48 Amendments of Valérie DEVAUX
Amendment 20 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the transition to a green, digital and competitive European economy is necessary to maintain the European social model, but can itself only be achieved if citizens are sufficiently protected from the potential adverse social consequences of major economic changes; whereas protecting the environment and climate are imperative for long-term prosperity and well-being;
Amendment 26 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas social partners play a key role in shaping working conditions; whereas collective bargaining and strong trade union involvementworkers’ representation are essential for ensuring that workers’ voices are heard during restructuring negotiations; whereas workers’ involvement through information, consultation and participation in company decision-making processes is more important than ever to consolidate the fair and just transition of companies and to protect jobs and collective interests; whereas the just transition is about supporting social justice and ensuring fair burden- sharing while fighting climate change;
Amendment 36 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a core objective of restructuring processes should be job retentionlong- term economic viability and environmental sustainability while keeping quality jobs;
Amendment 51 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas companies oftenshould prioritise short-term profits overensuring economic sustainability and, long-term employment stability, underscoring the need forand corporate social responsibility in restructuring plans; whereas SME’s in particular should be supported in this;
Amendment 57 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas shortages of skilled workers, including vocationally trained experts, in key sectors are a significant obstacle to the competitiveness of the EU economy and its ability to accomplish the green and digital transitions;
Amendment 60 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the automotive industry is amanufacturing industry, including the automotive sector, is one of the vital economic pillars in Europe;
Amendment 83 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas social partners should be closely involved in the transition from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles is imperative, but it must be achieved in a way thatto ensure good employment conditions and avoidsing job losses in traditional automotive manufacturing;
Amendment 85 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the accelerating pace of technological developments will require that workers expand and adapt their skillsets more often throughout their working lives in order for them to have the possibility to participate fully in the economy of the future; whereas the responsibility for this should be shared equitably between workers, employers and society at large;
Amendment 98 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that employment security, fair wages and decentdecent and fair 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 110 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the urgent need for an ambitious European industrial policy that promotes significant public and private investment in public goods, innovation and skills, while delivering quality jobs and social progress and meeting climate targets;
Amendment 111 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines that the competitiveness of the EU is inextricably linked to its unique social model based on strong public services, social protection, housing, transport and childcare; supports strong public services and public administration;
Amendment 146 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the EU to adopt trade policies that protect European jobsmote fair and ethical trade while promotensuring fair and ethical trade; calls for countervailing tariffs to be applworking conditions; calls for measures to create a level-playing field towith imports from countries where unfair labour practices, 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 151 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to revise the European Public Procurement Directive6 in order to establish preferential treatment for companies complying with collective bargaining agreements; calls on the Commission to strengthen the social clause and exclude from tenders companies that have engaged in criminal activities or union busting or that have refused to participate in collective bargainingfrom tenders; urges that public procurement be leveraged to promote Corporate Social Responsibility; hHighlights the importance of ensuring that public money is used to invest in those engaged in just transitions with the aim of promoting collective agreements and increasing trade union densities; considers, furthermore, that all EU financial support to undertakings should be made conditional on their compliance with the applicable working and employment conditions and/or employer obligations resulting from the relevant collective agreements; believes that this support should also be conditional on their commitment to investing in European industries and maintaining jobs in the EU;; __________________ 6 Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC, OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/24/oj.
Amendment 160 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that all EU financial support to undertakings should be made conditional on their compliance with the applicable working and employment conditions and/or employer obligations resulting from the relevant collective agreements; believes that this support should also be conditional on their commitment to investing in European industries and maintaining jobs in the EU;
Amendment 179 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports investments in sectors such as electric vehicle battery production, charging infrastructure, renewable energy, clean tech and digital technologies, including artificial intelligence; insists that these investments must prioritiserespect workers’ rights and community development;
Amendment 199 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that restructuring processes are essential in achieving the digital and green transition objectives and are an imperative for a net-zero economy that sustains its social and environmental standards; warns that restructuring processes must never come at the cost of workers’ rightsEmphasises that workers should be beneficiaries of restructuring, either as they transfer to a new, minimally equivalent job within their current firm or sector, or as they reskill to transfer to a job in a future-proof sector, all while being adequately assisted and compensated; 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 209 #
2024/2829(RSP)
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 work ing closely with trade unions and workers’ representative cooperation with social partners to identify warning signs early and develop comprehensive plans to address employment needs;
Amendment 217 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognises that the EU needs to reform its economy in order to maintain its competitiveness and achieve the green and digital transitions, including through a European industrial policy; emphasizes that such a major reform is only possible if citizens, regardless of the sector they work in or the region they inhabit, are assured that this transition will be to their benefit;
Amendment 218 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses that the EU must address shortages of skilled workers in strategic sectors in order to enhance its competitiveness; points out that addressing skills shortages and supporting workers who need to transition to a new job following a restructuring process are complementary objectives; emphasises the fact that sufficient access to reskilling and upskilling is a precondition for a successful transition to a new job in another sector; urges the Commission to take account of this in its proposals for a Clean industrial deal and the Union of skills, including by expanding the role of Centres of Vocational Excellence; calls on the Commission to improve the recognition of skills across Member States and to ensure that its programmes better address the needs of vocationally trained experts;
Amendment 239 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal for a directive on just transition in the world of work, through anticipation and management of change, based on the principles of trade unionstakeholder involvement and collective bargaining; urges the Commission to ensure the right for all to training without cost to the worker and during working hoursfacilitated by their employer; 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 regiontransition to a strategic or growth sector should be promoted, while allowing themworkers 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, clean tech and energy, and will put the workers first;
Amendment 248 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that ian order to prevent the loss of jobs, and in the absence of an industrial plan agreed with the social partners, a moratorium onindustrial plan agreed with the social partners is essential to promote the economic viability of European industrial companies and, in the worst case, prevent closures and forced redundancies should be possible; calls on the Commission and the Member States to urgently agree on a moratorium onsupport companies, in particular SMEs, to prevent forced redundancies with; highlights that a temporary support programme is needed to protect employment during transitions, creating space for the clean industrial deal and avoiding the loss of strategic industrial capacity; demrecognises that such industrial plans should be devised ands stronger protections against unfair dismissals andupported at an early stage, when a company can gradually restructure without risking forced redundancies; calls for workers affected by restructuring to be guaranteed adequate compensation, retraining opportunities and support in securfinding new employment; reaffirms that the dignity of workers must always takbe precedence over corporate profitsspected;
Amendment 250 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Emphasises that substantial restructuring operations may affect regional economies and require a regional approach; calls on the Commission to establish a framework for developing regional economic strategies to establish new sources of quality jobs in future-proof sectors, such as clean tech and digital, in response to major restructuring processes in the region; invites the Commission to explore how such strategies may be supported through public funding, building on the experiences from the Just Transition Fund; Highlights that such regional approaches should involve all participants of local economic ecosystems, including local and regional governments, affected firms and workers, and social partners;
Amendment 274 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for green collective bargaining in the form of negotiable clauses between the social partners of collective agreements that have a direct and indirect effect on the environment; highlights that green collective agreements can cover the impact of companies’ activities on the environment, the protection of workers from the effects of climate change and the impact of the green transformation on employment and work organisation; notes that two main forms of green collective agreements can be identified; insists on the integration of green clauses and agreements to manage green restructuron the social partners to consider the use of green collective bargaining;
Amendment 29 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas sexual and reproductive rights (SRR) are protected as human rights in international and European human rights law such as in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, CEDAW and the European Convention on Human Rights, and constitute an essential element of comprehensive healthcare provision; whereas health rights, in particular sexual and reproductive health rights, are fundamental women’s rights which should be enhanced and cannot in any way be watered down or withdrawn; whereas the realisation of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is an essential element of human dignity and is intrinsically linked to combating gender-based violence and the achievement of a wide range of other human rights such as a person’s right to life, health, privacy, security of the person, non-discrimination, equality before the law and freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
Amendment 104 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Condemns any action or attempt to legalise, instigate, authorise, consent or acquiesce to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment methods under any circumstances; emphasizes in this context that preventing conflict refugees who are victims of sexual violence from accessing abortion care constitutes a grave violation of their human rights and amounts to torture and inhuman or degrading treatment; condemns the increasing reports of the use of torture by state actors in conflict situations around the world, and reiterates the non-derogable nature of the right to be free from torture or other forms of inhuman or degrading treatment;
Amendment 127 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that women’s rights and gender equality are indispensable and indivisible human rights, as well as a basis for the rule of law and inclusive resilient democracies; deplores the fact that millions of women and girls continue to experience discrimination and violence, especially in the context of conflicts, and are denied their dignity, autonomy, voice, agency and even life; calls for the EU, its Member States and like- minded partners to step up their efforts to ensure the full enjoyment and protection of women’s and girls’ human rights; condemns in the strongest terms the increasing attacks on sexual and reproductive health and rights around the world, as well as gender-based violence; welcomes the accession of the EU to the Istanbul Convention and calls on the Member States and members of the Council of Europe that have not done so, to ratify the Convention; emphasizes the need for its full and swift implementation; calls for the EU and its international partners to strengthen their efforts to spread the standards of the Istanbul Convention across the globe and ensure that women fully enjoy human rights and are treated equally to men; stresses the need to pursue efforts to fully eradicate the practice of female genital mutilation, child and forced marriage;
Amendment 136 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Stresses that SRHR education and information is one of the main instruments for achieving the commitments on the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25); emphasises that SRHR education and information can significantly contribute to reducing gender-based violence and sexual harassment; stresses that comprehensive and age-appropriate sexual and relationship education and sexuality information is key to building children’s and young peoples’ skills to form healthy, equal and safe relationships, notably by addressing gender norms, gender equality, power dynamics in relationships, consent and respect for boundaries, and contributes to achieving gender equality; calls for the EU and its international partners to pursue efforts to ensure access to age- appropriate and comprehensive SRHR education and information to girls and boys around the world;
Amendment 139 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. Notes that sexual and reproductive health and rights are fundamental to the well-being and empowerment of all individuals, yet they have traditionally been seen as women’s issues; point out that this limited perspective undermines progress and perpetuates gender inequalities; calls on the EU and Member States to develop strategies aimed at engaging men as active allies in promoting SRHR, challenging harmful gender norms, promoting shared responsibility in family planning and supporting women’s rights and well- being;
Amendment 140 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 d (new)
Paragraph 27 d (new)
27d. Points out that equal pay is a recognized human right; recalls that ensuring that the work done by women and men is valued fairly and ending pay discrimination, is essential to achieving gender equality; calls on the Member States to swiftly implement the Pay Transparency Directive and to promote the principle of equal pay for equal work at international level;
Amendment 148 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Expresses concerns over the rise of anti-gender movements in Europe and beyond; emphasizes the need to uncover and understand the mechanisms by which these groups organize, fundraise, mobilize, and exert influence across borders and globally; calls on the EU to commit to increased and sustained funding for women´s rights movements, including in the framework of the post- 2027 Gender Action Plan;
Amendment 153 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Denounces the erosion of the human rights and the safety of refugees, asylum seekers and forcibly displaced persons; reaffirms their inalienable human rights and fundamental right to seek asylum; recalls the obligation of states to protect them in accordance with international law; calls for the EU and its Member States to effectively uphold their rights in the EU’s asylum and migration policy and in the EU’s cooperation with partner countries in this regard; stresses that the EU should step up its efforts to acknowledge and develop ways to address the root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement, building the resilience of migrants’ communities of origin and helping them offer their members the possibility to enjoy a decent life in their home country; calls for the EU and its Member States to continue and, where possible, step up their support for countries hosting the most refugees, as well as for transit countries; reiterates that close cooperation and engagement with non-EU countries remain key to preventing migrant smuggling; stresses, in this regard, that the dissemination of information and awareness-raising campaigns on the risks of smuggling are crucial; calls for EU- funded humanitarian operations to take into consideration the specific needs and vulnerabilities of children and women and to ensure their protection while they are displaced; underlines the importance of developing an effective framework of safe and legal pathways to the EU and welcomes, in this regard, the Commission communication on attracting skills and talent to the EU10 , including the development of talent partnerships with partner countries; _________________ 10 Commission communication of 27 April 2022 on attracting skills and talent to the EU (COM(2022)0657).
Amendment 161 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Deplores the human rights violations, including discrimination, persecution, violence and killings, against lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) persons around the world; is extremely concerned by the spreading of hatred and anti- LGBTIQ+ narratives and legislation that target LGBTIQ+ persons and HRDs both in and outside the EU; reiterates its calls for the full implementation of the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025 as the EU’s tool for improving the situation of LGBTIQ+ people around the world;
Amendment 171 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Reiterates its condemnation of all forms of racism, intolerance, xenophobia and discrimination on the basis of racesex, race, colour, ethnicity, nationality, social class, disability, caste, religion, belieforigin, genetic features, language, disability, religion, belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, age, sexual orientation or gender identity; condemns the growing international threat of hate speech, including online; reiterates the crucial role of education and dialogue in promoting tolerance, understanding and diversity; calls for the EU and its Member States to lead the global fight against all forms of extremism and welcomes the adoption of an EU strategy to this end;
Amendment 193 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Is concerned by the threat that artificial intelligence (AI) can pose to democracy and human rights, especially if it is not duly regulated; points out the risk of perpetuating gender inequalities and biases present in our societies through AI, if no adequate action is taken; in this context, calls on the EU, Member States and international partners to intensify global efforts aimed at enabling and increasing girls’ and women’s access to and leadership in STEM and ICT education and careers; emphasizes that gender equality needs to be a priority in the process of conceptualising and building AI systems; welcomes the Council conclusions on Digital Diplomacy of 26 June 2023 to strengthen the EU’s role and leadership in global digital governance, in particular its position as a shaper of the global digital rulebook; welcomes, in this regard, the adoption of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act which aims to harmonise the rules on AI for protecting human rights, and the advantages that AI can bring to human wellbeing; notes with concern the adverse effects of the ‘fake content industry’ on the right to information and press freedom, including the rapid development of AI and the subsequent empowerment of the disinformation industry12 ; _________________ 12 Reporters Without Borders, ‘2023 World Press Freedom Index – journalism threatened by fake content industry’ https://rsf.org/en/2023-world-press- freedom-index-journalism-threatened-fake- content-industry.
Amendment 28 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas a 2024 UN study3 on the evaluation of SDG 5 highlights that social norms still exist that legitimise violence against women and girls, reduce access to healthcare services, including sexual and reproductive health, assign unpaid care and domestic work solely to women and restrict leadership opportunities; _________________ 3 UN, Are we getting there? A synthesis of UN system evaluations of SDG 5, March 2024, https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital- library/publications/2024/03/are-we- getting-there-a-synthesis-of-un-system- evaluations-of-sdg-5.
Amendment 41 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) re-confirm its commitment to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and to the range of actions for women’s human rights and gender equality outlined therein; confirm its commitment to women’s human rights, through gender mainstreaming in all policy areas and cycles, to the implementation of specific and targeted actions for women’s human rights and gender equality, and to ensuring proper gender budgeting;
Amendment 47 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ensure that gender equality and women’s rights are fully and proudly implemented in all aspects of EU external action through an adequately funded, gender-transformative, inclusive and intersectional approach, particularly as the funding of anti-gender movements globally is on the rise ;
Amendment 113 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) take the lead in the global fight against the backlash against gender equality and women’s rights, including ensuring that Women's Rights Movements are adequately funded at EU and National levels;
Amendment 182 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) remove the legal, financial, social and practical barriers and restrictions on abortion in all Member States; ensure that women in all their diversity have access to health services, including for sexual rights and reproductive health, including age- appropriate sexuality and relationship education, contraception, safe and legal abortion, maternal healthcare and care- based health services;
Amendment 189 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t – point i (new)
Paragraph 1 – point t – point i (new)
i) take note of and implement the recommendations of the European Parliament's resolution of 11 April 2024 on including the right to abortion in the EU Fundamental Rights Charter;
Amendment 204 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v
Paragraph 1 – point v
(v) advocate for and strengthen civil society organisations supporting women’s rights inside and outside of the EU, actively work against initiatives aimed at diminishing the civic space in several Member States;
Amendment 3 #
2024/0599(NLE)
Recital 1
(1) Member States and the Union are to work towards developing a coordinated strategy for employment and in particular for the promotion of a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce, as well as labour markets that are future-oriented, resilient, inclusive and responsive to economic change, with a view to achieving the objectives of full employment and social progress, balanced growth, a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment laid down in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). Member States are to regard promoting quality employment as a matter of common concern and are to coordinate their action in that respect within the Council, taking into account national practices related to the responsibilities of management and labour.
Amendment 17 #
2024/0599(NLE)
Recital 6
(6) The European Semester combines different instruments in an overarching framework for integrated multilateral coordination and surveillance of economic and employment policies within the Union. While pursuing environmental sustainability, productivity, fairness and macroeconomic stability, the European Semester integrates the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights and its monitoring tool, the Social Scoreboard, also allowing an analysis of socio- economic risks and challenges to upward social convergence in the Union, and provides for strong engagement with social partners, civil society and other stakeholders. It also supports the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals. The economic and employment policies of the Union and the Member States should go hand in hand with the Union’s fair transition to a climate-neutral, environmentally sustainable and digital economy, improve competitiveness, ensure adequate working conditions, foster innovation, promote social justice, equal opportunities and upward socio-economic convergence, and tackle inequalities and regional disparities.
Amendment 27 #
2024/0599(NLE)
Recital 11
(11) Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Council, in its conclusions of 24 February 2022, condemned Russia’s actions, which seek to undermine European and global security and stability, and expressed solidarity with the Ukrainian people, underlining Russia’s violation of international law and the principles of the United Nations Charter. In the current context, temporary protection, as granted by Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 and extended by the Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2409 (37 ), offers quick and effective assistance in Union countries to displaced people fleeing Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and allows such displaced people to enjoy minimum rights across the Union that offer an adequate level of protection. It should be noted that this assistance needs to be extended to all displaced persons fleeing Ukraine, regardless of their nationality. By participating in the Union’s labour markets, persons displaced from Ukraine can continue to contribute to strengthening the Union’s economy and help support their country and people at home. In the future, the experience and skills acquired can contribute to rebuilding Ukraine. For unaccompanied children and teenagers, temporary protection confers the right to legal guardianship and access to childhood education and care. Member States should ensure that the implementation of the European Child Guarantee ensures access to free services for children fleeing Ukraine on an equal footing with their national peers in the hosting countries. Member States should continue to involve social partners in the design, implementation and evaluation of policy measures that aim to address the employment and skills challenges, including the recognition of qualifications of people displaced from Ukraine. Social partners play a key role in mitigating the impact of that the war in terms of preserving employment and production. __________________ 37 Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 of 4 March 2022 establishing the existence of a mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine within the meaning of Article 5 of Directive 2001/55/EC, and having the effect of introducing temporary protection (OJ L 71, 4.3.2022, p. 1) and the Council Implementing Decision (EU 2023/2409) of 19 October 2023 extending temporary protection as introduced by Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382.
Amendment 35 #
2024/0599(NLE)
Recital 12 – paragraph 3
A coherent set of active labour market policies, consisting of temporary and targeted hiring and transition incentives, skills policies including learning for the green transition and sustainable development and targeted, effective and adaptable employment services, is needed to support labour market transitions and make full use of untapped labour market potential, also in line with the active inclusion approach and in light of the green and digital transformationsas highlighted inter alia in the La Hulpe Declaration on the Future of the European Pillar of Social Rights (38 ). Adequate working conditions, including occupational health and safety, and both the physical and mental health of workers should be ensured. , through, amongst others, an enforceable right to disconnect and a better prevention of psychosocial risks at work. __________________ 38 La Hulpe Declaration on the Future of the European Pillar of Social Rights. La Hulpe, Belgium, 16 April 2024.
Amendment 43 #
2024/0599(NLE)
Recital 13 – paragraph 1
Discrimination in all its forms should be tackleliminated, gender equality ensured and employment of young people supported. Equal access and opportunities for all should be ensured and poverty and social exclusion, in particular that of children, persons with disabilities, national and linguistic minorities, and the Roma people, should be reduceradicated, in particular by ensuring an effective functioning of labour markets and adequate and inclusive social protection systems, as set out in the Council Recommendation of 8 November 2019 and the Council Recommendation of 30 January 2023 (39 ). In addition, barriers to inclusive and future-oriented education, training, lifelong learning and labour- market participation should be removed and Member States should invest in early childhood education and care, in line with the European Child Guarantee and the Council Recommendation on early childhood education and care (the ‘Barcelona targets for 2030’), in making vocational education and training more attractive and inclusive in line with the Council Recommendation on vocational education and training, and in digital and green skills, in line with the Digital Education Action Plan and the Council Recommendation on learning for the green transition and sustainable development and the Council Recommendation on Pathways for School Success. Access to affordable housing, including through social housing, is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities. Timely and equal access to affordable high-quality long-term care, in line with the Council Recommendation on access to affordable high-quality long-term care, and healthcare services, including prevention and healthcare promotion, are particularly relevant, in light of potential future health risks and in a context of ageing societies. __________________ 39 Council Recommendation of 30 January 2023 on adequate minimum income ensuring active inclusion (OJ C 41, 3.2.2023, p.1).
Amendment 59 #
2024/0599(NLE)
Annex I – paragraph 3
Taxation should be shifted away from labour, by ensuring that tax systems are progressive and shifted to other sources more supportive of employment and inclusive growth and in line with climate and environmental objectives, taking account of the redistributive effect of the tax system, while protecting revenue for adequate social protection and growth- enhancing expenditure.
Amendment 121 #
2024/0599(NLE)
Annex I – paragraph 20
Member States should develop and integrate the three strands of active inclusion: adequate income support, inclusive labour markets and access to quality enabling services, to meet individual needs. Social protection systems should ensure adequate minimum income benefits for everyone lacking sufficient resources and promote social inclusion by supporting and encouraging people to actively participate in the labour market and society, including through targeted provision of social services. The availability of affordable, accessible and quality services such as early childhood education and care, out-of-school care, education, training, housing, and health and long-term care is a necessary condition for ensuring equal opportunities. Particular attention should be given to fighting poverty and social exclusion, including in- work poverty, in line with the Union headline and national targets for 2030 on poverty reduction. Child poverty and social exclusion should be especially addressed by comprehensive and integrated measures, including through the full implementation of the European Child Guarantee. Member States should ensure that everyone, including children, has access to essential services of good quality. For those in need or in a vulnerable situation, they should also ensure access to adequate affordable and social housing or housing assistance. They should ensure a clean and fair energy transition and urgently address energy poverty as an increasingly significant form of poverty, including, where appropriate, via targeted support measures aimed at households in vulnerable situations. Member States should make effective use of EU funding and technical support to invest in social housing, housing renovation and accompanying services and address the urgent need for affordable and decent housing. The specific needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, should be taken into account in relation to those services. Homelessness should be tackled specifically by promoting access to permanent housing and the provision of enabling support services.