5 Amendments of Silvia COSTA related to 2010/2307(INI)
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that youth unemployment – the causes of which the ILO does not consider to lie in income and non-wage labour cost levels, participatory rights and social protection standards – is a problem that must be overcome and that all employment contracts must provide for unrestricted social rights from the first day on; rejects any proposal to deviate from this principle; considers, to this end, that there is a need for a set of EU rules laying down rights and protection arrangements for atypical and insecure jobs, starting with minimum wages and welfare cover no less favourable than those provided for under standard contracts;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the transition from school, vocational training or higher education to employment must be better prepared through the development of effective educational and careers guidance services and must follow on directly from education or training, and welcomes the ‘European Youth Guarantee’ initiative; believes that social partners and youth organisations should be involved in the development of a sustainable strategy to reduce youth unemployment, in which there must be formal recognition of qualand certifications obtained of skills acquired, in line with the EU’s EQF system, in formal, non-formal and informal learning;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that occupational choices must be less strongly influenced by gender, that measures must be taken to present a comprehensive overview of possible career choices and that the attempt must be made from an early age to interest and support girls, in particular, in mathematical and technical professions, in particular in areas of strategic importance in development terms, such as environment and energy saving;
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that an active labour market policy, including publicly funded work programmes for young people, and the creation of new, sustainable and good jobs and new businesses, as well as the promotion of a business culture in schools, incentives for new initiatives, technical assistance for start-ups, administrative simplification to speed up formalities, local service networks to facilitate management, and links with universities and research centres to promote product and process innovation are essential preconditions for successfully tackling youth unemployment, and that the existing funds, such as the European Social Fund, must be targeted more specifically at these objectives;
Amendment 171 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises that young people must be given access to vocational training during working time and that continuous training and lifelong learning must be supported from the very first job.