8 Amendments of Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ related to 2015/2116(INI)
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas within the Roma community, persons not in employment account for more than 75%, a fact which shows that there is a structural problem;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Expresses its concern at the fact that so few within the Roma community are active on the labour market; points to the need to strengthen the role of NGOs involved with this ethnic minority with a view to encouraging Roma to participate in the labour market; also points out that NGOs have an important role to play in informing Roma about their rights or helping them to report cases of discrimination, which will ultimately serve to improve data collection;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the Member States to interpret the EU law in such as way as to provide a basis for a wide concept of disability, combining those elements that are advantageous for disabled persons, in line with the CRPD and the denial of reasonable accommodation as a form of discrimination as prescribed by the CRPD and regrets that some Member States still have legislation in place that require a threshold of 50 % of incapacity and official medical certification17 ; __________________ 17 Ibid. Ibid.
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Deplores the fact that the employment rate among women with disabilities is less than 50%, a figure which highlights the twofold discrimination that they face, making it difficult for them to play a full part in society;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is concerned about the delay in the mid-term assessment of the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020; urges the Commission to revise the strategy on the basis of the concluding observations on the initial report of the European Union adopted by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 2 October 20157 September 2015, and to include representative organisations of persons with disabilities in this process;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recommends the European Commission and the Member States to provide training for public officials, employers and employees on reasonable accommodation and accessibility at the work place, as recommended by the concluding observations on the initial report of the European Union adopted by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 7 September 2015;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that, thanks to policy changes, people aged 55-64 make up an increasing share of workers; regrets, however, that the employment rate for this group has increased too slowly and remains below 50% in the EU19; is concerned about how the digital market will affect employment, in particular for people over 50, and about how little prepared the EU and the Member States are to address this issue; __________________ 19 Businesseurope , ‘Position paper on Promoting diversity in employment and workplaces’, Nov. 2013.
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that the most important resource of the EU and the Member States is their human resources; calls for investmentpoints to the growing weight of the digital market where employment is concerned and calls for investment – starting with the young – in the development of the digital and soft skills needed in the future, including which older employees should also be included through life-long learning, comprehensive training schemes and the, or retraining of older employees;