Activities of Marian HARKIN related to 2010/2273(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on promoting workers’ mobility within the European Union PDF (276 KB) DOC (192 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
(B) whereas currently workers mobility rate is not sufficient to enhance labour markets efficiency in the European Union: only 2.3% of people in the EU reside in a Member State other than their own but 17% envisage working abroad in the future and 48% would consider seeking jobs in another country or region in the event of redundancies,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
(E) whereas, despite EU legal acts and programmes aimed at promoting free movement of workers, there are barriers to the full implementation of this fundamental freedom (e.g. social, linguistic, cultural legal and administrative barriers, poor return policies that do not meet the needs of migrant workers, lack of recognition of mobility experience, difficulties concerning the employment of spouses or partners, and a delayed process for the recognition of diplomas and professional qualifications),
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
(Ea) considers that current procedures for recognition of professional qualifications represent a big obstacle to workers´ mobility in the European Union,
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
(1) Calls on the Commission to strengthen the current legal framework on recognition of professional qualifications set out in the directive 2005/36/EC
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that both EU and Member State legislation should be bridgedcoordinated more closely in order to prevent any types of barriers to implementation and use of the right of free movement of workers;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that an efficient implementation of the free movement of workers calls for coordinated action by the European and national authorities to facilitate and simplify administrative procedures on issues indirectly linked to this right, such as the transfer of vehicle registrations and medical records, provision of a comprehensive database on healthcare workers, avoidance of double taxation, clear rules on the reimbursement of medical expenses, etc.;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to publicise the positive effects derived from labour mobility for the host and home countries and the EU, from a socio-economic and geographical cohesion point of view;, in order to increase European citizens' awareness of the positive effect of mobility and to fight the idea that labour migration reduces wages and takes jobs away from the local workers,
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that information to EU workers about the benefits, rights and obligations deriving from labour mobility should be further improved; calls on the Commission to coordinate its action with national authorities and make better use ofdevelop links between EURES and the SOLVIT online problem- solving network, in order to enhance the quality of the service provided to citizens exercising their right to mobility;