Activities of Jean LAMBERT related to 2018/2034(INI)
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REPORT on the employment and social policies of the euro area PDF (423 KB) DOC (74 KB)
Amendments (37)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
— having regard to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, in particular goals 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10 and 103,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality 2016-2019 and the European Pact for Gender Equality2011-2020 (Council conclusions, 7 March 2011),
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 b (new)
Citation 19 b (new)
- having regard to the 2002 Barcelona child care targets of providing childcare by 2010 to at least 90% of children between 3 years old and the mandatory school age and at least 33% of children under 3 years of age,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
- having regard to the Circular Economy Package1a, __________________ 1aDirective (EU) 2018/849; Directive (EU) 2018/850; Directive (EU) 2018/851; Directive (EU) 2018/852
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 33 a (new)
Citation 33 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 26 May 2016 on Poverty: a gender perspective,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 33 b (new)
Citation 33 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2015 on the EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 33 c (new)
Citation 33 c (new)
- having regard to the European Commission report entitled ‘Pension Adequacy Report 2018: Current and future income adequacy in old age in the EU’,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 33 d (new)
Citation 33 d (new)
- having regard to the European Commission report entitled ‘The 2018 Ageing Report: Economic and Budgetary Projections for the EU Member States (2016-2070)’,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 34 a (new)
Citation 34 a (new)
- having regard to the (Revised) European Social Charter and the Turin Process, launched in 2014 and aiming at strengthening the treaty system of the European Social Charter within the Council of Europe and in its relationship with the law of the European Union,2a __________________ 2a https://www.coe.int/en/web/turin- european-social-charter/turin-process
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the total employment rate for the euro area in 2017 was 71.0⁰ %, while the employment rate for women was 65.4 %; whereas the target for the European Union under the Europe 2020 Strategy is reaching 75% employment rates, with a particular focus on women and older people;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas labour market segmentation persists and affects in particular women, low-skilled, young and older people, people with disabilities and people with a migrant background; whereas employment rates of 55-64 year- olds was 57% in 2017 in the EU, 10 percentage points below the general employment rate and a gender gap of 13 percentage points, even wider than the 10 percentage points difference for the total working-age population; whereas demographics predict a rising number of older workers;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas in 2016 the percentage of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the euro area was 23.1 %, and the in-work poverty rate in the EU-28 was 9.6 %; whereas the Europe 2020 target of reducing the risk of poverty and social exclusion by 20 million relative to the 2008 benchmark falls significantly short; whereas while material deprivation rates are reducing, monetary and at-risk of poverty rates are increasing;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the part-time employment rate in the euro area has remained stable since 2013, and whereas in 2017 part-time work accounted for 21.2 % of all contracts; whereas the share of part time work amongst women is significantly higher than that of men, 31.4% to 8.2% respectively leading to significant gender imbalance;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas pension adequacy is still a challenge, as the risk of social exclusion is increasing with age and the gender pension gap of 37% still poses a challenge to many older women, increasing their risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas the pension entitlements of persons in non-standard and self- employment are lower than for employees;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. Whereas the access to social services, such as childcare, healthcare and long-term care services or mobility have a significant impact on the adequacy of income effecting disproportionally women and in particular for people with low incomes or relying on social protection;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that while the economic conditions in the EU are currently favourable and overall employment is steadily growing, there is still much room for improvement in terms of youth unemployment, labour market segmentation and inequalities, reducing the number of people working below their qualification level, reduction of poverty in general and especially in-work poverty, productivity and wage growth;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the full enjoyment of social right and a well-functioning social protection systems that provides adequate coverage when needed are an important preconditions for reducing poverty and social exclusion, ensuring inclusive national labour markets and the resilience of the euro area economy as a whole; notes that Member States with more developed social protection systems have been more resilient in the recent economic crisis;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note of the Commission’s 2018 country-specific recommendations (CSR) as an important part of the European Semester process and welcomes the special attention given in them to social challenges; notes with concern that only 50 % of the recommendations for 2017 were implemented fully or partially and therefore encourages the Member States to step up their efforts to implement the recommendations, in particular in the fields of education, sustainability of pension systems, and healthcare, including long- term carefight against poverty and social exclusion, education, lifelong learning, sustainability and adequacy of pension systems, and healthcare, including long- term care; encourages the Commission to ensure that there is coherence between any social and economic CSR’s and that CSR’s reinforce rather than contradict each other for example, investment in health and social care should not be contradicted by growth orientated CSR’s;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that decent job creation and wage growth have a significant impact on reducing inequalities, improving standard of living and supporting economic recovery, and that Member States’ reforms should therefore focus in particular on policies that increase productivity and growth potential, support the creation of quality jobs and reduce inequality while ensuring a fair family-work balance;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to ensure policy coherence between the CSRs and the implementation of the EPSR; calls on Member States to ensure the implementation of all aspects of the European Pillar of Social Rights through policy, legislative and financial instruments;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the labour markets of euro area countries differ significantly, which constitutes a challenge to their proper functioning; calls therefore for well- designed labour market policies that reduce labour market segmentation, promote equal opportunities, facilitate access to the labour market, increasfacilitate labour mobility and reintegrate the unemployed;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the need to increase employment rates, in particular among low-skilled, young and older workers, women, migrants and, people with disabilities and marginalised communities such as the Roma, in order to achieve the Europe 2020 goal of an employment rate of at least 75 % and to mitigate the social and financial risks they face; underlines the need to reduce the number of people experiencing poverty in order to achieve the Europe 2020 goal of reducing poverty by 20 million people;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on Member States to build on their efforts to address long-term unemployment in line with the Council Recommendation on the integration of Long Term Unemployed into the Labour Market (2016/C 67/01);
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on Member States to develop social and economic policies in line with the principles of Commission Recommendation of 3 October 2008 on the active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (notified under document number C(2008) 5737), specifically ensuring the provision of adequate income support, accessible labour markets and access to quality services, recalling that these elements are seen as fundamental to sustainable outcomes;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on Member States to develop actions and strategies in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights to address the social needs of those for whom the labour market is inaccessible e.g. those facing extreme deprivation such as the homeless, children and young people and those with chronic physical and mental health conditions;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Calls for national strategies and EU-level coordination to fight ageism in labour markets as a response to an increasing number of older workers in the EU workforce, including awareness- raising on the directive establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation 2000/78/EC, an alignment of occupational health and safety regulations with the aims of sustainable employment, taking into account new and emerging occupational risks, giving access to life-long learning opportunities and improved policies supporting the reconciliation of work and family life;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to take full advantage of the positive economic outlook and pursue labour market reforms fostering reliablelegally certain labour contracts andthat outline the terms and conditions of employment as well as guaranteed wages and hours of employment, tackling bogus self-employment and promotingensuring access adequate social protection for all types of contracts; calls on the Member States to adopt and implement the proposed Council Recommendation on Access to Social Protection and to encourage people in non-standard employment to enrol in mandatory and voluntary social protection schemes;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Member States to invest in care services throughout the life cycle, to continue to pursue with the aim of reaching the 2002 Barcelona child care targets and to develop care targets for the elderly and dependent persons;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to ensure the long-term sustainability of pension systems that do not overburden the younger generation, and to reducein line with inter- generational solidarity while ensuring the effective and efficient reduction of the risk of poverty in old age; notes with concern that in somemost Member States the gender pension gap, as well as the rate of early retirement, remains high; welcomes the Commission recommendation put forward in the 2018 Pension Adequacy Report to increase the attention paid to the adequacy of minimum pensions; encourages the Commission to pursue this recommendation in the next European Semester cycle; calls as well for providing more analysis on the situation of the ‘oldest old’, whose pension entitlements may have decreased over time due to inflation;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for the establishment of reference budgets that adequately reflect the costs of basic goods and services for persons of different ages and geographical locations in Member States, as a tool to assess the adequacy of minimum income benefits; points to the results of the European project ‘European Minimum Income Network’ for a first test of this methodology;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that adequate skills can be acquired and the skills mismatch tackled by improving the quality, availability, affordability and accessibility of education and training, including targeted quality training and reinforcing upskilling and reskilling measures, which require appropriate support, including funding at EU, national and regional levelith particular attention to basic skills, as well as non- formal adult education opportunities, which require appropriate support, including funding at EU, national and regional level; calls, in this regard, for targeted measures to support vulnerable groups including Roma, people with disabilities, early school leavers, the long- term unemployed, and migrants and refugees; points to the need to increase the relevance of vocational training to the labour market and take steps to enhance its attractiveness compared to academic pathways;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the need to pursue reforms that prepare the labour market and its workforce for the digital transformation; in particular by ensuring adequate provision for lifelong learning and digital skills training for people of all ages and backgrounds based on a flexible, learner- centred approach; highlights the need to moderniseensure that national social protection systems to provide adequate protection for all, including employees in new forms of work and with new kinds of contracts;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Emphasises the importance of lifelong career guidance in ensuring people’s participation in suitable, flexible and high-quality training and career paths; Recalls in this context, the limits of skills forecasting due to the rapidly changing nature of the labour market and, in that respect, stresses the importance of transversal skills such as communication, problem-solving, creativity and the ability to learn which enhance people’s resilience and ability to adapt to change and acquire new skills throughout their lives;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to undertake the necessary reforms to increase the accessibility, qualityincrease social investment to ensure the accessibility, availability, affordability, and quality service and cost- effectiveness of their healthcare systemand social systems; calls for the reduction of out-of-pocket payments to access health care, as this discourages people with low resources to access health care and reinforce health inequalities;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for a European strategy for quality and accessibility of long-term care systems, pursuing a rights- and community-based approach to long-term care and support; calls for significant investments into long-term care services to prepare the projected increased needs in the light of demographic change; recognises that the long-term care sector offers inadequate working conditions and calls for a revaluation of care work and working conditions to ensure quality of long-term care;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points out the need for well- designed policies for a better work-life balance, including flexible working arrangements, take-up of advantageous familypaid maternity, paternity, parental and carers’ leave and adequate investment in affordable, quality childcare; sees, in this regard, the swift adoption of the dDirective on work-life balance for parents and carers as a necessary step towards improved work-life balance; further calls for a European initiative on the social protection and services for informal carers;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the importance of enhancing structured civil and social dialogue and the participation of employers’ organisations and trade unions in, trade unions and civil society organisations in contributing to the development and implementingation of employment and social policies and reforms, and their active engagement in the Semester process;