7 Amendments of Philippe LAMBERTS related to 2011/2067(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Member States and, where warranted, the regions to set up an employment monitoring centre focusing on future needs so as to anticipate the latter and provide qualifications that will maximise the likelihood of finding employment, particularly for young people;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the European Social Dialogue Committees to assist in better matching existing training to present and future demand through a road map setting out clear objectives and indicators for monitoring progress;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Draws attention to the Commission’s finding that the new technologies and developments in work organisation seem to result in a significant expansion in jobs at both ends of the job spectrum and that these shifts in labour-market demand are likely to increase wage differentiation between jobs;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points to the fact, also recognised by the Commission, that significant investment in green skills need to be made to ensure that Europe meets its 2020 objectives for green collar workers and to ensure that its economic system can operate in more sustainable way and thus remain competitive in the future;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Supports the Commission’s proposal that European Sector Councils on employment and skills should be established to collect information held by the Member States and the regions in order to help coordinate the efforts of all parties concerned;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of SMEs and their contribution to job creation, and welcomes measures, such as cutting down red tape, to help in the setting up of new businesses. Highlights the important role that the EIB could play, in particular by fostering programmes such as JASMINE and JEREMIE, which can provide sustainable support for SMEs’ needs; Stresses in the need to providing support to SMEs not only to find people with the right skills but also to upgrade their skills; In the context of the Roadmap toward resource efficient Europe SMEs needs support for upgrade their competences for sustainable development and to research and innovation;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises that the proposed reduction in non-wage labour costs will assist the creation of jobs, but notes that the resulting loss of revenue for social insurances should be financed by the new funding methods proposed by the European Commission, with the lowest impact on industry competitiveness. and without affecting the level of workers social protection;