Activities of Marian HARKIN related to 2016/2074(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2015/012 BE/Hainaut Machinery (A8-0207/2016 - Victor Negrescu)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Agrees with the Commission that the conditionsintervention criteria set out in Article 4(2) of the EGF Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 are met and that, therefore, Belgium is entitled to a financial contribution of EUR 1 824 041 under thatis Regulation, which represents 60 % of the total cost of EUR 3 040 069;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Belgian authorities submitted the application for a financial contribution from the EGF on 17 DecemberCommission respected the deadline of 12 weeks from the reception of the completed application from the Belgian authorities, on 11 February 20156, and that its assessment was finalised by the Commissionuntil finalising its assessment on the compliance with the conditions for providing a financial contribution, on 4 May 2016 and notifiedying it to Parliament thaton the same day;.
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that following the announcement byof Caterpillar Belgium SA on 23 February 2013 of a collective redundancy procedure in its Gosselies plant, the majority of its 1399 workers were subject of EGF/2014/011 BE/Caterpillar application; and points out that the current application is a follow-up to that application since, as it is part of the same collective redundancy procedure; further points outunderlines that Hainaut is facing a difficult labour market situation with an unemployment rate of 14,5 % (5,9% higher than the national average), 1 236 job losses in 2013 and 1 878 in 2014 in the manufacturing sector, drop in job offers of 13 % since 2012 and high proportion of underqualified labour, as (over half of the job seekers lack upper secondary qualifications); , as well as high levels of long-term unemployment, which stands at 39,0% of overall unemployment in Hainaut Region;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that the Belgian authorities started providing the personalised services to the affected workertargeted beneficiaries on 1 January 2015, well ahead of the application for the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that Belgium is planning sixthe following types of measures for redundant workers covered by this application: (i) support/guidance/integration, (ii); facilitating job-search, (iii); integrated training, (iv); support for enterprise creation, (v); support for collective projects, and (vi) job- search and training allowances, taking into consideration the potential of the area and the business environment;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Welcomes the fact that the allowances and incentives, for which Belgium confirmed that they are conditional on the active participation of the targeted beneficiaries in job-search or training activities, (Actions under Article 7(1)(b) of the EGF Regulation) are limited to less than 5 % of the total costs, which is far below the threshold of 35% of the total cost for the package of personalised measures allowed by the Regulation;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the personalised services provided to NEETsWelcomes that additionally to the 488 workers dismissed, 300 young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) under the age of 25 from the same region are expected to participate in the measures and receive personalised services co-financed by EGF, which shall include: (i) mobilisation and guidance, either forto further education/training or to follow induction sessions, (ii) training, (iii) to explore interests; specific training courses; personalised upskilling, and (iv); job- search, training and mobility allowances;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Welcomes the fact that the Belgian authorities are proposing special measures designed for NEETs, targeting in this way more specifically their needs;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Notes the importance of launching an information campaign in order to reach the NEETs who could be eligible under these measures; recalls its position on the need to help the NEETs in a permanent and sustainable way;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. NotesWelcomes the fact that the coordinated package of personalised services hwas been drawn up inestablished following further consultations with all stakeholders including social partners, enterprises and the public employment services, who will also follow the implementation of the proposed measures through a monitoring committee;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Welcomes especially the approach of Belgian authorities and the cooperation with social partners for granting support to collective projects for workers who consider setting up a "social enterprise" together as a group, as a measure with a highly value added potential;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that, in line with Article 7 of the EGF Regulation, the design of the coordinated package of personalised services supported by the EGF shouldNotes that the proposed actions, constitute active labour market measures within the eligible actions set out in Article 7 of the EGF Regulation and recalls that, in line with this article, the personalised services provided are expected to anticipate future labour market perspectives and required skills and should be compatible with the shift towards a resource-efficient and sustainable economy; notes, at the same time, that these actions do not substitute passive social protection measures;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls the importanceHighlights the need of improving the employability of all workers by means of adapted training and the recognition of skills and competences gained throughout a worker's professional career; expects that the training on offered in the coordinated package to be adapted not only to will meet bothe needs of the dismissed workers but also to the actual workers and the business environment;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. AsksReiterates the call on the Commission to furtherprovide more detail,s in future proposals, on the sectors in which the workers are likely to find employment and whether the training on offer is aligned to the future economic prospects and labour market needs in the regions concerned by the dismissalshaving prospects to grow, and therefore to hire people, as well as to gather substantiated data on the impact of the EGF funding, including on the quality of jobs and the reintegration rate achieved through EGF;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that, to date, the Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. sector has been the subject of 14 EGF applications, including this one, 8 of which were based on trade- related globalisation and 6 on the global financial and economic crisis;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. AsksReiterates its call to the Commission again to assure public access to all the documents related to EGF cases;.