11 Amendments of Agnes SCHIERHUBER related to 2008/2034(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. Wwhereas the Community Social Charter of 1989 recognisesmakes possible a workers’ right to ‘an equitable wage’; whereas in 1993 Parliament and the Commission addressed the need for coordinated policies on minimum wages in order to implement this right of workers to a wage ‘sufficient to enable them to have a decent standard of living’,
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that there are still Member States in the EU-27 which do not have schemes providing for minimum wages as a defaulta minimum wage in place;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. CTherefore calls on the Council to agree on an EU target for minimum income schemes and contributory replacement income schemes of providing income support of at least 60 % of national median equalised income and on a timetable as to when this target shall be achieved by all Member Statesdevelop for the Member States a minimum security scheme that will enable people to have a dignified life;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that poverty in employment must be properly addressed; recalls that remuneration in general and especially minimum wages – regardless whether they areit is of a statutory nature or collectively agreed – mustshould prevent income poverty in any event;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that schemes providing for minimum wagessocial security must be complemented by supportive measures for social inclusion, e.g. on housing, education, training, re- training and lifelong learning and income support schemes, to cover the costs to individuals and households;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Member States to preducevent child poverty by 50 % by 2012 as a first commitment towards the eradication of child poverty in the EUin their own countries;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to phase out ‘activation policies’ that are based on too restrictive eligibility and conditionality rules for benefit recipients, force people into low-quality jobs that do not payrovide for a decent living standard;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. UrgeRequests the Member States to provide foconsider how far social default tariffs for vulnerable groups (e.g. in the fields of energy and public transport) can be introduced in order to promote active inclusion;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Council to agree an EU- wide commitment to end street homelessness by 2015 and the provision by Member States of integrated policies to ensure decent housing for all; uUrges Member States to devise ‘winter emergency plans’ as part of a wider homelessness strategy;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22