13 Amendments of Michael DETJEN related to 2017/2259(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, according to Eurostat, youth unemployment stood at 18.7% in 2016, even exceeding 40% in some countrieswith the average rate disguising vast differences between Member States, even exceeding 40% in some countries, preventing a one-size fits all solution across the EU;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the overall lack of investment in young people’s rights will contribute to the aggravation of phenomena such as declining populations, early school leaving, the lack of professional qualifications or, the dismantling of social security systems and widespread job insecurity;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the problems that young people face in employment, education and training, social and political engagement are not uniform, with some groups being affected more disproportionately than others; whereas more effort is needed to support people furthest or entirely detached from the labour market;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas career orientation and access to both information on employment opportunities and educational paths are essential for future educational development and transition to the labour market;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that an inclusive youth policy is inseparable from the defence and promotion of decent work, grounded in collective labour agreements, with non- precarious labour relations, adequate salaries and wages, high-quality, free, universal public services, and programmes facilitating political and cultural participation, parenthood, well-being and creativity;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Argues that individuals’ transition into the labour market is facilitated by a comprehensive education and training system that ensures they acquire cross- cutting skills that promote critical thinking, universality and multicultural dialogue, thus fostering employability not through early specialisation, but rather by enabling the attainment of a wide variety of qualificationsand versatility in professional life;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Encourages a strong involvement of NGOs, local and regional authorities to help young people and especially vulnerable groups (e.g. NEETs, migrants and refugees, young people with disabilities, school drops-outs) find gainful employment, education or training, and assist them with engaging in political decision-making and civic society;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Underlines the need to offer proper learning and training content and decent working conditions for traineeships and apprenticeships to ensure their crucial role in the transition from education to professional life; considers that in order to ensure the delivery of quality placements, the existence of an apprenticeship or a traineeship contract is fundamental to delineate roles and responsibilities of all parties specifying the length, the learning objectives and tasks corresponding to clearly identified skills to be developed, the employment status, adequate compensation/remuneration including for overtime, social protection and security schemes under the applicable national law, applicable collective agreements, or both;
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Reaffirms the importance of a continued structured dialogue between decision-makers and young people and therefore advocates for a better involvement of youth and civil society organisations as important intermediaries between young people;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls for a promotion and better facilitation of cross-border professional and vocational opportunities and mobility among young people, and for providing them with skills and competences for life, including language skills, while also broadening their opportunities and chances to participate in both the labour market and society;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Stresses that combating youth unemployment, especially among NEETs, should continue to be a top priority of the new generation of the youth strategy and calls therefore for a doubling of the Youth Employment Initiative envelope while ensuring quick and simplified deployment of funds and transforming it into a more stable EU financing instrument;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Suggests the establishment of an EU hotline against the violation of the rights of young people so that young people can report any negative experience of participation in YEI and YG measures to the Commission directly, enabling the collection of information and the investigation of reports and abusive practices in the deployment of EU-funded policies;
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3g. Recalls that the first principle of the European Pillar of Social Rights declares that everyone has the right to quality and inclusive education, training and life-long learning in order to maintain and acquire skills that enable them to participate fully in society and manage successfully transitions in the labour market; consequently stresses the importance of prioritising and ensuring social investment in education and training in the new programming period of the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2020-2026.