12 Amendments of Branislav ONDRUŠ
Amendment 43 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a core objective of restructuring processes should be quality and fair job retention;
Amendment 68 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the automotive industry is and will remain a vital economic pillar in Europe;
Amendment 81 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the transition from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles that is conscious of its global environmental, social and labour impacts is imperative, but it must be achieved in a way that avoids job losses in traditional automotive manufacturing;
Amendment 108 #
2024/2829(RSP)
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, accessible 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 121 #
2024/2829(RSP)
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 are available in all sectors for developing and implementation of an industrial policy and for policies that help reach the social and green targets, based on the positive experiences of NextGenerationEU and the strong labour focus of the support to mitigate unemployment risks in an emergency instrument (SURE);
Amendment 135 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that the delivery of a European industrial policy for quality jobs requires the full involvement of social partners and needs to be implemented through social dialogue and collective bargaining; calls on the Commission to include the overall objective of raising work quality and safety at the EU level;
Amendment 147 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the EU to adopt trade policies that protect European jobs while promoting fair and ethical trade; calls for countervailing tariffs to be applied to 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 159 #
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 participatenot concluded in collective bargainingagreements ; highlights 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 192 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Invites the Commission to monitor the trends in restructuring and their impact on employment and regional development and cohesion, using data from tools, such as the European Restructuring Monitor, to track the number of jobs created or abolished and the companies concerned;
Amendment 204 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that restructuring processes are essential in achievingshould be set up in order to ensure achievement of the 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’ 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 238 #
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 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;, applying principle of cost sharing between the state and private sector 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 269 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the establishment of a comprehensive directive to address the challenges and complexities associated with subcontracting in Europe to ensure fair working conditions, adequate rights and protections for subcontracted workers, including obligatory application of principle of joint liability of contractor for the working conditions of employees of its subcontractors; calls for the directive to include provisions for collective bargaining rights to enable subcontracted workers to negotiate their terms of employment effectively;