11 Amendments of Sepp KUSSTATSCHER related to 2008/2098(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the free movement of workers has been and remains one of the four fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Treaty; whereas as regards ensuring the free movement of workers significant progress has been made in the field of Community legislation, but especially concerning social services, and this has facilitated the movement of family members within the Union; whereas, despite the progress made in terms of social services, crossborder mobility has been affected by the appearance of a number of significant obstacles, especially administrative, despite the progress made in terms of social services, more must be done to ensure that workers know their rights and can assert them; whereas it is crucial to ensure that obstacles to mobility are recognised and addressed without delay, so that crossborder mobility does not cause disadvantages, particularly in the field of social security,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the EU needs to mainstream the concept of labour mobility in all Community policies, especially those concerning completing the internal market, justice and home affairs and company law; calls on the Commission to treat labour mobility as a transversal policy, involving all relevant EU policy areas and all levels of authority;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that greater labour mobility can play a key role in promoting the growth and employment objectives of the Lisbon strategy; believes that an expanded and Europe-wide mobile workforce can constitute a response to such current devecontribute to promoting the objectives of the Lisbon strategy, if it is borne in mind that mobility is not an end in itself but rather can be a strategy for employees to give shape to their working life and circulate in changing emplopyments as economic globalisation, an ageing population and rapid workplace change markets; emphasises that in any call for more mobility the social, economic and environmental costs of mobility must be taken into account;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is convinced that guaranteed labour mobility is a means of consolidating the Lisbon strategy’s economic and social dimensions,geographical mobility for those who choose mobility as a strategy should be set up in the best possible way and can make a positive contribution to achieving the Lisbon objectives of the social agenda, and tackling a range of challenges including globalisation, industrial change, technological progress, population trends, migrations and alterations in the social and employment model; is also convinced that mobility between careers and industries (occupational mobility) enables employees to renew and adapt their knowledge and skills and thus exploit new career opportunities for themselves;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates that labour mobility is a key instrument forcan underpin the efficient working of the internal market, via the objectives of the Lisbon strategy and the principles adopted on ‘flexicurity’;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that geographical mobility has an environmental impact and this must be taken into account; calls for impact assessments to be carried out on the ecological costs of any labour mobility initiatives, particularly in the areas of transport, energy, emissions and municipal and regional planning; emphasises that labour mobility also has social costs, particularly in the impact on the workers’ families, and calls for this to be taken into account;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with concern certain moves by Member States to alter their internal legal framework regarding immigration and the free movement of labour in a manner that is contrary to the letter and spirit of the EU rules in force; calls for an immediate end to such practices, and asks the Member States to introduce comprehensive schemes for the integration of European citizens exercising their right of free movement on their territoryCalls on the Member States, in connection with the free movement of labour, to maintain the current legal framework with the aim of safeguarding the protection of all workers and upholding fundamental rights;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Advocates reopening the discussion on social security arrangements and thWelcomes the Commission’s proposed action to investigate whether Regulation No 883/2004 etc. must be adapted to take fact that workforce mobility can, in some cases, lead to the loss of social benefits; supports the Commission, accordingly, as regards drawing up new legislative instruments which will be better adapted to labour market needs, andcount of changing patterns of labour mobility; welcomes in this connection the fact that here there is to be a particular focus on short-term labour mobility such as seasonal workers, as that group is especially at risk; asks to be informed of the results achieved following consultation of all parties;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Supports the Commission in its plans for action to improve the ‘directive on minimum requirements for enhancing worker mobility by improving the acquisition and preservation of supplementary pension rights’, because with the increasing expansion of occupational pension schemes worker- friendly rules on portability must be sought; accordingly calls on the Commission to submit a renewed proposal on the portability of occupational pensions;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Welcomes the fact that the Commission is also taking measures in its Action Plan to improve the situation of third country citizens; calls for an integrated labour mobility policy always to take into account the migration of third country citizens;