Activities of Anne SANDER related to 2020/2007(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Impacts of EU rules on the free movements of workers and services: intra-EU labour mobility as a tool to match labour market needs and skills (debate)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas there is a shortfall of workers in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has shown the pressing need to ensure that we are self-sufficient when it comes to food and therefore to maintain and create high-quality jobs in the food and agriculture industry;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas national restrictions and curbs on the free movement of workers introduced in response to COVID-19 have made it difficult for seasonal workers to travel across internal borders to their destination countries, thereby paralysing part of the agricultural sector;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas exports in the agricultural sector contribute to the achievement of the EU’s objectives in the areas of growth and jobs;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises, in that regard, that it is vital to acknowledge the work that women do in the agricultural sector, especially to ensure that spouses in the agricultural sector have an appropriate professional status that enables them to access social security coverage, training, maternity leave and a pension;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that family workers still represent the vast majority of agricultural labour in Europe, and that insufficient generational renewal is one of the major challenges faced by the farming sector across the EU, resulting in fewer farmers in the sector year after year; emphasises that the sector is becoming less attractive, especially among young people, and that this is a major cause for concern, because if we are to maintain the quality of European agriculture it must continue to be a forward-looking, attractive career choice that is recognised and well paid; calls on the Commission, therefore, to step up its efforts to ensure that jobs in the agricultural sector are attractive for young people;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises that matching up skills and qualifications with job opportunities in the agricultural sector is a precondition for the establishment of a competitive labour market in the European Union; emphasises that the diversification of tasks means there is an increasing demand for qualified people in the agricultural sector; calls on the Member States to bring training in the agricultural sector into line with the sector’s labour market needs and to promote lifelong learning as a way of addressing the shortfall in workers;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Points out that technical and higher education in agriculture plays a key role in shaping the European area of education and research; emphasises how important it is to enable the agriculture professionals of the future to access the ERASMUS+ European mobility programme in order to give them the opportunity to acquire new know-how and improve their skills, while also ensuring the recognition of qualifications at EU level;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that technological innovation is a driver of structural change within farms and agricultural labour markets, and that many holdings across Europe are not sufficiently prepared for taking up technological innovation owing to the low level of agricultural training of their farm managers, a level which differs significantly among Member Statesmust be supported in the transition to the use of more technological innovations via training – in particular digital training – for professionals in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that maintaining farming employment plays a key role in keeping rural economies alive and is therefore of significant importancen land-use planning and it is therefore extremely important because many other jobs in other sectors stem from it; emphasises the potential that agri-tourism has to create jobs, and that it should therefore be promoted;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises the need to make it easier for seasonal workers to move around, in particular in border areas, because European farms are reliant on such workers for their survival, as the COVID-19 crisis has shown;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Emphasises that it is crucial to counter any unfair intra-EU competition that hampers the smooth functioning of the single market; emphasises, in this regard, how important the role of the European Labour Authority will be in combating fraud and other irregularities;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that, in its trade policy, the EU must ensure there is no unfair competition on the part of non-EU countries by guaranteeing that products entering the EU comply with our working conditions and labour standards;