3 Amendments of Elizabeth LYNNE related to 2008/2137(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in these countries income disparities, which had been kept small during the period of State socialism, have grown at an explosive rate; whereas in the newose Member States where industrial sectors have collapsed, regions have seen their prospects of development decline and as a result the Roma1 in particular have been forced to the margins of society through the rapid escalation of poverty,
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Endorses the view taken by the Commission that the greatest problem in bringing about reintegration into the labour market is that Roma adults are under- represented in the working population and in lifelong learning, but over-represented among the long-term unemployed and those working on low-prestige occupations; calls therefore for the effective implementation of Directive 2000/78/EC which prohibits discrimination in employment and occupation on the grounds of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. BWelievcomes that the proposal ofor a comprehensive new directive againsto combat discrimination is an excellent opportunity to evaluateoutside employment on the grounds of age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and calls for the effective implementation of Directive 2000/43/EC; considers that, in the spirit of the Social Agenda, the Commission should identify specific objectives with the aim of preventing and reducing discrimination against and stigmatisation of the Roma and criminalisation of Roma communities;