Activities of Louis MICHEL related to 2014/2235(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Creating a competitive EU labour market for the 21st century (A8-0222/2015 - Martina Dlabajová) NL
Amendments (10)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas long-term unemployment has a negative impact on social cohesion and economic growth, and whereas having a job still offers the best opportunities for self-development and is the most effective guarantee against disadvantage, poverty and social exclusion.
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that in the wake of the European economic crisis a number of Member States are struggling with high unemployment levels (EU28: 9.98 %) as well as public debt; is further concerned that youth unemployment rates (EU28: 21.40.9 %) are generally much higher;nd the number of low-skilled without a job are generally much higher; (adapt figures to recent data from Eurostat)
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that several important challenges are affecting Europe’s labour market, including increasing globalisation, the growing demand for highly skilled labour, rapid technological change and development, the wave of digitalisation, the exponential growth in e-commerce, as well as an ageing society which requires that early retirement be made less attractive;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that it is of utmost importance to give guidance and counselling to jobseekers in how to look for a job and to ensure that their skills are recognised through ‘competences passports’ reflecting the skills acquired through both formal and informal learning; and that the guidance given to jobseekers should have the particular and exclusive aim of optimising their employment opportunities;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that close partnerships are needed between governments, public authorities and employers’ and employees’ representatives in order to find the best ways of tackling the problem of skill mismatches in all its dimensions;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Recalls that in 2014, 9.8 million part-time workers – approximately a quarter of all part-time workers in Europe – stated their desire to work more hours than permitted by their current part-time status.
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls the importance of the mobility of highly skilled and less highly skilled workers from third countries in the light of the demographic challenges;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to considerinvest in innovative ways to encourage investment in the EU in order to boost growth and jobsand promising new economic sectors as a matter of priority, with the aim of realising economic growth and generating new sustainable employment;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Member States to support the close involvement of labour market stakeholders, including employers’ and employees’ organisations, at local, regional and national level, in order to foster closer links between education and training and the workplace and to anticipate future skills needs, to better match supply and demand in the labour market and to accurately foresee every development regarding future skills needs and qualifications in the labour market;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide financial and economic structures that support participation in continuous education and training in order to secure a (high) skilled future workforce;