7 Amendments of Victor NEGRESCU related to 2016/2214(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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1. Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in point (a) of Article 4(1) of the EGF Regulation are met and that, therefore, Sweden is entitled to a financial contribution of EUR 3 957 918 under that Regulation, which represents 60% of the total cost of EUR 6 596 531, that will help 918 targeted beneficiaries return to the labour market;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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2. Notes that Sweden submitted the application for a financial contribution from the EGF on 31 March 2016, and that the assessment of that application was finalised by the Commission on 5 September 2016 and notified to Parliament thet same day;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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3. Notes that the IT and telecommunication industries are dominated by Asian manufacturers which have become an outsourcing destination, due to the fact that the strongest growth markets are located there; points out that Ericsson has gradually been cutting staff in Sweden (from 21 178 in 2005 to 17 858 in 2014), but in the meantime been growing tremendously worldwide (from 56 055 in 2005 to 118 055 in 2014), with India being the country with the largest number of employees (22 541);
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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4. Points out that a relatively large group of older workers with similar backgrounds have been made redundant at the same time, with most of these workers not possessing the skills sought after on the local labour market; notes also that the large number of newly arrived migrants puts additional pressure on the local labour market;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
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5. Welcomes the fact that the Swedish authorities decided to focus possible EGF assistance especially on the Kista, Katrineholm and Kumla sites, as these face the biggest challenges of retraining of such a big number of older workers; recalls that individualised help must be offered to workers made redundant at the other sites as well;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
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8. Notes that the coordinated package of personalised services has been drawn up in consultation with the targeted beneficiaries and their representatives as well as with local public actors, taking into consideration that 22 % of workers are female and 78 % male;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
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10. Recalls the importance of improving the employability of all workers by means of adapted training and the recognition of skills and competences gained throughout a worker's professional career; expects the training on offer in the coordinated package to be adapted not only to the needs of the dismissed workers but also to the actual business environment, in the targeted regions;