17 Amendments of Miriam LEXMANN related to 2024/2829(RSP)
Amendment 44 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a corone of the objectives of restructuring processes should be job retention;
Amendment 55 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas companies oftenshould not prioritise short-term profits over economic sustainability and long-term employment stability, underscoring the need for corporate social responsibility in restructuring plans;
Amendment 63 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the automotive industry is a vital economic pillar in Europe; whereas this industry, which is crucial for many Member States´ economies and people´s employment, faces unprecedented challenges from the market distortive practices of the People´s Republic of China;
Amendment 77 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the transition from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles is imperative, but it must be achieved in a way that avoids job losses in traditional automotive manufacta part of the EU Green deal initiative. Whereas technology-neutral transition has to be first and foremost achieved in cooperation with European industry and accompanied by efficient industry specific policies. Whereas it is necessary to revise respective parts of the EU Green deal and make EU green policies complementary to its competitiveness agenda and economic securingty;
Amendment 101 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that employment security, fair wages and decent working conditions are fundamental rights that must be upheld in all restructuring processes to protect workers from corporate profit-seeking strategies; stresses the urgent need for an ambitious European industrial policy with significant investment that will support common goods and innovation and deliver quality jobs and social progress; underlines that this policy should be based on strong public services, social protection, housing, transport and childcare; supports a robust European industrial policy based on resilient and well- resourced public services and public administration, covering not just manufacturing, but all sectors and all transitions;
Amendment 120 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for a permanent investment tool at EU level to ensure that the necessary resources arto be available in all sectors for developing an industrial policy and for policies that help reach the social and green targets, based on; reiterates the positive experiences of NextGenerationEU and the strong labour focus of the support to mitigate unemployment risks in an emergency instrument (SURE);
Amendment 144 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the EU to adopt trade policies that protecthelp to create European jobs while promoting fair and ethical trade; calls for countervailing tariffs to be applied to imports from countries like totalitarian China, where unfair labour practices and use of forced and child labour, low environmental standards, or heavy state subsidies distort competition; stresses that future trade agreements must include strong labour clauses to ensure that global trade benefits workers, rather than undermining their rights;
Amendment 148 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 163 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 176 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports investments in sectors such as electric vehicle battery production, charging infrastructure, renewable energy and digital technologies; insists that these investments must prioritisefully adhere to existing legislation, workers’ rights and community development; insists that the Member States must consider foreign investments from totalitarian regimes, for example planned Gotion electric vehicle battery production site in Slovakia as undermining European security and being contrary to European values; Notes that the US Congress has requested the inclusion of Gotion High tech on the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act Entitiy List; stresses therefore that cooperation with high-risk vendors like Gotion will have detrimental impact on exports of vehicles produced in Europe containing Gotion products and thus further endangering jobs in the European automotive industry;
Amendment 196 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that restructuring processes are essential in achieving the green transition objectives and are an imperative for a net-zero economy that sustains its social and environmental standards; warnbelieves that restructuring processes must nevershall not come at the cost of workers’ rights; calls on the Commission to take action to reinforce and promote collective bargaining, ensuring an increase in collective bargaining coverage to at least 80 % in all Member States, and guaranteeing full respect of the right to collective bargaining;
Amendment 208 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that restructuring processes should start as early as possible to prevent insolvency and mitigate job losses; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support companies working closely with trade unions and workers’ representatives to identify warning signs early and develop comprehensive plans to address employment needs;
Amendment 220 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Warns that restructuring must not be used as a pretext to violate workers’ and trade union rights7 ; deplores the violation of the fundamental rights of collective bargaining and information and consultation before a decision is made; cCalls on the Commission to put in place safeguards to prevent the misuse of restructuring as a means to exploit workers or avoid obligations, particularly in cases of tactical insolvency; __________________ 7 Study – ‘Study on monitoring the application of the EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring’, European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Publications Office of the European Union, 2018, https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/- /publication/1c22896d-4e10-11ea-aece- 01aa75ed71a1/language-en.
Amendment 232 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal for a direcut forward initiatives on just transition in the world of work, through anticipation and management of change, based on the principles of trade union involvement and collective bargaining; urges the Commission to ensure the right for all to training without cost to the worker and during working hours; believes that this proposal should include a right to job-to- job transition and a right to quality upskilling or reskilling training, employee training and career development support; points out that when job changes are necessary, the priority should always be upskilling workers to keep them in the same company; notes that, when job-to- job transition is necessary, keeping workers in the same sector and region while allowing them sufficient time for reconversion without personal financial losses is essential; stresses that the principle of a fair and social just transition will apply to restructuring, especially in transforming industries in strategic sectors such as automotive and energy, and will put the workers first;
Amendment 243 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 263 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the establishment of a comprehensive direcinitiatives to address the challenges and complexities associated with subcontracting in Europe to ensure fair working conditions, adequate rights and protections for subcontracted workers; calls for the directive to include provisions for collective bargaining rights to enable subcontracted workers to negotiate their terms of employment effectively;
Amendment 271 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16