Activities of Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU related to 2011/2067(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Agenda for new skills and jobs (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Agenda for New Skills and Jobs
Amendments (27)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the assumptionone of the aims of the Europe 2020 Strategy is to increase the level of employment of men and women to 75%; whereas the employment rate for women is currently at the level of 58.2%, with vast discrepancies among Member States,
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the fact that, in order to raise the employment level of women, Member States must pay special attention to full harmonization of EU policies and efficient implementation of anti- discrimination legislation and family- friendly provisions, promote recruitment to non-traditional jobs through voluntary measures and attainable targets, and provide for accessibility and accountability; emphasises the importance of monitoring and matching the labour market and skills requirements;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas policy-makers need to protect citizens against the risk of unemployment, by ensuring that the workforce has the suitable skills to maximise its employability,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas advances in new technologies and changes in the structure of the European economies have made it indispensable for individuals to update and ameliorate their skills during their working life,
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that, in order to have highly qualified and skilled women workers on the labour market, it is necessary to provide womenempower women to enter, re-enter and advance in the labour market, particularly the vulnerable ones who face structural unemployment and difficulties with returning to work, either due to jobs lost because of the recent financial crisis, or after maternity or parental leave, or for other reasons, with retraining opportunities and access to vocational training, regardless of the type of work contract, with the aim of improving their qualifications; stresses furthermore that it is necessary to provide women with access and incentives to active participation in life-long learning at every stage of their careers, and to promote technical and engineering studies among girls with a view to flexible adaptation of education and training to the needs of the labour market, particularly the need for high- skilled workers;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the economic recession of 2008 affected both skill demand and supply in the employment sector, thus increasing dramatically the uncertainty about job prospects and fostering the need for people to be better informed about employment prospects of the labour market,
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Particular attention must be paid to integrating ICT competences, digital literacy and communication skills into the vocational training and lifelong learning policies of EU Member States and encourage women to take advantage of them, since women are more vulnerable in ICT literacy;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas business and other services, including banking and finance, are expected to project slower job growth,
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites the Member States to include in their structural labour market reforms instruments to combat professional segregation of women in both the horizontal and the vertical sense through effective measures against stereotypes, as well as "glass ceiling" barriers and exchange of good practice and benchmarking indicators between the Member States;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas workers with undergraduate education are at major risk of loss of employment, and, at the same time, many young people choose to stay longer in education and training, as a result of the recession;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to support measures for reconciliation of professional and family life, and invest in, women's labour market participation through the promotion of diversity management, professional encouragement of women, and the promotion of the creation of new posts that allow a balance between professional and family life, such aswith more flexible forms of working conditions;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that opportunities to raise the rate of women's employment are offered not only by the ‘white-job’ sector, but also by the business services sector – insurance and consulting, for example – and the ecological sector and sustainable jobs and therefore women entrepreneurship should be supported while PPP (private public partnerships) and incentives to employers to recruit more women should be encouraged by Member States;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas migration, within, as well as into and out of, the EU, will increasingly influence, in many ways, the future size and composition of the working population in Member States and has important implications for skill demand and supply,
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the EU still invests less in research and education than its world economic partners and competitors, in research, innovation and education, which are cornerstoners and competitorfor growth and improvement of living standards; whereas major investments are needed in the know- how economy,
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage the private sector to take all possible action to eliminate the gender pay gap, as well as other barriers, with the aim of improving women's participation in the labour market.
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls the existence of major obstacles, hampering the effective implementation of employment policy; considers that these difficulties, which include among others the insufficient skill levels of many workers today, the low rankings in education levels in some European countries, compared to international rates and the spread of precarious employment which gives no incentive for skill development, need to be combated effectively;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a better coordination of economic policies between Member States, taking into account the regional inequalities across Europe regarding employment and unemployment rates, in order to avoid unfair competition and market distortion; urges Member States to respect the rules on budgetary discipline in order to diminish the risk of falling into excessive deficit and calls on the Commission for an effective budgetary surveillance;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the Commission's flagship initiative within the Europe 2020 strategy to make the change towards a sustainable, smarter, greener and inclusive economy;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the combination of demographic change and changes in production chains calls for better employment, education and work organisation strategies in order to maximise the competitiveness of the European economy, minimise the loss of human capital and create new job possibilities; underlines the importance of boosting the attractiveness of jobs and careers to young workers, otherwise many industries will face the demographic risk jeopardizing their future;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that the number of early school-leavers still remains high; calls, despite the fact that early education provides a sound base for developing not only the future functional skills of people, but also their capacity to learn, to specialise and to develop further; calls, therefore, on the Member States to implement policies to prevent early school leaving and to offer learning and training alternatives to students with learning difficulties;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers it necessary to improve mutual recognition of competences, diplomas and skills at EU level, with the same recognition being extended toby developing the appropriate European frameworks, such as the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and the European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET), extending the same recognition to qualified workers from third countries;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on national statistics services to develop adequate indicators for measuring skills and the quality of the various levels of their education system;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Member states and the Commission to invest more in job creation in order a) to create employment opportunities for those with diverse skills and b) to reduce social exclusion among the most vulnerable;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission, Member States, social partners and other stakeholders to ensure efficient use, in practical terms, efficient and simplified use of the procedures for advances and reimbursement of EU funds, such as ESF, ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, and facilities such as the Microfinance Facility, for job creation;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recalls that many European Social Partners, despite recognising the importance of flexicurity for both employers and employees, disagree strongly on the practical measures that should be taken in order to balance flexibility and security; underlines the need of engaging in extensive social dialogue on this issue;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises in this context the importance of reducing segmentation and improving labour market inclusion in order to increase disadvantaged and vulnerable groups' opportunities to enter and make progress in the labour market;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Underlines that the goals set in the field of employment and the strategies to achieve them should be monitored and coordinated with those in other important areas, such as the public finance sector and the relevant innovation policies;