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9 Amendments of Karlo RESSLER related to 2020/2244(INI)

Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the youth unemployment rate has increased due to COVID-19 crisis, reaching 17.1 % in September 2020; whereas 11.6 % of young people aged between 15 and 24 are not in employment or in education (NEETs)15 ; whereas the COVID-19 crisis impacted the access to education for disadvantaged social groups such as single-parent, low income and large families, who struggle to afford digital education equipment for their children; whereas increasing inequalities between generations affect the sustainability of our welfare system as well as our democratic health; _________________ 15 JER 2021.
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas women are particularly vulnerable to labour market changes owing to social care duties, discrimination on grounds of pregnancy and motherhood, occupational segregation and their more precarious employment; whereas an intersectional evaluation shows that women in vulnerable groups, such as young women with children, persons with disabilities or those of a migrant origin, are more likely to be in a worse position;
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the gender employment gap (11.4 %) , gender pay gap (14 %) and gender pension gap (30 %) remain unacceptably high; whereas improving employment opportunities for women, ensuring equal pay, recognition of unpaid care work and facilitating a good work-life balance, including for men, are vital to sustainable economic growth and development, productivity, and long-term fiscal sustainability in the EU;
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas the pandemic has exacerbated health and social inequalities17 in wide ranging groups including children in low-income families and older people and whereas the poverty rate is predicted to increase as one of the effects of the COVID-19: whereas Eurofound suggests complementing the Social Scoreboard accompanying the EPSR with additional indicators covering job quality, social justice and equal opportunities, robust social welfare systems and fair mobility; _________________ 17EuroHealthNet (2020), Recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuring health equity. The role of the European Semester.
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas the demographic challenge requires a comprehensive approach based on a mix of policy solutions in the fields of pensions, social security, family policies, care services, housing, early childhood schools, long- term care, health systems, social inclusion, integration of migrants and work-life balance, gender equality, high levels of employment and wages;
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a quality employment package, including legislative initiatives aimed at improving wages and protecting decent working conditions for all, with a particular focus on telework, the right to disconnect, family-work balance, mental well-being at work, occupational health and safety, the rights of platform workerparental and care- related leave, the rights of platform workers, a common and synchronised weekly day of rest for all EU citizens, ensuring quality jobs for essential workers, and strengthening democracy at work and the role of the social partners and collective bargaining;
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for a quality employment package and notes that macroeconomic policies that guarantee high levels of employment, as well as fair taxation especially for families, are essential for the sustainability of our national pension systems in a demographic context of ageing European populations;
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to ensure access to high-quality healthcare and long-term care and to refocus health systems on preventive care, especially regarding the issue of social isolation of the elderly notably by implementing relevant country-specific recommendations;
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for better coordination between economic and social policies and between the different recovery funds and structural funds, in order to improve synergies and boost social investment resources; in particular toward first respondents to the crisis such as essential workers and families, embedding the principle of leaving no one behind;
2021/01/21
Committee: EMPL