in Europe; __________________ 11 Severe material deprivation: inability to afford less than 4 out of 11: mortgage or rent payments, utility bills, hire purchase instalments or other loan payments, one week annual holidays, meals involving meat/fish/protein every second day, unexpected financial expenses, a telephone (including mobile), a colour TV, a washing machine, a car, heating; (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Quality_of_life_indic ators_- _material_living_conditions#General_over view)
2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas the number of countries worldwide in which unions and workers are subject to repression increased from 92 in 2018 to 107 in 2019; whereas the increase was highest in EU-28, at 40 %, and whereas 68 % of countries violated the right to strike and 50 % the right to collective bargaining17, and whereas the opening of borders through free trade has a significant impact in terms of precarious employment for European workers, who have to compete with foreign workers not subject to the same labour regulations; __________________ 17https://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/2019- 06-ituc-global-rights-index-2019-report- en-2.pdf
2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas deindustrialisation in certain EU Member States is contributing to the disappearance of millions of direct and indirect jobs, and whereas no adequate response has been implemented to prevent industries relocating within and outside the European Union;
2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas the scale of the current recession and the economic crisis that lies ahead may require urgent responses, which the European Union will be unable to provide within a reasonable period, highlighting once again the divergence of views and the persistence of national interests in the negotiations;
2020/09/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that the axiom that ‘work is the best remedy for poverty’ no longer applies today in the face of low- wage sectors,must remain a key part of policies with a view to ensuring that everyone lives a decent life, including people working in sectors in which wages continue to be low, and people employed under atypical and precarious working conditions and. Owing to the dismantling of social security systems and that, market laws shaped by unfair competition and free trade, a poverty- free life can only be secured by effective collective agreements and minimum wage systems, but above all by market protection policies that prevent social dumping, which is seriously undermining many European economic sectors;
2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to introduce a policy that proactively protects the European market by invoking the anti-dumping measures provided for in the treaties to protect sectors under threat from unfair competition, which makes jobs insecure;
2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Proposes to actively counter potential high unemployment through European and national employment programmes and toby introducing strong measures to prevent offshoring, and at the same time to promote employment and investment in new jobs, in future-oriented infrastructure, digital change and ‘green transition’.an effective economic transition by doing all we can to encourage our industrial base to reshore;
2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL