10 Amendments of José Albino SILVA PENEDA related to 2008/2034(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Nice European Council of 7 to 9 December 2000 set the EU objective to achieve a decisive and measurable reduction in poverty and social exclusion by the year 2010; whereas progress towards that objective has been insufficientshould be improved,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a
Paragraph 2 – point a
(a) Income support sufficient to avoid social exclusion: Member States should, according to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, define minimum income schemes, related benefits and social assistance mustwhich should be easily accessible and provide sufficient resources to lift people who cannot work out of poverty and prevent social exclusion; active inclusion policies must promote greater equity of social protection systems and also provide specific flanking measures (e.g. rehabilitation, training, counselling, childcare, housing, language training for migrants, support services) to enable people to lead a dignified life;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b
Paragraph 2 – point b
(b) Link to inclusive labour markets: Active inclusion policies mustshould aim at creatfostering stable and secure high-quality employmently skilled jobs, improving their quality of jobs, providing specific support measures and services to accompany people into employment and promoting job retention, providingincrease employability and promoting the maintenance of people in the job market, providing job search assistance high- quality education, vocational training, further training and lifelong learning;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point d
Paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Gender mainstreaming, anti- discrimination and active participation: Active inclusion policies must ensure the promotion of gender equality and contribute to the elimination of discrimination in all three pillars mentioned above; good governance, participation and integration of all relevant actors mustshould be promoted by directly involving those affected by poverty and social exclusion, as well as social partners and non-governmental organisations, in the development, management, implementation and evaluation of strategies;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point ii
Paragraph 14 – point ii
(ii) providing personalised pathways to secure and stable, high-qualityly skilled employment in accordance with people’s needs and capacities;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point iii
Paragraph 14 – point iii
(iii) assisting job retentionfostering employment and maintenance in the job market by supportive measures (e.g. on-the-job training and lifelong learning opportunities) and also work arrangements that help marginalised people reconcile employment with their efforts to deal with social disadvantage (e.g. lack of housing, care responsibilities or health problems);
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that ‘make-work-pay’ policies should address the problem of the low-pay trap and the low-pay/no-pay cycle at the lower end of the labour market whereby individuals move between insecure, low-paid, low-quality, low- productivity jobs and unemployment and/or inactivity; stresses that higher levels and duration of unemployment and social benefits should be addressed as a matter of prioritywelfare systems should actively motivate people to look for new job opportunities while encouraging openness to change by mitigating income loss and providing opportunities for education;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to phase outrethink ‘activation policies’ that are based on too restrictive eligibility and conditionality rules for benefit recipients, force people into low quality jobs that do not pay for a decent living standard nor lead to social inclusion;