11 Amendments of Marian HARKIN related to 2013/2277(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas regressive budgetary measures are having a disproportionate impact on low-income groups leading to higher levels of poverty, deprivation and health inequalities due to the fact that low income groups are especially dependant on public health systems
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the fact that those programmes were designed without any assessment of the consequences by means of impact studies or coordination with the Employment Committee, the Social Protection Committee, the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) or the Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs; regrets, too, that the ILO were not consulted and the fact that, despite the important social implications, the consultative bodies established by Treaty, in particular the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Committee of the Regions (CoR), were not consulted;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the adjustment policies and structural reforms in the four countries have led to dramatic unemployment rates, historically high rates of job losses, an unacceptable increase in the number of long term unemployed and worsening working conditions; points out that the consequences for activity rates, in particular as regards the sustainability of social protection and pension systems, are even more serious because the gap between the Europe 2020 targets and reality is rapidly growing ever wider;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with great concern that it is young people who are suffering the highest levels of unemployment, with the situation in countries such as Greece, where the rate is over 50%, or Portugal and, where it is in excess of 30% or Ireland, where it is in excess of 3025%, being quite devastating, furthermore notes that these figures persist five years into the crisis; regrets the fact that even those who do find a job often find themselves working under precarious conditions or on part-time contracts which make it hard to live independently;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the most vulnerable groups – the long-term unemployed, carers, women, migrant workers and the disabled – have been strongly hit and are suffering from higher unemployment rates than the national average;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Warns that, if not remedied, these huge divergences, especially in the case of the younger generation, will in the long run, result in structural damage to the labour market of the four countries, limit their capacity for recovery, provoke massive forced migration with tremendous brain- drain effects and increase the persistent divergences between Member States supplying employment and those supplying a low-cost workforce;
Amendment 154 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Deplores the fact the cuts to education services for children with special needs is having a hugely detrimental effect on their life chances and that such negative impacts at an early age can never be reversed;
Amendment 156 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Deplores that cuts to resources for independent living for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 169 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Regrets the negative impacts of mass emigration of young people in particular the social and economic consequences thereof;
Amendment 205 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the relevant EU institutions to insist that adequate financial resources are dedicated to educations services in particular those services targeting children with special needs and persons with disabilities and furthermore to insist that the resources necessary for independent living are restored;
Amendment 230 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the EU institutions to prioritise employment creation and entrepreneurship support;