7 Amendments of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2017/2257(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the transport sector plays a key role in the functioning of the EU economy, accounting for roughly 4% of EU28 GDP and more than 5% of total EU employment1a; whereas women make up only 22% of the sector's workforce and a third of all the sector's workers are over 50; _________________ 1aEU Transport in Figures: Statistical Pocketbook 2015, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2015
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the changes in the automotive industry linked to digitalisation will require new expertise and modes of working; stresses that these changes should give rise to new opportunities to make the transport sector more attractive and end labour shortages in the sector; calls on the Commission to develop an EU strategy which embraces the new employment opportunities that the digitalisation of the transport sector will create and to take account of the Member States' best practices, with the ultimate aim of fostering job creation in the transport sector; highlights that the production of clean, connected and automated vehicles will have an impact on manufacturing and will require new skills, such as for the assembly of electric motors or manufacturing of second-generation batteries, computing or sensing equipment; calls on the Commission and the Member States to tailor EU transport workers' in- service training and skills development to these new challenges;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that equality of opportunity between men and women should be a priority on the agenda for the future of the transport sector; stresses that the transport sector is dominated by men, who make up a third of the workforce, and gender balance needs to be encouraged; welcomes the launch of 'Women and transport – Platform for Change', which is intended to foster female employment and equality of opportunity in the transport sector; calls on the Commission and the Member States to work together on that platform so that job creation for women and the digitalisation of the sector go hand in hand;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that automated driving may have a significant impact on the workforce of the transport sector and require reskilling in the case of affected professions such as lorry drivers, and calls on the Member States to take appropriate measures in anticipation of this shift in the job market; calls on the Commission to ensure that the EU's new strategy includes as a priority fair transitional arrangements for employees whose jobs become obsolete as the transport sector is digitalised;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission’s New Skills Agenda for Europe and initiatives such as the Blueprint for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills and the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition, which promote cooperation between trade unions, training institutions and private sector actors to anticipate, identify and address skills mismatch;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that the agenda for the future of the mobility in the EU should take account of and adapt to the ageing of the EU population; takes the view that the agenda should therefore give priority to promoting and improving transport accessibility, and include among its main focal points persons with reduced mobility;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote urban and rural mobility plans that are justified by the public interest and integrate all new modes of transport in order to increase the quality of the services for citizens, to tackle depopulation, to improve connections and communication with outlying areas and cross-border regions and to reduce environmental costs for cities;