2020/2005(INL) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that traineeships should be understood as a limited period of work practice, which should help young people gain ~~confidence in their capacities, as well as~~ practical and professional experience, make an informed career choice, improve their employability and facilitate their transition into regular employment;

Amendment 10 #

Irena JOVEVA, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that to facilitate access to regular employment, traineeships should offer a strong training or learning content, safeguard adequate working conditions such as a fair payment starting from the first day worked, in order to prevent a multiplicity of short traineeships of a duration which places them just below the obligatory salary threshold, fixed working hours, health and social coverage, and should in no case be a substitute for regular jobs or a precondition for a job placement;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that to facilitate access to regular employment, traineeships should offer a strong training or learning content, safeguard adequate working conditions such as a fair payment, or at least compensation for the costs related to the training, fixed working hours, health and social coverage, appropriate mentoring, and should in no case be a substitute for regular jobs or a precondition for a job placement;

Amendment 12 #

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Loucas FOURLAS, Asim ADEMOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that to facilitate access to regular employment, traineeships should offer a strong training or learning content, safeguard adequate working conditions such as a fair payment, fixed working hours, health and social coverage, adequate professional feedback and counselling, and should in no case be a substitute for regular jobs or a precondition for a job placement;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Member States to promote legislation reducing labour costs for businesses and to promote incentives for companies to promote training programmes that include the possibility of then being employed by that enterprise, thereby facilitating the transition from traineeship to regular employment;

Amendment 14 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Pina PICIERNO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Hannes HEIDE, Petra KAMMEREVERT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Insists that ~~all traineeships should promote inclusiveness, especially with regard to persons with fewer opportunities; insists that it is crucial~~it is crucial wherever possible to ensure participation in traineeships for persons with disabilities (in particular, physical disabilities, autism and Down Syndrome) by taking appropriate measures to increase awareness and accessibility;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Insists that all traineeships should promote inclusiveness, especially with regard to ~~persons~~young people with fewer opportunities; insists that it is crucial to ensure participation in traineeships for persons with disabilities by taking appropriate measures to increase awareness and accessibility; insists that participation in traineeships should also be ensured to young vulnerable people such as migrants and refugees, whose inclusion in society is crucial to their successful integration;

Amendment 16 #

Gianantonio DA RE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Insists that all traineeships should promote inclusiveness, especially with regard to persons with fewer opportunities; insists that it is crucial to ensure participation in traineeships for persons with disabilities by taking appropriate measures to increase awareness and accessibility; calls on the Commission to propose specific initiatives to facilitate the participation of persons with a disability in cross-border traineeships;

Amendment 17 #

Irena JOVEVA, Ilana CICUREL, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Laurence FARRENG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Insists that all traineeships should promote inclusiveness, especially with regard to persons with fewer opportunities, including people with a migrant background; insists that it is crucial to ensure participation in traineeships for persons with disabilities by taking appropriate measures to increase awareness and accessibility; highlights the need to promote accessibility for youth from vulnerable backgrounds;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Insists that all traineeships should promote inclusiveness, especially with regard to persons with fewer opportunities; insists that it is crucial to ensure participation in traineeships for persons with disabilities by taking appropriate measures to increase awareness and accessibility; underlines the need for traineeship opportunities for NEETs and young people coming from rural or isolated areas;

Amendment 19 #

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Loucas FOURLAS, Asim ADEMOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Insists that all traineeships should promote inclusiveness, especially with regard to persons with fewer opportunities; insists that it is crucial to ensure participation in traineeships for persons with disabilities by taking appropriate measures to increase awareness and accessibility; stresses the need to develop traineeships for people with visual and hearing impairment;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that traineeships should be understood as a limited period of training in work practice, which should help young people gain confidence in their skills and capacities, as well as ~~practical and~~ professional experience, ~~improve their employability and facilitate their transition into~~give them better knowledge of the labour market and improve their employability by increasing their chances of obtaining regular employment;

Amendment 20 #

Marcos ROS SEMPERE, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Insists that all traineeships should promote inclusiveness, especially with regard to persons with fewer opportunities, especially newcomers, such as migrants and refugees, and hard-to-reach population groups; insists that it is crucial to ensure participation in traineeships for persons with disabilities by taking appropriate measures to increase awareness and accessibility;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Insists that all traineeships should promote inclusiveness, especially with regard to persons with fewer opportunities, and should support gender equality; insists that it is crucial to ensure participation in traineeships for persons with disabilities by taking appropriate measures to increase awareness and accessibility;

Amendment 22 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Pina PICIERNO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Hannes HEIDE, Victor NEGRESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines that, according to Eurostat, at the beginning of 2020 youth unemployment rate was 14,9 % in the Union, and that the inevitable social effects of the COVID-19 outbreak will acutely impact the Union's labour market, triggering a more severe crisis than the 2008 financial crisis; therefore, the Youth Guarantee should turn into a permanent mechanism properly funded in order to better support youth labour market integration measures;

Amendment 23 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Pina PICIERNO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Hannes HEIDE, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Notes that the latest available statistics1a highlight the persistence of a large proportion of unpaid or low-paid traineeships across Europe, which may create an equal access problem into regular employment. According to these data, 59 % of respondents who had concluded a traineeship declared that they had not received any financial compensation for their last experience, whereas of those receiving some form of remuneration, only 53 % considered that the amount received was sufficient to cover basic living costs; _________________ 1aFlash Eurobarometer 378, “The experiences of traineeships in the EU”;

Amendment 24 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Pina PICIERNO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Hannes HEIDE, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Notes that the principle of active support for sustainable labour market integration and the commitment to enhance qualifications and skills of young people is a crucial part of the Commission efforts to promote upward convergence in working conditions and that this is the rationale of the European Pillar of Social Rights; therefore, calls on the new Commission to support the proper implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights into concrete actions that would benefit young people across Europe;

Amendment 25 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Pina PICIERNO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Hannes HEIDE, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Calls on the Commission to encourage and support Member States to make use of the European Social Fund+ and the European Regional Development Fund, as well as other European funds for the 2021-2027 programming period to enhance the number and quality of traineeships in the Union;

Amendment 26 #

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Loucas FOURLAS, Asim ADEMOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. StReiterates that ~~some employers tend to misuse traineeships; calls on the Commission to~~traineeships are an excellent way of getting to know the labour market and of introducing young preop~~ose monitoring mechanisms at Union level, especially in the framework of Erasmus+ programmes, and facilitate greater provision of cross- border traineeship opportunities~~le to the business environment; rates highly the important work done by the Erasmus+ programme in promoting cross- border traineeships and calls, as a consequence, for this to be taken into account at budget level in order to increase the intra-Union mobility of young people;

Amendment 27 #

Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Ilana CICUREL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. States that some employers tend to misuse traineeships; ~~calls on~~invites the Commission to propose adequate guidelines and monitoring mechanisms at Union level, especially in the framework of Erasmus+ programmes~~, and facilitate greater provision of cross- border traineeship opportunities in order to increase the intra-Union mobility of young people~~; calls on the Member States and the Commission to work to ensure quality mobility experiences based on the principles of the European Quality Charter for Mobility, which makes clear that the quality of information, preparation, support and recognition of experience and qualifications, as well as clear learning plans and learning outcomes drawn up in advance, have a demonstrable impact on the benefits of mobility;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. States that ~~some employers tend to~~there is a risk of some misuse of traineeships by some employers which requires action on appropriate level; calls on the Commission to propose monitoring mechanisms at Union level, especially in the framework of Erasmus+ programmes, and facilitate greater provision of cross- border traineeship opportunities in order to increase the intra- Union mobility of young people;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. States that some employers tend to misuse traineeships; calls on the Commission to propose monitoring mechanisms at Union level~~, especially in the framework of Erasmus+ programmes,~~ and facilitate greater provision of cross- border traineeship opportunities in order to increase the intra-Union mobility of young people;

Amendment 3 #

Andrey SLABAKOV, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Elżbieta KRUK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that traineeships should be understood as a limited period of work practice, which should help young people gain confidence in their capacities, as well as practical and professional experience, improve their employability and facilitate their transition into regular employment; reiterates the need to promote best practices in the field, especially with regards to the integration of traineeships as part of professional work experience;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. States that some employers tend to misuse traineeships; calls on the Commission to propose monitoring mechanisms ~~at Union level, especially~~ in the framework of Erasmus+ programmes, and facilitate greater provision of cross- border traineeship opportunities in order to increase the intra- Union mobility of young people;

Amendment 31 #

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR, Peter POLLÁK, Loucas FOURLAS, Asim ADEMOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Believes that Union-funded programmes promoting access to traineeships, such as the Erasmus+ programme, as well as traineeships within the Union institutions should be at the forefront in the promotion of inclusivity and accessibility; invites the Commission to study possible ways to ensure more transparency and to provide easier and better access to funding in the framework of the Erasmus+ programme and other Union-funded programmes with particular regard to the financial conditions of the applicant and the living cost in the working place;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points out that insufficient advantage is taken of traineeship opportunities with the European Solidarity Corps in comparison with volunteering activities and calls on the Commission to give preference to traineeships instead of jobs within the programme's occupational strand;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Underlines the changes generated by the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of work, traineeships and skills and calls for an adaptation of practices in the field;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Underlines the risks of unpaid traineeships and calls on the Commission to further put safeguards in place to prevent such situations;

Amendment 35 #

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Loucas FOURLAS, Asim ADEMOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the greater provision of cross- border traineeship opportunities in order to increase the intra-Union mobility of young people; traineeships in border regions should be further promoted in order to prepare them for the specific cross-border labour market context;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Considers that more effort needs to be put into developing an internal workers market, for which work on recognition of knowledge and skills acquired during traineeships, and training cycles especially, must continue;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Welcomes the appearance of digital traineeships, calls on the Union institutions to develop such formats and recalls the importance of keeping the quality standards for traineeships high in the current context;

Amendment 38 #

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Loucas FOURLAS, Asim ADEMOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Underlines the need for common quality traineeship standards at Union level to be put in place and promoted through Union programmes;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of all key players’ involvement (the social and business partners, and civil society ~~organisations and, in particular, youth~~ organisations) in formulating guidelines and in monitoring and evaluating implementation of the framework.

Amendment 4 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Pina PICIERNO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Hannes HEIDE, Victor NEGRESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that traineeships should be understood as a limited period of work practice, which should help young people gain confidence in their capacities and develop work-relevant skills, as well as practical and professional experience, improve their employability and facilitate their transition into regular employment;

Amendment 40 #

Irena JOVEVA, Laurence FARRENG, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ilana CICUREL, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of all key players’ involvement (the social partners, civil society organisations and, in particular, youth organisations) in formulating guidelines and monitoring and evaluating implementation of t~~he framework~~raineeship practices in Member States.

Amendment 41 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Pina PICIERNO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Hannes HEIDE, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. STaking into consideration the strict link between the quality of the traineeship and the employability outcome, calls on the new Commission to put forward an updated proposal for a Council Recommendation on a Quality Framework for Traineeships in order to broaden the scope of the current Quality Framework for Traineeships and cover all types of traineeships; stresses the importance of all key players’ involvement (the social partners, civil society organisations and, in particular, youth organisations) in formulating guidelines and monitoring and evaluating subsequent implementation of the framework.

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of all key players’ involvement (the social partners, civil society organisations, educational institutions and, in particular, youth organisations) in formulating guidelines and monitoring and evaluating implementation of the framework.

Amendment 43 #

Andrey SLABAKOV, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Elżbieta KRUK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the EU institutions to set an example by proposing more traineeships and offering more variety in their makeup, in order to move into line with courses offered by the Member States: work-study contracts, for example, which are a compulsory part of some French courses, particularly in the area of culture, but which sadly do not exist in those offered by the EU institutions;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines that this framework should be used by all Member States as a guideline in order to increase the quality of traineeships across the Union, taking into account that each Member State legislates separately;

Amendment 45 #

Łukasz KOHUT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines the need to include in traineeship programmes, regardless of their length, trainings on protection from, and prevention of, harassment and bullying in the workplace;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Stresses that in 2019, Parliament's administration selected, from 6 058 applicants, 26 French trainees as against 60 from Italy, 54 from Spain and 27 from non-EU countries including one from Algeria, two from Albania, one from Kosovo, four from Uzbekistan...; calls on the EU institutions to give preference to applicants for traineeships who are citizens of the Member States and, in order to avoid unfairness, to award places in proportion to the number of young people attending school in the Member States;

Amendment 47 #

Łukasz KOHUT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Stresses the need to ensure gender balance among trainees in a given company or institution and points to the desirability of striving for diversity; cautions against possible bias-based profiling in recruitment procedures;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Regrets the fact that the EU institutions can offer up to 10% of their traineeships to young people from non- EU countries, which is too large a proportion and leads to a great many European applications being rejected;

Amendment 49 #

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Loucas FOURLAS, Asim ADEMOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5d. Calls for a report on the state of play of traineeships, particularly in the area of culture: museums, galleries, exhibitions, theatres, cinemas, libraries, festivals, concerts or other areas of music, performance art, painting, sculpture...; calls for specific proposals if there are shortages in these areas: financial support, platforms to combine proposals for traineeships in these cultural areas, etc.

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that to facilitate access to regular employment, traineeships, whether in private firms, the third sector or the public sector, should offer a strong training orand learning content, safeguard adequate working conditions (such as a ~~fair~~ppropriate and reasonable payment, ~~fixed~~suitable working hours, health and social coverage), and should in no case be a substitute for regular jobs or a precondition for a job placement;

Amendment 6 #

Łukasz KOHUT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that to facilitate access to regular employment, traineeships should offer a strong ~~training or~~hands-on learning content, safeguard adequate working conditions such as a fair payment, ~~fixed~~proper working hours, health and social coverage, and should in no case be a substitute for regular jobs or a precondition for a job placement;

Amendment 7 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Pina PICIERNO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Hannes HEIDE, Victor NEGRESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that to facilitate access to regular employment, traineeships should offer a strong and high-quality training or learning content, safeguard adequate working conditions such as a fair payment, fixed working hours, health and social coverage, and should in no case be a substitute for regular jobs or a precondition for a job placement; stresses that prolonged periods of traineeships might have significant negative social security consequences for young people, in particular in terms of pension rights accumulation and access to unemployment benefits;

Amendment 8 #

Marcos ROS SEMPERE, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that to facilitate access to regular employment, traineeships should offer a strong training or learning content, so that this experience may help trainees get new professional jobs. Thus, the mentor´s function must be a key factor to assess and guide the trainee by implementing a training project, which must determine the trainee´s skills and abilities developed during the traineeship period. Traineeships should be focused on safeguarding adequate working conditions such as a fair payment, fixed working hours, health and social coverage, and should in no case be a substitute for regular jobs or a precondition for a job placement;

Amendment 9 #

Alicia HOMS GINEL, Marc ANGEL, Milan BRGLEZ, João ALBUQUERQUE, Daniela RONDINELLI, Brando BENIFEI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Agnes JONGERIUS, Pierre LARROUTUROU, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that to facilitate access to regular employment, traineeships should offer a strong training or learning content, safeguard adequate working conditions such as a fair payment, fixed working hours, health and social coverage, and should in no case be a substitute for regular jobs or a precondition for a job placement; insists that adequate working conditions and remuneration should be guaranteed to all trainees, regardless of the fact that they are undertaken as part of an educational or training programme ("curricular traineeships").

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2023/02/10 EMPL 290 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

— having regard to the Parliament resolution of 8 October 2020 on reinforcing the Youth Guarantee,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 d (new)

— having regard to the Parliament resolution of 24 November 2022 on the European Year of Youth 2022 Legacy,

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls that high-quality traineeships can play a valuable contribution in achieving the Union social targets by 2030, ~~as having at least 60 % of all adults participating in training every year and having at least 78 % of people aged 20 to 64 who should be in employment~~to have at least 78 % of people aged 20 to 64 who should be in employment, reducing the NEETs rate to 9% through quality opportunities; and the Agenda 2030 and in particular SDGs 1, 4, 8, and 10;

Amendment 101 #

Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP, José GUSMÃO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Highlights the need to protect young people from undertaking several consecutive traineeships by strict monitoring of the use of contracts aiming at making the transition between the education and labour market; calls on Member states to ensure that employers implement a break period between hiring interns for the same position, as otherwise it should be a permanent position; Calls on Member states to ensure that there is an appropriate ratio between staff members and trainees in the workplace;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Highlights the need to protect young people from undertaking several consecutive traineeships by strict monitoring of the use of contracts aiming at making the transition between the education and labour market; calls on Member states to ensure that employers implement a break period between hiring interns for the same position, as otherwise it should be a permanent position; calls on Member states to ensure that there is an appropriate ratio between staff members and trainees in the workplace;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. 4d. To be considered as such, all traineeships shall set out clear training or learning objectives, as well as an evaluation and mentorship plan. There shall also be a clear link between the tasks displayed within the traineeship and those learning or training goals. Traineeships where the tasks carried out by the trainee replace the work done by an employed person in the undertaking shall be considered an employment relationship in any case.

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Emphasises that high-quality traineeships promote the idea of lifelong learning and contribute to adaptation in the face of dynamic change on the labour market, and consequently extend working lives;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Highlights that traineeships are a valid work experience and should be recognised as such during recruitment processes and should not be discriminated against;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Insists that traineeships should be recognised as real work experience and taken as a primary condition for recruitment processes;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Insists that traineeships should be recognised as real work experience and taken as a primary condition for recruitment processes;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to update the 2014 Council Recommendation on Quality Framework for Traineeships and turn it into a stronger legislative instrument;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to update the 2014 Council Recommendation on Quality Framework for Traineeships and turn it into a stronger legislative instrument;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 d (new)

— having regard to the Parliament resolution of 24 November 2022 on the European Year of Youth 2022 Legacy,

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to update the 2014 Council Recommendation on Quality Framework for Traineeships and turn it into a stronger legislative instrument;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part

6. Recognises that existing Quality Framework for Traineeships principles remain relevant in ~~supporting young people who undertake~~guiding employers to offer high-quality traineeships; however, stresses that new principles must be added to match the vulnerable position of young people in the labour market; calls on the Commission, therefore, to include the following additional principles in an updated Quality Framework for Traineeships:

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part

6. Recognises that existing Quality Framework for Traineeships principles remains relevant in ~~supporting young people who undertake~~guiding employers to offer high-quality traineeships; however, stresses that new principles must be added to match the vulnerable position of young people in the labour market; calls on the Commission, therefore, to include the following additional principles in an updated Quality Framework for Traineeships:

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent -1 (new)

- eliminate hidden costs of traineeships undertaken to obtain formal qualifications by establishing adequate traineeship allowance in line with the cost of living (living wage) and inflation,

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 1 a (new)

- (1) eliminate hidden costs of traineeships undertaken to obtain formal qualifications by establishing adequate traineeship allowance in line with the cost of living (living wage) and inflation,

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 1 a (new)

- access to financial compensation;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2

– increased access to traineeships by trainees with disabilities and trainees from other marginalised groups, ~~using an intersectional approach,~~

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2

– increased access to traineeships by trainees with disabilities and trainees from other marginalised groups, ~~using an intersectional approach,~~

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2

– increased access to traineeships by trainees with disabilities and trainees from other ~~marginalised groups, using an intersectional approach~~vulnerable groups,

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 d (new)

— having regard to the Parliament resolution of 24 November 2022 on the European Year of Youth 2022 Legacy,

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2

- increased access to traineeships by trainees with disabilities and trainees from other marginalised groups, ~~using an intersectional approach,~~

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2 a (new)

– support for employers wishing to adapt workstations for trainees with disabilities;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 3

~~- access to high-quality conditions for remote and hybrid traineeships, where applicable,~~deleted

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 3

~~- access to high-quality conditions for remote and hybrid traineeships, where applicable,~~deleted

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4

- established clear learning objectives and access to adequate mentorship and to the guidance of trained mentors;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4

- established clear learning objectives and access to adequate mentorship and to the guidance of trained mentors;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4

- established clear learning objectives and access to adequate mentorship and to the guidance of trained mentors;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4

- established clear learning objectives and access to adequate mentorship and to the guidance of trained mentors;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4 a (new)

- eliminate hidden costs of traineeships undertaken to obtain formal qualifications by establishing adequate traineeship allowance in line with the cost of living (living wage) and inflation,

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4 a (new)

- establish, in cooperation with the labour inspectorate, channels to report malpractice and poor conditions during the traineeships period,

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11

— having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights, proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017 at the Gothenburg Summit, in particular to its Principles No 41 and 4, the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan and the 2021 Porto Social Summit Declaration committing to work towards a Social Europe and reinforcing social cohesion,

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4 a (new)

- establish, in cooperation with the labour inspectorate, channels to report malpractice and poor conditions during the traineeships period,

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4 b (new)

- establish, in cooperation with the labour inspectorate, channels to report malpractice and poor conditions during the traineeships period,

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4 b (new)

– access to intergenerational transfers of skills;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

~~7. Calls on the Commission to propose extending the scope of the Quality Framework for Traineeships to include all traineeships;~~deleted

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

~~7. Calls on the Commission to propose extending the scope of the Quality Framework for Traineeships to include all traineeships;~~deleted

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

~~7. Calls on the Commission to propose extending the scope of the Quality Framework for Traineeships to include all traineeships;~~deleted

Amendment 136 #

Anna ZALEWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Beata SZYDŁO, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

~~7. Calls on the Commission to propose extending the scope of the Quality Framework for Traineeships to include all traineeships;~~deleted

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses that a traineeship must be based on a written agreement between the trainee and the traineeship provider at the beginning of or prior to the traineeship; stresses that such agreement must specify the educational objectives, working conditions, whether the trainee receives an allowance or compensation from the traineeship provider, and the rights and obligations of the parties under applicable EU and national law, as well as the duration of the traineeship;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

~~8. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive to ensure adequate remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices;~~deleted

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

~~8. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive to ensure adequate remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices;~~deleted

Amendment 14 #

Anna ZALEWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Beata SZYDŁO, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11

— having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights, proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017 at the Gothenburg Summit, in particular to its Principle No 4,1 and 4, the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan and the 2021 Porto Social Summit Declaration committing to work towards a Social Europe and reinforcing social cohesion;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

~~8. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive to ensure adequate remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices;~~deleted

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

~~8. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive to ensure adequate remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices;~~deleted

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive to ensure ~~adequate remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices~~binding quality standards for open labour market traineeships and fair remuneration based on minimum wage, for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices, an access to social protection by trainees in accordance with national schemes (health insurance, unemployment benefits, pension contributions) and to limit the duration of the traineeships as well as the number of traineeships undertaken by the individual in the same field of practice;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive to ensure ~~adequate remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative~~binding quality standards for open labour market traineeships and fair remuneration based on minimum wage, in order to avoid exploitative practices, an access to social protection by trainees in accordance with national schemes (health insurance, unemployment benefits, pension contributions) and to limit the duration of the traineeships as well as the number of traineeships undertaken by the individual in the same field of practices;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission ~~to propose a directive to ensure adequate remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practice~~and the Member States to take immediate steps to ensure the provision of high-quality paid traineeships, with due respect for the powers of the Member States given the considerable variety of national regulations concerning traineeships, employment law and the level of involvement of the social partners;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive to ensure adequate remuneration for traineeships in the open labour market in order to avoid exploitative practices;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to propose ~~a directive~~guidelines to ensure adequate remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices;

Amendment 148 #

Abir AL-SAHLANI, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Bart GROOTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to propose ~~a direc~~initiatives to ensure adequate remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the ~~Commission to propose a directive~~Member States to ensure adequate remuneration for traineeships in ~~order to avoid exploitative~~accordance with national law or practices;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11

— having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights, proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017 at the Gothenburg Summit, in particular to its Principles No 4,1 and 4, the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan and the 2021 Porto Social Summit Declaration committing to work towards a Social Europe and reinforcing social cohesion;

Amendment 150 #

Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)

Condemns the use of traineeship status for contracting highly skilled and specialised workers, when in reality they are employees and their employment relationship should be recognised as such; this abusive practice often results in job insecurity, lower pay and a lack of social protection, in particular no paid holidays, sickness protection or parental leave, and also no holiday or Christmas bonuses; stresses the importance of not allowing such practices to be formalised and legitimised;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Reiterates the central role that the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) ~~and the Youth Guarantee~~, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and its associated Scoreboard linking funding to policies for the Next Generation, and the Youth Guarantee, which is not used to its maximum potential in the majority of Member States, can play in contributing to an increase in the number of high- quality traineeships; urges Member States, with the support of the Commission, to use all available resources in this area;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Reiterates the central role that the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) ~~and the Youth Guarantee~~the Recovery and Resilience Facility and its associated Scoreboard linking funding to policies for the Next Generation, and the Youth Guarantee, which is not used to its maximum potential in the majority of Member States, can play in contributing to an increase in the number of high- quality traineeships; urges Member States, with the support of the Commission, to use all available resources in this area;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Reiterates the central role that the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and the Youth Guarantee can play in contributing to an increase in the number of high- quality traineeships; urges Member States, with the support of the Commission, to use all available resources in this area; calls on the Commission to increase investment through the ESF+ to support measures aimed at integrating disadvantaged youth;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Reiterates the central role that the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and the Youth Guarantee can play in contributing to an increase in the number of high- quality traineeships, including those that are accessible to disadvantaged groups; urges Member States, with the support of the Commission, to use all available resources in this area;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Member States to better utilise the ESF+ to help progression within education and training and transition to work, by supporting lifelong learning and employability with a view to facilitating full participation in society for all, ~~and contributing to competitivenes~~particularly those coming from vulnerable backgrounds in order to ensure their access to equal oportunities14 ; __________________ 14 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021 R1057&from=EN

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Member States to better utilise the ESF+ to help progression within education and training and transition to work, by supporting lifelong learning and employability with a view to facilitating full participation in society for all, ~~and contributing to competitiven~~particularly those coming from vulnerable backgrounds in order to ensure their access to equal oportunitiess14 ; __________________ 14 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021 R1057&from=EN

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Member States to better utilise the ESF+ to help progression within education and training and transition to work, by supporting lifelong learning and employability with a view to facilitating full participation in society for all, and contributing to competitiveness particularly those coming from vulnerable backgrounds in order to ensure their access to equal opportunities14 ; __________________ 14 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021 R1057&from=EN

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11

— having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights, proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017 at the Gothenburg Summit, in particular to its Principle No 4, and recalling the 2021 Porto Social Summit Declaration committing to work towards a Social Europe and reinforcing social cohesion;

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Member States to better utilise the ESF+ to help progression within education and training and transition to work, by supporting lifelong learning and employability with a view to facilitating full participation in society for all, particularly those coming from a vulnerable background in order to ensure their access to equal opportunities and contributing to competitiveness14 ; __________________ 14 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021 R1057&from=EN

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Member States to better utilise the ESF+ to help progression within education and training, reduction of barriers for people with disabilities and transition to work, by supporting lifelong learning and employability with a view to facilitating full participation in society for all, and contributing to competitiveness14; __________________ 14 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021 R1057

Amendment 162 #

Anna ZALEWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Beata SZYDŁO, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Member States to better utilise the ESF+ to help progression within education and training and transition to work, by supporting upskilling, reskilling, lifelong learning and employability with a view to facilitating full participation in society for all, and contributing to competitiveness14 ; __________________ 14 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021 R1057&from=EN

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Underlines the key role of Erasmus+ in delivering high-quality traineeships; calls on the European Commission and the Member States to increase funding from this programme for VET participants;

Amendment 164 #

Anna ZALEWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Beata SZYDŁO, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Highlights the importance of the Digital Opportunity Traineeships (DOTs) programme, offered under the Erasmus+ programme, which provides students and young graduates with the opportunity to gain digital skills at work and gain experience in the technology sector; calls on the Commission and the Member States to extend and promote this initiative, also among university students and VET students;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to raise awareness at national, regional and local level of available Union funds to ensure the accessibility by all to high-quality traineeships, particularly those coming from vulnerable backgrounds in order to ensure their access to equal opportunities;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to raise awareness at national, regional and local level of available Union funds to ensure the accessibility by all to high-quality traineeships particularly those coming from vulnerable backgrounds in order to ensure their access to equal opportunities;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to raise awareness at national, regional and local level of available Union funds to ensure the accessibility by all to high-quality traineeships, particularly those coming from a vulnerable background in order to ensure their access to equal opportunities;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to support the exchange of best practices between the Members States on high-quality traineeships; encourages Member States to provide guidance and assistance to employers, in particular microenterprises and small and medium sized-enterprises, to enable them to offer high-quality traineeships that are also accessible to people with disabilities, and to offer incentives to employers that provide trainees a high- quality job placement after the successful completion of a traineeship;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

— having regard to the Conference on the Future of Europe outcome document of 30 November 2022, adopted within the framework of the European Year of Youth, notably proposal 47, measure 5 calling to “ensure that young people’s internships and jobs adhere to quality standards, including remuneration, putting an end to youth minimum wages and any other discriminatory labour law provisions specific to young people, as well as banning through a legal instrument unpaid internships on the labour market and outside formal education”;

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to support the exchange of best practices between the Members States on high-quality traineeships that are accessible to all; encourages Member States to provide guidance and assistance to employers, in particular microenterprises and small and medium sized-enterprises, to enable them to offer high-quality traineeships, and to offer incentives to employers that provide trainees a high- quality job placement after the successful completion of a traineeship;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Welcomes the Commission proposal to make 2023 the European Year of Skills; calls on the Commission however to place particular attention on guaranteeing quality and paid traineeships ~~during~~, particularly in the open labour market, as a legacy both of the European year of Youth and in-line with the Conference on the Future of Europe outcome document, and the European Year of Skills;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Welcomes the Commission proposal to make 2023 the European Year of Skills; calls on the Commission to place particular attention on guaranteeing quality and paid traineeships ~~during~~, particularly in the open labour market, as a legacy both of the European year of Youth and in-line with the Conference on the Future of Europe outcome document, and the European Year of Skills;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Welcomes the Commission proposal to make 2023 the European Year of Skills; calls on the Commission to place particular attention on guaranteeing quality and paid traineeships ~~during the European Year of Skills~~, particularly in the open labour market, during the European Year of Skills as a legacy both of the European Year of Youth and in line with the Conference on the Future of Europe outcome document;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Welcomes the Commission proposal to make 2023 the European Year of Skills; calls on the Commission to place particular attention on quality, accessible and paid traineeships during the European Year of Skills;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the Commission proposal to make 2023 the European Year of Skills; calls on the Commission to place particular attention on quality and paid traineeships during the European Year of Skills;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Member States to incentivise public and private educational establishments to expand their use of apprenticeships and traineeships in the educational process and to seek out partners offering high-quality traineeships;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on Members States to implement adequate monitoring schemes to ensure that trainees’ first working experience is of a high quality; calls on the Commission to convey guidelines for adequate monitoring schemes to ensure uniformity of data collection;deleted

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on Member States to encourage businesses to offer traineeships while ensuring that these do not involve burdensome administrative and financial obligations, particularly for microenterprises and small and medium- sized enterprises;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for national labour market inspectorates to enforce compliance with existing regulations on high-quality traineeships; in this regard, calls for further awareness-raising, training and capacity building for national labour market inspectorates and also for institutions and individuals responsible for organising and overseeing traineeships;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for more cooperation between all stakeholders involved, in particular education and ~~vocational training providers, business~~public employment services, national, regional and local governments ~~and involvement of social partn~~, social partners and youth organisations and workers; suggests the creation of a European Alliance for Traineeships, similar to the European Alliance for Apprenticeships, uniting governments and key stakeholders with the aim of strengthening the quality and offer of traineeships across the Union, while promoting the mobility of trainees, notably by guaranteeing access to sufficient financial resources, and languages courses;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for more cooperation between all stakeholders involved, in particular education and ~~vocational training providers, business~~public employment services, national, regional and local governments ~~and involvement of social partn~~social partners and youth organisations and workers; suggests the creation of a European Alliance for Traineeships, similar to the European Alliance for Apprenticeships, uniting governments and key stakeholders with the aim of strengthening the quality and offer of traineeships across the Union, while promoting the mobility of trainees, notably by guaranteeing access to sufficient financial resources, and languages courses;

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for more cooperation between all stakeholders involved, in particular education and vocational training providers, businesses, national, regional and local governments and involvement of social partners; suggests the creation of a European Alliance for Traineeships, similar to the European Alliance for Apprenticeships, uniting governments and key stakeholders with the aim of strengthening the quality and offer of traineeships across the Union, while promoting the mobility of trainees, notably by guaranteeing access to sufficient financial resources, including language courses;

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for the support of local pact for skills in cooperation with public employment ~~agencies of local authoriti~~services to ensure that traineeship help in closing the skills mismatch in the labour markets;

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 187 #

Anna ZALEWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Beata SZYDŁO, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls for further digitalisation and modernization of traineeships, inter alia, by using digital diaries of traineeships and learning foreign languages through digital communication tools;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Encourages the European institutions and the Member States to promote and exchange best practices in the area of high-quality traineeships through European competitions and awards;

Amendment 19 #

Anna ZALEWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Beata SZYDŁO, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Calls on the Member States to promote traineeships and to intensify information exchange and communication with entrepreneurs in this regard;

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for better and more comparative aggregated data collection on traineeships at a national and Union level; asks for comparative data on traineeships to be included in the social scoreboard;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Highlights that further data is needed in particular on: statistics of unpaid traineeships and in which sectors the issue is more predominant; barriers that trainees face in obtaining a high-quality traineeship and ways of overcoming them; the effects of the ~~COVID-19 pandemic~~recent socio-economic crises on trainees; the challenges frequently faced when undertaking a traineeship and ways in which to overcome them; possible obstacles faced by employers when offering high-quality traineeships and ways in which to overcome them; the advantages and disadvantages of digital traineeships; the experiences of trainees with disabilities as well as those coming from vulnerable backgrounds; obstacles to cross-border traineeships and ways in which to overcome them;

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Highlights that further data is needed in particular on: statistics of unpaid traineeships and in which sectors the issue is more predominant; barriers that trainees face in obtaining a high-quality traineeship and ways of overcoming them; the effects of the ~~COVID-19 pandemic~~recent socio-economic crises on trainees; the challenges frequently faced when undertaking a traineeship and ways in which to overcome them; possible obstacles faced by employers when offering high-quality traineeships and ways in which to overcome them; the advantages and disadvantages of digital traineeships; the experiences of trainees with disabilities as well as those coming from vulnerable backgrounds ; obstacles to cross-border traineeships and ways in which to overcome them;

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Highlights that further data is needed in particular on: statistics of unpaid internships and in which sectors the issue is more predominant; barriers that trainees face in obtaining a high-quality traineeship and ways of overcoming them; the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on trainees; the challenges frequently faced when undertaking a traineeship and ways in which to overcome them; possible obstacles faced by employers when offering high-quality traineeships and ways in which to overcome them; the advantages and disadvantages of digital traineeships; the experiences of trainees with disabilities, as well as those coming from a vulnerable background; obstacles to cross-border traineeships and ways in which to overcome them;

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

— having regard to the Parliament resolution of 8 October 2020 on reinforcing the Youth Guarantee,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

— having regard to the Conference on the Future of Europe outcome document, adopted within the framework of the European Year of Youth, notably proposal 47, measure 5 calling to ensure that young people’s internships and jobs adhere to quality standards, including remuneration, putting an end to youth minimum wages and any other discriminatory labour law provisions specific to young people, as well as banning through a legal instrument unpaid internships on the labour market and outside formal education;

Amendment 200 #

Anna ZALEWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Beata SZYDŁO, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Calls for the universal introduction of the EU disability card;

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines that high-quality traineeships must be inclusive and accessible to all; stresses, in particular, the need to support persons with disabilities to have access to high-quality traineeships while ensuring an inclusive recruitment process; calls for ~~a Union-wide definition of disability and~~ an expansion of the European disability card to facilitate the mobility of persons with disabilities and their ability to take up traineeship opportunities in other Member States; stresses the need for an accessible workplace for trainees with disabilities; calls for a revision of Council Directive 2000/78/EC15 to improve the article on reasonable accommodation in the workplace in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; ~~calls for the unblocking of the adoption of a proposal for an anti-discrimination directive (COM(2008)0426);~~ highlights the need for the unbundling of remuneration and disability support to allow for extra disability related costs for traineeships; highlights the importance of personal assistance to support persons with disabilities; calls for more cooperation between employers and the organisations representing people who are at greater risk of discrimination; __________________ 15 Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ L 303, 2.12.2000, p. 16).

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines that high-quality traineeships must be inclusive and accessible to all; stresses, in particular, the need to support persons with disabilities to have access to high-quality traineeships while ensuring an inclusive recruitment process; calls for a Union-wide definition of disability and an expansion of the European disability card to facilitate the mobility of persons with disabilities and their ability to take up traineeship opportunities in other Member States; stresses the need for a~~n accessible workplace for trainees with~~ workplace adapted to the needs of trainees with different types of disabilities; calls for a revision of Council Directive 2000/78/EC15 to improve the article on reasonable accommodation in the workplace in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; calls for the unblocking of the adoption of a proposal for an anti-discrimination directive (COM(2008)0426); highlights the need for the unbundling of remuneration and disability support to allow for extra disability related costs for traineeships; highlights the importance of personal assistance to support persons with disabilities, with a view to supporting independent living; calls for more cooperation between employers and the organisations representing people who are at greater risk of discrimination; __________________ 15 Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ L 303, 2.12.2000, p. 16).

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines that high-quality traineeships must be inclusive and accessible to all; stresses, in particular, the need to support persons with disabilities to have access to high-quality traineeships while ensuring an inclusive recruitment process; calls for a Union-wide consultation on the common definition of disability and an expansion of the European disability card to facilitate the mobility of persons with disabilities and their ability to take up traineeship opportunities in other Member States; stresses the need for an accessible workplace for trainees with disabilities; calls for a revision of Council Directive 2000/78/EC15 to improve the article on reasonable accommodation in the workplace in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; ~~calls for the unblocking of the adoption of a proposal for an anti-discrimination directive (COM(2008)0426);~~ highlights the need for the unbundling of remuneration and disability support to allow for extra disability related costs for traineeships; highlights the importance of personal assistance to support persons with disabilities; calls for more cooperation between employers and the organisations representing people who are at greater risk of discrimination; __________________ 15 Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ L 303, 2.12.2000, p. 16).

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines that high-quality traineeships must be inclusive and accessible to all; stresses, in particular, the need to support persons with disabilities to have access to high-quality traineeships while ensuring an inclusive recruitment process; calls for a Union-wide definition of disability and an expansion of the European disability card to facilitate the mobility of persons with disabilities and their ability to take up traineeship opportunities in other Member States; stresses the need for an accessible workplace for trainees with disabilities; calls for a revision of Council Directive 2000/78/EC15 to improve the article on reasonable accommodation in the workplace in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; calls for the unblocking of the adoption of a proposal for an anti-discrimination directive (COM(2008)0426); highlights the need for the unbundling of remuneration and disability support to allow for extra disability related costs for traineeships; highlights the importance of personal assistance to support persons with disabilities; calls for more cooperation between ~~employ~~social partners and the organisations representing people who are at greater risk of discrimination; __________________ 15 Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ L 303, 2.12.2000, p. 16).

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines that high-quality traineeships must be inclusive and accessible to all; stresses, in particular, the need to support persons with disabilities to have access to high-quality traineeships while ensuring an inclusive recruitment process; calls for a Union-wide definition of disability and an expansion of the European disability card to facilitate the mobility of persons with disabilities and their ability to take up traineeship opportunities in other Member States; stresses the need for an accessible workplace for trainees with disabilities; calls for a revision of Council Directive 2000/78/EC15 to improve the article on reasonable accommodation in the workplace in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; calls for the unblocking of the adoption of a proposal for an anti-discrimination directive (COM(2008)0426); highlights the need for the unbundling of remuneration and disability support to allow for extra disability related costs for traineeships; highlights the importance of personal assistance to support persons with disabilities; calls for more cooperation between ~~employ~~social partners and the organisations representing people who are at greater risk of discrimination; __________________ 15 Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ L 303, 2.12.2000, p. 16).

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines that high-quality traineeships must be inclusive and accessible to all; stresses, in particular, the need to support persons with disabilities to have access to high-quality traineeships while ensuring an inclusive recruitment process; calls for a Union-wide definition of disability and an expansion of the European disability card to facilitate the mobility of persons with disabilities and their ability to take up traineeship opportunities in other Member States; stresses the need for an accessible workplace for trainees with disabilities; calls for a revision of Council Directive 2000/78/EC15 to improve the article on reasonable accommodation in the workplace in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; calls for the unblocking of the adoption of a proposal for an anti-discrimination directive (COM(2008)0426); highlights the need for the unbundling of remuneration and disability support to allow for extra disability related costs for traineeships; highlights the importance of personal assistance to support persons with disabilities; calls for more cooperation between ~~employ~~social partners and the organisations representing people who are at greater risk of discrimination; __________________ 15 Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ L 303, 2.12.2000, p. 16).

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Highlights the need for lifelong learning; calls for traineeships to be accessible to people of all ages; recalls that traineeships can provide many benefits to the traineeship provider and the trainee;deleted

Amendment 208 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

Amendment 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

— having regard to the non-paper1a by Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands and Sweden, containing input for the declaration of the Porto Social Summit, __________________ 1a https://www.permanentrepresentations.nl/ documents/publications/2021/04/23/social -summit-non-paper

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to adopt a framework or certificate which facilitates the recognition of skills acquired during the traineeship, in particular when it comes to cross-border recognition of skills;

Amendment 213 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Calls the European Commission and the member states to adopt a framework or certificate which facilities the recognition of skills acquired during the traineeship, in particular when it comes to cross-border recognition of skills;

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Calls on the European Commission and the member states to facilitate the recognition of skills acquired during the traineeship, in particular when it comes to cross-border recognition of skills;

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Requests that the Commission submit on the basis of Article 153(2)(b) TFEU in conjunction with Article 153(1)(b) TFEU, a proposal for a framework directive setting out minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships, following the recommendations set out in Annex I hereto;deleted

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Requests that the Commission submit on the basis of Article 153(2)(b) TFEU in conjunction with Article 153(1)(b) TFEU, a proposal for a framework dDirective on Quality Traineeships setting out minimum requirements for ~~adequate~~quality standards and fair remuneration for traineeships based on minimum wage, following the recommendations set out in Annex I hereto;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)

— having regard to the European Commission’s evaluation report of 10 January 2023 on the Council Recommendation on a Quality Framework on Traineeships;

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Requests that the Commission submit on the basis of Article 153(2)(b) TFEU in conjunction with Article 153(1)(b) TFEU, a proposal for a framework dDirective on Quality Traineeship setting out minimum requirements for ~~adequate~~quality standards and fair remuneration for traineeships based on minimum wage, following the recommendations set out in Annex I hereto;

Amendment 221 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Requests that the Commission submit ~~on the basis of Article 153(2)(b) TFEU in conjunction with Article 153(1)(b) TFEU, a proposal for a framework directive setting~~a proposal for updated recommendations on high-quality paid traineeships, following the recommendations set out min~~imum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships, following the recommendations set out in Annex I hereto~~ Annex II hereto; following implementation of the Council’s recommendations, an impact assessment and consultations with the social partners, consideration should be given to further action at European level;

Amendment 223 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Requests that the Commission submit on the basis of Article 153(2)(b) TFEU in conjunction with Article 153(1)(b) TFEU, a proposal for a framework directive setting out minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships in the open labour market, following the recommendations set out in Annex I hereto;

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Requests that the Commission submit on the basis of Article 153(2)(b) TFEU in conjunction with Article 153(1)(b) TFEU, a proposal for ~~a framework directive~~guidelines setting out minimum requirements for an adequate ~~remuneration~~allowance for traineeships, following the recommendations set out in Annex I hereto;

Amendment 225 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Requests that the Commission submit a proposal ~~to update the 2014 Council Recommendation on the basis of Article 292 TFEU, in conjunction with Articles 153 and 166~~for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Quality Framework for Traineeships on the basis of Article 166(4) TFEU, following the recommendations set out in Annex II hereto;

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Requests that the Commission submit a proposal ~~to update the 2014 Council Recommendation on the basis of Article 292 TFEU, in conjunction with Articles 153 and 166~~for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Quality Framework for Traineeships on the basis of Article 166 (4) TFEU, following the recommendations set out in Annex II hereto;

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Requests that the Commission submit a proposal ~~to update the 2014 Council Recommendation~~for a Decision of the European Parliament and onf the ~~basis of Article 292 TFEU, in conjunction with Articles 153 and 166~~Council on a Quality Framework for Traineeships on the basis of Article 166 (4) TFEU, following the recommendations set out in Annex II hereto;

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex 28 36

28. Is of the view that sufficient funding for the proposals set out herein is required ~~and considers that the financial implications of the requested proposals should be covered by the relevant Union budgetary allocation~~;

Amendment 229 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex 1

RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THE CONTENT OF THE PROPOSAL REQUESTED A European framework directive for adequate remuneration for traineeships The European Parliament considers that the future legislative proposal for a framework directive setting out minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships should follow these principles and aims: 1. The directive should set out minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships. 2. trainees who are considered to be workers, namely, people who have an employment relationship as defined by the national law or practice of collective agreements, taking into account the criteria established by the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court of Justice) for determining the status of a worker (including cases 66/85, Lawrie-Blum, C- 3/90, Bernini, C-109/04, Kranemann, C- 229/14, Balkaya, in which the Court of Justice gave indications as to when trainees may be considered to be workers under Union law). Provided that trainees fulfil those criteria, the directive should apply to such trainees in both the private and the public sectors. 3. The directive should include a penalties provision.deleted The directive should apply to

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)

— having regard to the European Commission’s evaluation report of 10 January 2023 on the Council Recommendation on a Quality Framework on Traineeships;

Amendment 230 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I

RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THE CONTENT OF THE PROPOSAL REQUESTED A European framework directive for adequate remuneration for traineeships The European Parliament considers that the future legislative proposal for a framework directive setting out minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships should follow these principles and aims: 1. minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships. 2. trainees who are considered to be workers, namely, people who have an employment relationship as defined by the national law or practice of collective agreements, taking into account the criteria established by the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court of Justice) for determining the status of a worker (including cases 66/85, Lawrie-Blum, C- 3/90, Bernini, C-109/04, Kranemann, C‑229/14, Balkaya, in which the Court of Justice gave indications as to when trainees may be considered to be workers under Union law). Provided that trainees fulfil those criteria, the directive should apply to such trainees in both the private and the public sectors. 3. penalties provision.Deleted The directive should set out The directive should apply to The directive should include a

Amendment 231 #

Abir AL-SAHLANI, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Bart GROOTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I

RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THE CONTENT OF THE PROPOSAL REQUESTED A European framework directive for adequate remuneration for traineeships The European Parliament considers that the future legislative proposal for a framework directive setting out minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships should follow these principles and aims: 1. The directive should set out minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships. 2. trainees who are considered to be workers, namely, people who have an employment relationship as defined by the national law or practice of collective agreements, taking into account the criteria established by the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court of Justice) for determining the status of a worker (including cases 66/85, Lawrie-Blum, C- 3/90, Bernini, C-109/04, Kranemann, C‑229/14, Balkaya, in which the Court of Justice gave indications as to when trainees may be considered to be workers under Union law). Provided that trainees fulfil those criteria, the directive should apply to such trainees in both the private and the public sectors. 3. The directive should include a penalties provision.deleted The directive should apply to

Amendment 232 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I

RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THE CONTENT OF THE PROPOSAL REQUESTED A European framework directive for adequate remuneration for traineeships The European Parliament considers that the future legislative proposal for a framework directive setting out minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships should follow these principles and aims: 1. minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships. 2. trainees who are considered to be workers, namely, people who have an employment relationship as defined by the national law or practice of collective agreements, taking into account the criteria established by the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court of Justice) for determining the status of a worker (including cases 66/85, Lawrie-Blum, C- 3/90, Bernini, C-109/04, Kranemann, C- 229/14, Balkaya, in which the Court of Justice gave indications as to when trainees may be considered to be workers under Union law). Provided that trainees fulfil those criteria, the directive should apply to such trainees in both the private and the public sectors. 3. penalties provision.deleted The directive should set out The directive should apply to The directive should include a

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I

Amendment 234 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I

RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THE CONTENT OF THE PROPOSAL REQUESTED A European framework directive for adequate remuneration for traineeships The European Parliament considers that the future legislative proposal for a framework directive setting out minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships should follow these principles and aims: 1. minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships. 2. trainees who are considered to be workers, namely, people who have an employment relationship as defined by the national law or practice of collective agreements, taking into account the criteria established by the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court of Justice) for determining the status of a worker (including cases 66/85, Lawrie-Blum, C- 3/90, Bernini, C-109/04, Kranemann, C- 229/14, Balkaya, in which the Court of Justice gave indications as to when trainees may be considered to be workers under Union law). Provided that trainees fulfil those criteria, the directive should apply to such trainees in both the private and the public sectors. 3. penalties provision.deleted The directive should set out The directive should apply to The directive should include a

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I

Amendment 236 #

Abir AL-SAHLANI, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Bart GROOTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – title

~~RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THE CONTENT OF THE PROPOSAL REQUESTED~~Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Quality Traineeships XXXX/X XX/XX

Amendment 237 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – subheading 1

~~A European framework directive for adequate remuneration for traineeships~~deleted

Amendment 238 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – subheading 1

~~A European framework directive for adequate remuneration for traineeships~~deleted

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – subheading 1

~~A European framework directive for adequate remuneration for traineeships~~deleted

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)

— having regard to the European Commission’s evaluation report of 10 January 2023 on the Council Recommendation on a Quality Framework on Traineeships,

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – subheading 1

~~A European framework directive for adequate remuneration for traineeships~~deleted

Amendment 241 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – subheading 1

A European framework directive for adequate remuneration for traineeships in the open labour market

Amendment 242 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – subheading 1

~~A European framework directive~~Guidelines for adequate remuneration for traineeships

Amendment 243 #

Abir AL-SAHLANI, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Bart GROOTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1

The European Parliament considers that the future legislative proposal for a framework directive setting out minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships should follow these principles and aims: 1. minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships. 2. trainees who are considered to be workers, namely, people who have an employment relationship as defined by the national law or practice of collective agreements, taking into account the criteria established by the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court of Justice) for determining the status of a worker (including cases 66/85, Lawrie-Blum, C- 3/90, Bernini, C-109/04, Kranemann, C- 229/14, Balkaya, in which the Cdeleted The directive should set ourt of Justice gave indications as to when trainees may be considered to be workers under Union law). Provided that trainees fulfil those criteria, the directive should apply to such trainees in both the private and the public sectors. 3. The directive should include a penalties provision.The directive should apply to

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1

The European Parliament considers that the future legislative proposal for a framework directive setting out minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships should follow these principles and aims: 1. The directive should set out minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships. 2. trainees who are considered to be workers, namely, people who have an employment relationship as defined by the national law or practice of collective agreements, taking into account the criteria established by the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court of Justice) for determining the status of a worker (including cases 66/85, Lawrie-Blum, C- 3/90, Bernini, C-109/04, Kranemann, C- 229/14, Balkaya, in which the Court of Justice gave indications as to when trainees may be considered to be workers under Union law). Provided that trainees fulfil those criteria, the directive should apply to such trainees in both the private and the public sectors. 3. penalties provision.deleted The directive should apply to The directive should include a

Amendment 245 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1

Amendment 246 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1

The European Parliament considers that the future legislative proposal for a framework directive setting out minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships should follow these principles and aims: 1. The directive should set out minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships. 2. trainees who are considered to be workers, namely, people who have an employment relationship as defined by the national law or practice of collective agreements, taking into account the criteria established by the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court of Justice) for determining the status of a worker (including cases 66/85, Lawrie-Blum, C- 3/90, Bernini, C-109/04, Kranemann, C- 229/14, Balkaya, in which the Court of Justice gave indications as to when trainees may be considered to be workers under Union law). Provided that trainees fulfil those criteria, the directive should apply to such trainees in both the private and the public sectors. 3. The directive should include a penalties provision.deleted The directive should apply to

Amendment 247 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1

~~1. The directive should set out minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships.~~deleted

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1

~~1. The directive should set out minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships.~~deleted

Amendment 249 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1

1. The ~~directive~~guidelines should set out minimum requirements for an adequate ~~remuneration~~allowance for traineeships.

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)

— having regard to the European Commission’s evaluation report on the Quality Framework on Traineeships;

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2

2. The directive should apply to trainees who are considered to be workers, namely, people who have an employment relationship as defined by the national law or practice of collective agreements, taking into account the criteria established by the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court of Justice) for determining the status of a worker (including cases 66/85, Lawrie-Blum, C- 3/90, Bernini, C-109/04, Kranemann, C- 229/14, Balkaya, in which the Court of Justice gave indications as to when trainees may be considered to be workers under Union law). Provided that trainees fulfil those criteria, the directive should apply to such trainees in both the private and the public sectors.deleted

Amendment 251 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2

2. The ~~directive~~guidelines should apply to trainees who are considered to be workers, namely, people who have an employment relationship as defined by the national law or practice of collective agreements, taking into account the criteria established by the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court of Justice) for determining the status of a worker (including cases 66/85, Lawrie-Blum, C-3/90, Bernini, C-109/04, Kranemann, C‑229/14, Balkaya, in which the Court of Justice gave indications as to when trainees may be considered to be workers under Union law). Provided that trainees fulfil those criteria, the ~~directive~~guidelines should apply to such trainees in both the private and the public sectors.

Amendment 253 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3

~~3. The directive should include a penalties provision.~~deleted

Amendment 254 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3

~~3. The directive should include a penalties provision.~~deleted

Amendment 255 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3

~~3. The directive should include a penalties provision.~~deleted

Amendment 256 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I a (new)

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Quality Traineeships XXXX/X XX/XX THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article Articles 153(2), point (b), in conjunction with Article 153(1), point (b), thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee, Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, (1) The first principle of the European Pillar of Social Rights states that everyone has the right to quality and inclusive education, training and lifelong learning in order to maintain and acquire skills that enable them to participate fully in society and successfully manage transitions in the labour market. Principle 3 of the European Pillar of Social Rights underlines that regardless of gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, everyone has the right to equal treatment and opportunities, and this includes employment and education; (2) Article 14(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’) states that everyone has the right to education and access to vocational and continuing training; (3) The European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 aims to ensure their full participation in society, on an equal basis with others in the Union and beyond. Within the Strategy, the European Commission commits to make sure that persons with disabilities can take part in trainings and learn new skills, as a fundamental requisite for employment and independence; (4) Traineeships have become an important entry point into the labour market; (5) This Directive covers trainees carrying out traineeships in the open labour market which include open-market traineeships, traineeships as part of active labour market policies (ALMP), including those offered by the Youth Guarantee, and traineeships as a mandatory part of professional training; (6) Socio-economic costs arise if traineeships, particularly repeated ones, replace regular employment, notably entry-level positions usually offered to trainees. Low-quality traineeships, especially those with little learning content, do not lead to employability of the trainee and do not benefit any party. Social costs also arise in connection with low or unpaid traineeships that limit the career opportunities of those from disadvantaged backgrounds; (7) The financial circumstances of an individual will greatly affect their choice to take an unpaid or poorly remunerated traineeship. Young people from vulnerable backgrounds, namely young people with disabilities, or young migrants are unfairly excluded from accessing employment opportunities within the organisations and industries that offer unpaid internships and indirectly discriminate towards some groups of young people; (8) There is evidence on the link between the quality of the traineeship and the employment outcome. The value of traineeships in easing the transition to employment depends on their quality in terms of learning content and working conditions. Quality traineeships motivate young people to enter the labour market, improve future prospects and mental stability, improve labour market skills matching and promote mobility for trainees and bring direct productivity benefits for the employers; (9) Evidence shows that a significant number of traineeships lack the connection between tasks and learning objectives. A quality traineeship must offer a solid and meaningful learning content. This means, the identification of the specific skills to be acquired, supervision and mentoring of the trainee, and monitoring of their progress throughout the traineeship; (10) Problems have also been identified as regards working conditions, e.g. long working hours, lack of social security coverage lack of health and accident insurance coverage as well as sick leave, the protection against health and safety or occupational risks, little or no allowance , a lack of clarity in the terms and conditions in the traineeship agreements, among others; (11) Member states should ensure that trainees are covered by the social security system, especially regarding health, unemployment, and pension rights. The employers should ensure that trainees have insurance against accidents including the accidents at the workplace; (12) Traineeships in the open labour market remain unregulated in some Member States In the absence of a regulatory framework or instrument, or because there is a lack of transparency regarding working conditions for traineeships and their learning content, many traineeship providers are able to use trainees as cheap or even unpaid labour; (13) Lack of information and binding quality criteria is one of the causes of low quality traineeships. Increased transparency requirements and gender- neutral and inclusive notices or announcements advertising traineeship positions improves its accessibility; (14) The social partners and other relevant stakeholders such as student unions and youth organisations play a key role in the design, implementation and monitoring of training policies and programmes. Cooperation between them could provide trainees with targeted information on available career opportunities and skills needs on labour markets, as well as on trainees' rights and responsibilities; (15) the European Parliament has repeatedly condemned the practice of unpaid traineeships as a form of exploitation of young workers and a violation of their rights and called for a common legal framework to ensure fair remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices; (16) This Directive sets the minimum standards for determining what constitutes a good quality offer of traineeships under the Council Recommendation on Establishing a Youth Guarantee; (17) Considering the nature and objective of this Directive, it should not be interpreted as hindering Member States from maintaining or establishing more favourable provisions for trainees than the ones recommended. Article 1 Subject matter and scope 1. This Directive establishes a framework for the purpose of improving the quality and accessibility of traineeships, as well as the working conditions of trainees carrying out traineeships. This Directive applies [, inter alia,] to the following traineeships: (a) open-market traineeships; (b) traineeships in the context of active labour market policies (ALMPs); (c) traineeships that are a mandatory part of professional training. 2. This Directive lays down minimum rights that apply to every trainee working in the open labour market with the purpose of: (a) Improving the quality of traineeships carried out in the open labour market in particular as regards the learning and training content and the working conditions of traineeships, with the aim of ensuring that the traineeships ease the transition from education, unemployment or inactivity to work; (b) improving the accessibility of traineeships to increase the participation, in particular, of young people from disadvantaged groups and persons with disabilities. 3. This Directive does not apply to traineeships that are carried out in the context of the obtention of educational qualifications. Article 2 Definitions: 1. For the purpose of this Directive, the following definitions apply: (a) “open market traineeship” means a non-mandatory, bilateral, private agreement agreed between a trainee and a public, private or not-for-profit traineeship provider without the involvement of a third party and without a formal connection to an educational or a training establishment; (b) “traineeship in the context of active labour market policies (ALMP)” means a traineeship organised by a Public Employment Service (PES) in cooperation with an employer, based on an agreement between the three parties with the aim of helping unemployed or inactive young people into employment; (c) “traineeship that are a mandatory part of professional training” means a traineeship that serves as a mandatory introduction into the professional practice of a specific field of work; (d) “traineeship agreement” means an agreement of short-term duration that meets the conditions of an employment contract or employment relationship as defined in the national law, collective agreement or practice in force in each Member States with consideration to the case law of the Court of Justice; (e) “trainee” means a person that has an employment contract or employment relationship as defined by the national law, collective agreements, or practice in force in each Member States taking into account the criteria established by the CJEU’s case law and has recently entered the labour market or has requalified and is gaining their first professional experience in a given sector. Article 3 Quality criteria 1. Member States shall ensure that trainees have the right to: a) a written traineeship agreement setting out at least: (i) the duration and provisions for any renewal of the traineeship; (ii) wage provided to the trainee in accordance with Directive (EU) 2022/2041; (iii) the tasks to be carried out by the trainee; (iv) arrangements for mentorship and evaluation that is to be carried out by the supervisor guiding the trainee through the assigned tasks; (v) the learning objectives that have been set jointly by the trainee and traineeship provider or employer in order to help the trainee acquire practical experience and relevant skills; The tasks referred to in point (iii) shall be established with reference to the learning objectives referred to in point (v) and shall facilitate the achievement of those learning objectives. b) the compliance with Directive (EU) 2019/1152 and Directive 2003/88/EC. 2. Member states shall ensure support for employers offering traineeships to people with disabilities. Article 4 Equal treatment 1. Member States shall ensure that employers or traineeship providers ensure equal treatment between trainees and workers as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in each Member State, taking into account the case-law of the Court of Justice. Article 5 Traineeship duration, renewal and prolongation 1. Member States shall ensure that the duration of traineeship is limited and is no shorter than two months. 2. Member States shall ensure that the arrangements relating to the duration, renewal or prolongation of traineeships do not result in the replacement of entry level jobs, or vacancies for full-time jobs and indefinite-term employment contracts. 3. Member States shall Clarify the circumstances and conditions under which a traineeship may be extended or renewed after the initial traineeship agreement expired. 4. Member States shall ensure that under the traineeship agreement either the trainee or the traineeship provider may terminate it by written communication, providing advance notice of an appropriate duration in view of the length of the traineeship and relevant national practice. Article 6 Recognition of traineeships 1. Traineeships shall be recognised, validated and certified jointly by the employer or traineeship provider and the trainee with regard to the knowledge, skills and competences acquired during traineeships. 2. Traineeships shall be recognised and validated as work experience in recruitment processes. Article 7 Transparency requirements 1. Member States shall ensure that employers and traineeship providers include in their gender neutral and inclusive vacancy notices and advertisements information on the terms and conditions of the traineeship, including its wage, working conditions, expected tasks, and health and accident insurance. 2. Employers and Traineeship providers shall provide information on recruitment policies, including the share of trainees recruited in recent years. 3. Traineeship providers shall not require previous working experience when issuing or advertising vacancy notices for traineeships. 4. Member States shall ensure that labour inspectors prohibit the substitution of entry-level or permanent posts by means of a traineeship. Article 8 Social dialogue and stakeholders involvement 1. Without prejudice to the autonomy of the social partners and in accordance with national law and practice, Member States shall ensure the effective involvement of the social partners and other relevant stakeholders, in the design, implementation and monitoring of the rights and obligations laid down in this Directive. 2. Trainees shall have access to workers’ representation, such as trade unions. Article 9 Penalties 1. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive or the relevant provisions already in force concerning the rights which are within the scope of this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall, [by XXX], notify the Commission of those rules and of those measures and shall notify it [, without delay,] of any subsequent amendment affecting them. Article 10 Non regression and more favourable provisions 1. This Directive shall not constitute valid grounds for reducing the general level of protection already provided to trainees carrying out a traineeship that falls within its scope. 2. This Directive shall not affect Member States’ prerogative to apply or to introduce laws, regulations or administrative provisions which are more favourable to trainees or to encourage or permit the application of collective agreements which are more favourable to trainees. Article 11 Collection of data, monitoring and evaluation 1. The Commission shall publish guidelines to ensure the uniformity of data collection. The Commission shall monitor the application of those guidelines. 2. Member States shall ensure that the data collection of traineeships at national level is carried out in line with the Commission’s guidelines referred to in paragraph 1. They shall submit the data collected to the Commission on a yearly basis. Article 12 Reporting and review 1. By ... [three years after the date of entry into force of this Directive], the Commission shall assess the implementation of this Directive and its impact in practice and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied by a legislative proposal if appropriate. Article 13 Transposition 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by ... [two years after the date of entry into force of this Directive]. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. 2. When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States. Article 14 Entry into force 1. This Directive shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Amendment 257 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I a (new)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article Articles 153(2), point (b), in conjunction with Article 153(1), point (b) , thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee, Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, (1) The first principle of the European Pillar of Social Rights states that everyone has the right to quality and inclusive education, training and lifelong learning in order to maintain and acquire skills that enable them to participate fully in society and successfully manage transitions in the labour market. Principle 3 of the European Pillar of Social Rights underlines that regardless of gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, everyone has the right to equal treatment and opportunities, and this includes employment and education. (2) Article 14(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’) states that everyone has the right to education and access to vocational and continuing training. (3) The European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 aims to ensure their full participation in society, on an equal basis with others in the Union and beyond. Within the Strategy, the European Commission commits to make sure that persons with disabilities can take part in trainings and learn new skills, as a fundamental requisite for employment and independence. (4) traineeships have become an important entry point into the labour market. (5) This Directive covers trainees carrying out traineeships in the open labour market which include open-market traineeships, traineeships as part of active labour market policies (ALMP), including those offered by the Youth Guarantee, and traineeships as a mandatory part of professional training. (6) Socio-economic costs arise if traineeships, particularly repeated ones, replace regular employment, notably entry-level positions usually offered to trainees. Low-quality traineeships, especially those with little learning content, do not lead to employability of the trainee and do not benefit any party. . Social costs also arise in connection with low or unpaid traineeships that limit the career opportunities of those from disadvantaged backgrounds. (7) The financial circumstances of an individual will greatly affect their choice to take an unpaid or poorly remunerated traineeship. Young people from vulnerable backgrounds, namely young people with disabilities, or young migrants are unfairly excluded from accessing employment opportunities within the organisations and industries that offer unpaid internships and indirectly discriminate towards some groups of young people. (8) There is evidence on the link between the quality of the traineeship and the employment outcome. The value of traineeships in easing the transition to employment depends on their quality in terms of learning content and working conditions. Quality traineeships motivate young people to enter the labour market, improve future prospects and mental stability, improve labour market skills matching and promote mobility for trainees and bring direct productivity benefits for the employers. (9) Evidence shows that a significant number of traineeships lack the connection between tasks and learning objectives. A quality traineeship must offer a solid and meaningful learning content. This means, the identification of the specific skills to be acquired, supervision and mentoring of the trainee, and monitoring of their progress throughout the traineeship. (10) Problems have also been identified as regards working conditions, e.g. long working hours, lack of social security coverage lack of health and accident insurance coverage as well as sick leave, the protection against health and safety or occupational risks, little or no allowance , a lack of clarity in the terms and conditions in the traineeship agreements, among others. (11) Member states should ensure that trainees are covered by the social security system, especially regarding health, unemployment, and pension rights. The employers should ensure that trainees have insurance against accidents including the accidents at the workplace. (12) Traineeships in the open labour market remain unregulated in some Member States In the absence of a regulatory framework or instrument, or because there is a lack of transparency regarding working conditions for traineeships and their learning content, many traineeship providers are able to use trainees as cheap or even unpaid labour. (13) Lack of information and binding quality criteria is one of the causes of low quality traineeships.. Increased transparency requirements and gender- neutral and inclusive notices or announcements advertising traineeship positions improves its accessibility. (14) The social partners and other relevant stakeholders such as student unions and youth organisations play a key role in the design, implementation and monitoring of training policies and programmes. Cooperation between them could provide trainees with targeted information on available career opportunities and skills needs on labour markets, as well as on trainees' rights and responsibilities. (15) the European Parliament has repeatedly condemned the practice of unpaid traineeships as a form of exploitation of young workers and a violation of their rights and called for a common legal framework to ensure fair remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices. (16) This Directive sets the minimum standards for determining what constitutes a good quality offer of traineeships under the Council Recommendation on Establishing a Youth Guarantee. (17) Considering the nature and objective of this Directive, it should not be interpreted as hindering Member States from maintaining or establishing more favourable provisions for trainees than the ones recommended. Article 1 Subject matter and scope 1. This Directive establishes a framework for the purpose of improving the quality and accessibility of traineeships, as well as the working conditions of trainees carrying out traineeships. This Directive applies, inter alia, to the following traineeships: (a) open-market traineeships; (b) traineeships in the context of active labour market policies (ALMPs); (c) traineeships that are a mandatory part of professional training. 2. This Directive lays down minimum rights that apply to every trainee working in the open labour market with the purpose of: (a)Improving the quality of traineeships carried out in the open labour market in particular as regards the learning and training content and the working conditions of traineeships, with the aim of ensuring that the traineeships ease the transition from education, unemployment or inactivity to work; (b) improving the accessibility of traineeships to increase the participation, in particular, of young people from disadvantaged groups and persons with disabilities. 3. This Directive does not apply to traineeships that are carried out in the context of the obtention of educational qualifications. Article 2 Definitions 1. For the purpose of this Directive, the following definitions apply: (a) “open market traineeship” means a non-mandatory, bilateral, private agreement agreed between a trainee and a public, private or not-for-profit traineeship provider without the involvement of a third party and without a formal connection to an educational or a training establishment; (b) “traineeship in the context of active labour market policies (ALMP)” means a traineeship organised by a Public Employment Service (PES) in cooperation with an employer, based on an agreement between the three parties with the aim of helping unemployed or inactive young people into employment; (c) “traineeship that are a mandatory part of professional training” means a traineeship that serves as a mandatory introduction into the professional practice of a specific field of work; (d) “traineeship agreement” means an agreement of short-term duration that meets the conditions of an employment contract or employment relationship as defined in the national law, collective agreement or practice in force in each Member States with consideration to the case law of the Court of Justice. (e) “trainee” means a person that has an employment contract or employment relationship as defined by the national law, collective agreements, or practice in force in each Member States taking into account the criteria established by the CJEU’s case law and has recently entered the labour market or has requalified and is gaining their first professional experience in a given sector. Article 3 Quality criteria 1. Member States shall ensure that trainees have the right to: a) a written traineeship agreement setting out at least: (i) the duration and provisions for any renewal of the traineeship; (ii) wage provided to the trainee in accordance with Directive (EU) 2022/2041; (iii) the tasks to be carried out by the trainee; (iv) arrangements for mentorship and evaluation that is to be carried out by the supervisor guiding the trainee through the assigned tasks; (v) the learning objectives that have been set jointly by the trainee and traineeship provider or employer in order to help the trainee acquire practical experience and relevant skills; The tasks referred to in point (iii) shall be established with reference to the learning objectives referred to in point (v) and shall facilitate the achievement of those learning objectives. b)the compliance with Directive (EU) 2019/1152 and Directive 2003/88/EC 2. Member states shall ensure support for employers offering traineeships to people with disabilities. Article 4 Equal treatment 1. Member States shall ensure that employers or traineeship providers ensure equal treatment between trainees and workers as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in each Member State, taking into account the case-law of the Court of Justice. Article 5 Traineeship duration, renewal and prolongation 1. Member States shall ensure that the duration of traineeship is limited and is no shorter than two months. 2. Member States shall ensure that the arrangements relating to the duration, renewal or prolongation of traineeships do not result in the replacement of entry level jobs, or vacancies for full-time jobs and indefinite-term employment contracts. 3. Member States shall clarify the circumstances and conditions under which a traineeship may be extended or renewed after the initial traineeship agreement expired. 4. Member States shall ensure that under the traineeship agreement either the trainee or the traineeship provider may terminate it by written communication, providing advance notice of an appropriate duration in view of the length of the traineeship and relevant national practice. Article 6 Recognition of traineeships 1. Traineeships shall be recognised, validated and certified jointly by the employer or traineeship provider and the trainee with regard to the knowledge, skills and competences acquired during traineeships. 2. Traineeships shall be recognised and validated as work experience in recruitment processes. Article 7 Transparency requirements 1. Member States shall ensure that employers and traineeship providers include in their gender neutral and inclusive vacancy notices and advertisements information on the terms and conditions of the traineeship, including its wage, working conditions, expected tasks, and health and accident insurance. 2. Employers and Traineeship providers shall provide information on recruitment policies, including the share of trainees recruited in recent years. 3. Traineeship providers shall not require previous working experience when issuing or advertising vacancy notices for traineeships.4. Member States shall ensure that labour inspectors prohibit the substitution of entry-level or permanent posts by means of a traineeship. Article 8 Social dialogue and stakeholders involvement 1. Without prejudice to the autonomy of the social partners and in accordance with national law and practice, Member States shall ensure the effective involvement of the social partners and other relevant stakeholders, in the design, implementation and monitoring of the rights and obligations laid down in this Directive. 2. Trainees shall have access to workers’ representation, such as trade unions. Article 9 Penalties 1. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive or the relevant provisions already in force concerning the rights which are within the scope of this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall, [by XXX], notify the Commission of those rules and of those measures and shall notify it [, without delay,] of any subsequent amendment affecting them. Article 10 Non regression and more favourable provisions 1. This Directive shall not constitute valid grounds for reducing the general level of protection already provided to trainees carrying out a traineeship that falls within its scope. 2. This Directive shall not affect Member States’ prerogative to apply or to introduce laws, regulations or administrative provisions which are more favourable to trainees or to encourage or permit the application of collective agreements which are more favourable to trainees. Article 11 Collection of data, monitoring and evaluation 1. The Commission shall publish guidelines to ensure the uniformity of data collection. The Commission shall monitor the application of those guidelines. 2. Member States shall ensure that the data collection of traineeships at national level is carried out in line with the Commission’s guidelines referred to in paragraph. 1. They shall submit the data collected to the Commission on a yearly basis. Article 12 Reporting and review 1. By... [three years after the date of entry into force of this Directive], the Commission shall assess the implementation of this Directive and its impact in practice and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied by a legislative proposal if appropriate. Article 13 Transposition 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by ... [two years after the date of entry into force of this Directive].They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. 2. When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States. Article 14 Entry into force 1. This Directive shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Amendment 258 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I a (new)

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Quality Traineeships XXXX/X XX/XX THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article Articles 153(2), point (b), in conjunction with Article 153(1), point (b), thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee, Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions, Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, (1) The first principle of the European Pillar of Social Rights states that everyone has the right to quality and inclusive education, training and lifelong learning in order to maintain and acquire skills that enable them to participate fully in society and successfully manage transitions in the labour market. Principle 3 of the European Pillar of Social Rights underlines that regardless of gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, everyone has the right to equal treatment and opportunities, and this includes employment and education. (2) Article 14(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’) states that everyone has the right to education and access to vocational and continuing training. (3) The European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 aims to ensure their full participation in society, on an equal basis with others in the Union and beyond. Within the Strategy, the European Commission commits to make sure that persons with disabilities can take part in trainings and learn new skills, as a fundamental requisite for employment and independence. (4) Traineeships have become an important entry point into the labour market. (5) This Directive covers trainees carrying out traineeships in the open labour market which include open-market traineeships, traineeships as part of active labour market policies (ALMP), including those offered by the Youth Guarantee, and traineeships as a mandatory part of professional training. (6) Socio-economic costs arise if traineeships, particularly repeated ones, replace regular employment, notably entry-level positions usually offered to trainees. Low-quality traineeships, especially those with little learning content, do not lead to employability of the trainee and do not benefit any party. Social costs also arise in connection with low or unpaid traineeships that limit the career opportunities of those from disadvantaged backgrounds. (7) The financial circumstances of an individual will greatly affect their choice to take an unpaid or poorly remunerated traineeship. Young people from vulnerable backgrounds, namely young people with disabilities, or young migrants are unfairly excluded from accessing employment opportunities within the organisations and industries that offer unpaid internships and indirectly discriminate towards some groups of young people. (8) There is evidence on the link between the quality of the traineeship and the employment outcome. The value of traineeships in easing the transition to employment depends on their quality in terms of learning content and working conditions. Quality traineeships motivate young people to enter the labour market, improve future prospects and mental stability, improve labour market skills matching and promote mobility for trainees and bring direct productivity benefits for the employers. (9) Evidence shows that a significant number of traineeships lack the connection between tasks and learning objectives. A quality traineeship must offer a solid and meaningful learning content. This means, the identification of the specific skills to be acquired, supervision and mentoring of the trainee, and monitoring of their progress throughout the traineeship. (10) Problems have also been identified as regards working conditions, e.g. long working hours, lack of social security coverage, lack of health and accident insurance coverage as well as sick leave, the protection against health and safety or occupational risks, little or no allowance, a lack of clarity in the terms and conditions in the traineeship agreements, among others. (11) Member States should ensure that trainees are covered by the social security system, especially regarding health, unemployment, and pension rights. The employers should ensure that trainees have insurance against accidents including the accidents at the workplace. (12) Traineeships in the open labour market remain unregulated in some Member States. In the absence of a regulatory framework or instrument, or because there is a lack of transparency regarding working conditions for traineeships and their learning content, many traineeship providers are able to use trainees as cheap or even unpaid labour. (13) Lack of information and binding quality criteria is one of the causes of low quality traineeships. Increased transparency requirements and gender- neutral and inclusive notices or announcements advertising traineeship positions improves its accessibility. (14) The social partners and other relevant stakeholders such as student unions and youth organisations play a key role in the design, implementation and monitoring of training policies and programmes. Cooperation between them could provide trainees with targeted information on available career opportunities and skills needs on labour markets, as well as on trainees' rights and responsibilities. (15) The European Parliament has repeatedly condemned the practice of unpaid traineeships as a form of exploitation of young workers and a violation of their rights and called for a common legal framework to ensure fair remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices. (16) This Directive sets the minimum standards for determining what constitutes a good quality offer of traineeships under the Council Recommendation on Establishing a Youth Guarantee. (17) Considering the nature and objective of this Directive, it should not be interpreted as hindering Member States from maintaining or establishing more favourable provisions for trainees than the ones recommended. Article 1 Subject matter and scope 1. This Directive establishes a framework for the purpose of improving the quality and accessibility of traineeships, as well as the working conditions of trainees carrying out traineeships. This Directive applies, inter alia, to the following traineeships: (a) open-market traineeships; (b) traineeships in the context of active labour market policies (ALMPs); (c) traineeships that are a mandatory part of professional training. Article 2 Definitions: 1. For the purpose of this Directive, the following definitions apply: (a) “open market traineeship” means a non-mandatory, bilateral, private agreement agreed between a trainee and a public, private or not-for-profit traineeship provider without the involvement of a third party and without a formal connection to an educational or a training establishment; (b) “traineeship in the context of active labour market policies (ALMP)” means a traineeship organised by a Public Employment Service (PES) in cooperation with an employer, based on an agreement between the three parties with the aim of helping unemployed or inactive young people into employment; (c) “traineeship that are a mandatory part of professional training” means a traineeship that serves as a mandatory introduction into the professional practice of a specific field of work; (d) “traineeship agreement” means an agreement of short-term duration that meets the conditions of an employment contract or employment relationship as defined in the national law, collective agreement or practice in force in each Member States with consideration to the case law of the Court of Justice; (e) “trainee” means a person that has an employment contract or employment relationship as defined by the national law, collective agreements, or practice in force in each Member States taking into account the criteria established by the CJEU’s case law and has recently entered the labour market or has requalified and is gaining their first professional experience in a given sector. Article 3 Quality criteria 1. Member States shall ensure that trainees have the right to: a) a written traineeship agreement setting out at least: (i) the duration and provisions for any renewal of the traineeship; (ii) wage provided to the trainee in accordance with Directive (EU) 2022/2041; (iii) the tasks to be carried out by the trainee; (iv) arrangements for mentorship and evaluation that is to be carried out by the supervisor guiding the trainee through the assigned tasks; (v) the learning objectives that have been set jointly by the trainee and traineeship provider or employer in order to help the trainee acquire practical experience and relevant skills. The tasks referred to in point (iii) shall be established with reference to the learning objectives referred to in point (v) and shall facilitate the achievement of those learning objectives. b) the compliance with [WKD3] Directive (EU) 2019/1152 and Directive 2003/88/EC 2. Member states shall ensure support for employers offering traineeships to people with disabilities. Article 4 Equal treatment 1. Member States shall ensure that employers or traineeship providers ensure equal treatment between trainees and workers as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in each Member State, taking into account the case-law of the Court of Justice. Article 5 Traineeship duration, renewal and prolongation 1. Member States shall ensure that the duration of traineeship is limited and is no shorter than two months. 2. Member States shall ensure that the arrangements relating to the duration, renewal or prolongation of traineeships do not result in the replacement of entry level jobs, or vacancies for full-time jobs and indefinite-term employment contracts. 3. Member States shall clarify the circumstances and conditions under which a traineeship may be extended or renewed after the initial traineeship agreement expired. 4. Member States shall ensure that under the traineeship agreement either the trainee or the traineeship provider may terminate it by written communication, providing advance notice of an appropriate duration in view of the length of the traineeship and relevant national practice. Article 6 Recognition of traineeships 1. Traineeships shall be recognised, validated and certified jointly by the employer or traineeship provider and the trainee with regard to the knowledge, skills and competences acquired during traineeships. 2. Traineeships shall be recognised and validated as work experience in recruitment processes. Article 7 Transparency requirements 1. Member States shall ensure that employers and traineeship providers include in their gender neutral and inclusive vacancy notices and advertisements information on the terms and conditions of the traineeship, including its wage, working conditions, expected tasks, and health and accident insurance. 2. Employers and Traineeship providers shall provide information on recruitment policies, including the share of trainees recruited in recent years. 3. Traineeship providers shall not require previous working experience when issuing or advertising vacancy notices for traineeships. 4. Member States shall ensure that labour inspectors prohibit the substitution of entry-level or permanent posts by means of a traineeship. Article 8 Social dialogue and stakeholders involvement 1. Without prejudice to the autonomy of the social partners and in accordance with national law and practice, Member States shall ensure the effective involvement of the social partners and other relevant stakeholders, in the design, implementation and monitoring of the rights and obligations laid down in this Directive. 2. Trainees shall have access to workers’ representation, such as trade unions. Article 9 Penalties 1. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive or the relevant provisions already in force concerning the rights, which are within the scope of this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall, [by XXX], notify the Commission of those rules and of those measures and shall notify it [, without delay,] of any subsequent amendment affecting them. Article 10 Non regression and more favourable provisions 1. This Directive shall not constitute valid grounds for reducing the general level of protection already provided to trainees carrying out a traineeship that falls within its scope. 2. This Directive shall not affect Member States’ prerogative to apply or to introduce laws, regulations or administrative provisions which are more favourable to trainees or to encourage or permit the application of collective agreements which are more favourable to trainees. Article 11 Collection of data, monitoring and evaluation 1. The Commission shall publish guidelines to ensure the uniformity of data collection. The Commission shall monitor the application of those guidelines. 2. Member States shall ensure that the data collection of traineeships at national level is carried out in line with the Commission’s guidelines referred to in paragraph 1. They shall submit the data collected to the Commission on a yearly basis. Article 12 Reporting and review 1. By ... [three years after the date of entry into force of this Directive], the Commission shall assess the implementation of this Directive and its impact in practice and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied by a legislative proposal if appropriate. Article 13 Transposition 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by ... [two years after the date of entry into force of this Directive]. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. 2. When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States. Article 14 Entry into force 1. This Directive shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Amendment 259 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II

~~[...]~~deleted

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 c (new)

— having regard to the International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, to which all EU Member States are a State Party to, notable Article 7(a)(i) on fair wages and equal remuneration, Article 7(c) on equal opportunities for all, and Article 9 on the right to social security for all;

Amendment 260 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II

~~[...]~~deleted

Amendment 261 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – title

~~RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THE CONTENT OF THE PROPOSAL REQUESTED~~Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on a Quality Framework for Traineeships XXXX/X XX/XX

Amendment 262 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – subheading 1

~~Update of 2014 Council Recommendation on a Quality Framework for Traineeships~~deleted

Amendment 263 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – subheading 1

~~Update of 2014 Council Recommendation on a Quality Framework for Traineeships~~deleted

Amendment 264 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1

The European Parliament considers that the future Commission proposal for an update of 2014 Council Recommendation should follow these recommendations: 1. The scope of the Quality Framework for Traineeships should be extended to cover all traineeships. 2. Even though the existing Quality Framework for Traineeships principles remain relevant in supporting young people to undertake high-quality traineeships, the following principles should be included in the revised Quality Framework for Traineeships in order to improve the quality of traineeships, in particular as regard the learning and training content and the working conditions of traineeships, with the aim of easing the transition from education, employment or inactivity to work: (a) trainees, in accordance with national schemes; (b) trainees with disabilities and trainees from other marginalised groups, using an intersectional approach, (c) for remote and hybrid traineeships, where applicable, (d) to the guidance of trained mentors. 3. for Traineeships should focus on providing assistance to employers, in particular microenterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises, offering qdeleted access to social protection by increased access to traineeships by access to high-quality conditions access to adequate mentorship and The revised Quality tFra~~ineeships. 4. f~~mework Traineeships should include a focus on awareness raising both at national and regional level of available Union funds to ensure accessibility for all to high-quality traineeships. 5. for Traineeships should include adequate monitoring schemes in the Member States to ensure that trainees’ first working experience is of a high quality. In this regard, national labour market inspectorates should monitor compliance with existing regulations on quality traineeships. 6. for Traineeships should include provisions for more cooperation between all stakeholders involved and the creation of a European Alliance for Traineeships, uniting governments and key stakeholders with the aim of strengthening the quality and offer of traineeships across the Union, while also promoting the mobility of trainees. 7. fhe revised Quality Framework The revised Quality Framework The revised Quality Framework T~~raineeships should include a provision for better and more comparative data collection on traineeships at national and Union level and for comparative data to be included in the social scoreboard.~~he revised Quality Framework

Amendment 265 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1

The European Parliament considers that the future Commission proposal for an update of 2014 Council Recommendation should follow these recommendations: 1. The scope of the Quality Framework for Traineeships should be extended to cover all traineeships. 2. Even though the existing Quality Framework for Traineeships principles remain relevant in supporting young people to undertake high-quality traineeships, the following principles should be included in the revised Quality Framework for Traineeships in order to improve the quality of traineeships, in particular as regard the learning and training content and the working conditions of traineeships, with the aim of easing the transition from education, employment or inactivity to work: (a) access to social protection by trainees, in accordance with national schemes; (b) trainees with disabilities and trainees from other marginalised groups, using an intersectional approach, (c) for remote and hybrid traineeships, where applicable, (d) to the guidance of trained mentors. 3. for Traineeships should focus on providing assistance to employers, in particular microenterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises, offering qdeleted increased access to traineeships by access to high-quality conditions access to adequate mentorship and The revised Quality tFra~~ineeships. 4. f~~mework Traineeships should include a focus on awareness raising both at national and regional level of available Union funds to ensure accessibility for all to high-quality traineeships. 5. for Traineeships should include adequate monitoring schemes in the Member States to ensure that trainees’ first working experience is of a high quality. In this regard, national labour market inspectorates should monitor compliance with existing regulations on qhe revised Quality Framework The revised Quality tFra~~ineeships. 6. f~~mework Traineeships should include provisions for more cooperation between all stakeholders involved and the creation of a European Alliance for Traineeships, uniting governments and key stakeholders with the aim of strengthening the quality and offer of traineeships across the Union, while also promoting the mobility of trainees. 7. for Traineeships should include a provision for better and more comparative data collection on traineeships at national and Union level and for comparative data to be included in the social scoreboard.he revised Quality Framework The revised Quality Framework

Amendment 266 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1

~~1. The scope of the Quality Framework for Traineeships should be extended to cover all traineeships.~~deleted

Amendment 267 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2

2. Even though the existing Quality Framework for Traineeships principles remain relevant in supporting young people to undertake high-quality traineeships, the following principles should be included in the revised Quality Framework for Traineeships in order to improve the quality of traineeships, in particular as regard the learning and training content and the working conditions of traineeships, with the aim of easing the transition from education, employment or inactivity to work: (a) access to social protection by trainees, in accordance with national schemes; (b) trainees with disabilities and trainees from other marginalised groups, using an intersectional approach, (c) for remote and hybrid traineeships, where applicable, (d) to the guidance of trained mentors.deleted increased access to traineeships by access to high-quality conditions access to adequate mentorship and

Amendment 268 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a

~~(a) access to social protection by trainees, in accordance with national schemes;~~deleted

Amendment 269 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a

(a) access to social protection and traineeship remuneration by trainees, in accordance with national schemes;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 c (new)

Amendment 270 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)

(a a) access to financial compensation;

Amendment 271 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

~~(b) increased access to traineeships by trainees with disabilities and trainees from other marginalised groups, using an intersectional approach,~~deleted

Amendment 272 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

(b) increased access to traineeships by trainees with disabilities and trainees from other marginalised groups, ~~using an intersectional approach,~~

Amendment 273 #

Anna ZALEWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Beata SZYDŁO, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

(b) increased access to traineeships by trainees with disabilities and trainees from other ~~marginalised groups, using an intersectional approach~~vulnerable groups,

Amendment 274 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

(b) increased access to traineeships by trainees with disabilities and trainees from other marginalised groups, ~~using an intersectional approach,~~

Amendment 275 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

(b) increased access to traineeships by trainees with disabilities and trainees from other marginalised groups, ~~using an intersectional approach,~~

Amendment 276 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c

~~(c) access to high-quality conditions for remote and hybrid traineeships, where applicable,~~deleted

Amendment 277 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d

~~(d) access to adequate mentorship and to the guidance of trained mentors.~~deleted

Amendment 278 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d

(d) established clear learning objectives and access to adequate mentorship and to the guidance of trained mentors.

Amendment 279 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d a (new)

d(a) support for employers wishing to adapt workstations for trainees with disabilities;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 c (new)

Amendment 280 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d b (new)

d(b) access to intergenerational transfers of skills;

Amendment 281 #

Anna ZALEWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Beata SZYDŁO, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3

3. The revised Quality Framework for Traineeships should focus on providing assistance to employers, in particular microenterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises, offering quality traineeships.deleted

Amendment 282 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3

3. The revised Quality Framework for Traineeships should focus on providing assistance to employers, in particular microenterprises and small and medium- sized enterprises, offering quality traineeships, including in activities towards further digitalisation and modernisation of the traineeships.

Amendment 283 #

Anna ZALEWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Beata SZYDŁO, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 4

4. The revised Quality Framework for Traineeships should include a focus on awareness raising both at national and regional level of available Union funds to ensure accessibility for all to high-quality traineeships.deleted

Amendment 284 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)

4a. The revised Quality Framework for Traineeships should focus on ensuring that a traineeship takes place on the basis of a written agreement concluded at the beginning of or prior to the traineeship between the trainee and the traineeship provider, which will specify the learning objectives, working conditions, whether the trainee receives an allowance or compensation from the traineeship provider, and obligations of the parties under applicable EU and national law, as well as the duration of the traineeship.

Amendment 285 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5

5. The revised Quality Framework for Traineeships should include adequate monitoring schemes in the Member States to ensure that trainees’ first working experience is of a high quality. In this regard, national labour market inspectorates should monitor compliance with existing regulations on quality traineeships.deleted

Amendment 286 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 6

6. The revised Quality Framework for Traineeships should include provisions for more cooperation between all stakeholders involved and the creation of a European Alliance for Traineeships, uniting governments and key stakeholders with the aim of strengthening the quality and offer of traineeships across the Union, while also promoting the mobility of trainees.deleted

Amendment 287 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 7

7. The revised Quality Framework for Traineeships should include a provision for better and more comparative data collection on traineeships at national and Union level and for comparative data to be included in the social scoreboard.deleted

Amendment 288 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II a (new)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union166 (4), thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee, Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, (1) The first principle of the European Pillar of Social Rights states that everyone has the right to quality and inclusive education, training and lifelong learning in order to maintain and acquire skills that enable them to participate fully in society and successfully manage transitions in the labour market. Principle 3 of the European Pillar of Social Rights underlines that regardless of gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, everyone has the right to equal treatment and opportunities, and this includes employment and education. (2) Article 14(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’) states that everyone has the right to education and access to vocational and continuing training. (3) The European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 aims to ensure their full participation in society, on an equal basis with others in the Union and beyond. Within the Strategy, the European Commission commits to make sure that persons with disabilities can take part in trainings and learn new skills, as a fundamental requisite for employment and independence. (4) traineeships undertaken with the aim of obtaining educational qualifications intend to offer a concrete work-based learning experience to students by integrating academic knowledge with practical experience, giving them the opportunity of finding their professional field(s) of interest(s) and enhancing their employability. (5) Low-quality traineeships, especially those with little learning content, do not lead to employability of the trainee and do not benefit any party. . Social costs also arise in connection with unpaid traineeships that limit the career opportunities of those from disadvantaged backgrounds. (6) There is evidence on the link between the quality of the traineeship and the employment outcome. The value of traineeships in easing the transition to employment depends on their quality in terms of learning content and working conditions. Quality traineeships motivate young people to enter the labour market, improve future prospects and mental stability, improve labour market skills matching and promote mobility for trainees and bring direct productivity benefits for the traineeship providers. (7) Evidence shows that a significant number of traineeships lack the connection between tasks and learning objectives. A quality traineeship must offer a solid and meaningful learning content. This means, the identification of the specific skills to be acquired, supervision and mentoring of the trainee, and monitoring of their progress throughout the traineeship. (8) Problems have also been identified as regards working conditions, e.g. long working hours, lack of health and accident insurance coverage as well as sick leave, the protection against health and safety or occupational risks, little or no allowance, a lack of clarity in the terms and conditions in the traineeship agreements. (9) Traineeships undertaken with the aim of obtaining educational qualifications remain unregulated in some Member States In the absence of a regulatory framework or instrument, or because there is a lack of transparency regarding working conditions for traineeships and their learning content, many traineeship providers are able to use trainees as cheap or even unpaid labour. (10) A binding Quality Framework for Traineeships will support the improvement of working conditions and the learning content of traineeships. The main element of the Quality Framework for Traineeships is the written traineeship agreement that indicates the educational objectives, decent working conditions including the amount of the allowance, rights and obligations, and a reasonable duration for traineeships. (11) Lack of such information is one of the causes of low quality traineeships.. Increased transparency requirements for gender-neutral and inclusive notices or announcements advertising traineeship positions improves accessibility. (12) Key stakeholders such social partners, student unions, student representatives, and youth organisations, play a key role in the design, implementation and monitoring of training policies and programmes. Cooperation between them could provide trainees with targeted information on available career opportunities and skills needs on labour markets, as well as on trainees' rights and responsibilities. (13) One of the opportunities is to increase the cross-border mobility of trainees in the Union. The lack of a decent allowance constitutes an obstacle to the development of cross-border trainee mobility, especially for students coming from disadvantaged groups. Moreover, in some cases, administrative and legal obstacles to cross-border mobility of trainees have been found to affect several of the receiving Member States. In this context, information on the right to cross- border mobility of trainees, in particular the rights included in Directive 2004/38/EC (3), is important. By providing principles and guidelines to serve as a reference, the Quality Framework for Traineeships will also facilitate access to transnational traineeships. (14) Traineeship providers respecting the QFT can be financially supported by the national and European public Funds. This involves a possible contribution to the cost of the traineeships for the providers. (15) whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly condemned the practice of unpaid traineeships as a form of exploitation of young workers and a violation of their rights and called for a common legal framework to ensure fair remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices. (16) The Quality Framework sets[SMJ2] the minimum standards for determining what constitutes a good quality offer of traineeships. (17) This Decision does not cover traineeships in the open labour market, traineeships as a mandatory part of professional training, and traineeships that are part of the active labour market policies (ALMP). (18) Considering the nature and objective of this Decision , it should not be interpreted as hindering Member States from maintaining or establishing more favourable provisions for trainees than the ones recommended. HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Subject matter 1. This Decision establishes a “European Quality Framework for Traineeships” (Quality Framework). The purpose of the Quality Framework is to support and supplement the action of Member States regarding the transparency and comprehensibility of quality criteria for traineeships that are carried out in the context of the obtention of educational qualifications. Article 2 Objectives 1. The objectives of the Quality Framework shall be to improve:(a) the quality of traineeships undertaken with the aim of obtaining educational qualifications, in particular as regards to learning and training content and working conditions, with the aim of easing the transition from education to work;(b) the accessibility of traineeships, in particular for the purpose of increasing the participation of young people from disadvantaged groups and persons with disabilities. Article 3 Conclusion of a written traineeship agreement 1. Member States shall reinforce the practice of establishing a written agreement at the beginning of the traineeship between the trainee and the traineeship provider. 2. Member States shall promote traineeship agreements as referred to in paragraph 1 that indicate the educational objectives of the traineeship, the working conditions and allowance provided to the trainee by the traineeship provider, and the rights and obligations of the parties under applicable Union and national law, as well as the duration of the traineeship, in accordance with Articles 4 to 8. Article 4 Learning and training objectives 1. Member States shall promote best practices whereby: (a) Learning and training objectives are established jointly by the trainee, traineeship provider and the educational institution in order to help trainees acquire practical experience and relevant skills. The tasks assigned to the trainee during the traineeship shall enable these objectives to be attained. (b) Traineeship providers designate a supervisor to guide trainees in carrying out the assigned tasks and to monitor and assess their progress. Article 5 Training conditions applicable to trainees 1. Member States shall encourage traineeship providers in:(a) setting training hours that are compatible with the studying plan concerned, in the event that the training and education are to be carried out simultaneously, including limits to maximum weekly working time; (b) providing coverage in terms of health and accident insurance as well as sick leave; (c) clarifying the amount of the allowance provided to the trainee; (d) applying working conditions of their workers to the trainees with regards to health and safety standards, minimum daily and weekly rest periods minimum holiday entitlements, sick leave, teleworking rights and access to workers’ representatives, among others. Article 6 Traineeship duration 1. Member States shall encourage traineeship providers to: (a) limit to a minimum duration of two months and a maximum duration of six months, except in cases where a longer duration is justified, taking into account national practices; (b) specify that either the trainee or the traineeship provider may terminate it by written communication to all parties, providing advance notice of an appropriate duration in view of the length of the traineeship and relevant national practice. Article 7 Recognition of traineeships 1. Member States shall facilitate the recognition, validation and certification of the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired during traineeships by both the traineeship provider and the educational institution. Article 8 Transparency requirements 1. Member States shall encourage traineeship providers to include gender- neutral vacancy notices and advertisements where the information on the terms and conditions of the traineeship, including the training conditions, the amount of the allowance, the expected tasks and the applicable health and accident insurance is provided as well as to give information on recruitment policies, including the number of trainees recruited in previous years. Article 9 Cross-border traineeships 1. In case of cross-border mobility of trainees within the European Union, Member States shall encourage that the educational institution provides information about the national legal framework for traineeships and rules on hosting trainees and sending of trainees. 2. In case of third country nationals carrying out traineeships within the EU, Member States shall facilitate the application of the QFT to them. 3. In case of mobility outside the EU, Member States shall promote that agreements between educational institutions and traineeship providers respect the QFT. Article 10 Financial support 1. Promote the use of national and/or European public funds such as ESF+, ERDF, RRF to traineeship providers who respect the QFT. Article 11 Involvement of stakeholders 1. Promote the active involvement of stakeholders, in particular, the social partners, student unions, student representatives, and youth organisations, in applying the Quality Framework. Article 12 Collection of data, monitoring and evaluation 1. The Commission shall publish guidelines for adequate monitoring schemes to ensure the uniformity of data collection to ensure better and comparative data collection of traineeships at national level. 2. Based on this, The Commission shall monitor, in cooperation with the Member States and in particular through EMCO, the progress in applying the Quality Framework for Traineeships pursuant to this decision and analyse the impact of the policies in place. Article 13 Entry into force This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Amendment 289 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II a (new)

Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on a Quality Framework for Traineeships XXXX/X XX/XX THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union166 (4), thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee, Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, (1) The first principle of the European Pillar of Social Rights states that everyone has the right to quality and inclusive education, training and lifelong learning in order to maintain and acquire skills that enable them to participate fully in society and successfully manage transitions in the labour market. Principle 3 of the European Pillar of Social Rights underlines that regardless of gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, everyone has the right to equal treatment and opportunities, and this includes employment and education. (2) Article 14(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’) states that everyone has the right to education and access to vocational and continuing training. (3) The European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 aims to ensure their full participation in society, on an equal basis with others in the Union and beyond. Within the Strategy, the European Commission commits to make sure that persons with disabilities can take part in trainings and learn new skills, as a fundamental requisite for employment and independence. (4) traineeships undertaken with the aim of obtaining educational qualifications intend to offer a concrete work-based learning experience to students by integrating academic knowledge with practical experience, giving them the opportunity of finding their professional field(s) of interest(s) and enhancing their employability . (5) Low-quality traineeships, especially those with little learning content, do not lead to employability of the trainee and do not benefit any party. . Social costs also arise in connection with unpaid traineeships that limit the career opportunities of those from disadvantaged backgrounds. (6) There is evidence on the link between the quality of the traineeship and the employment outcome. The value of traineeships in easing the transition to employment depends on their quality in terms of learning content and working conditions. Quality traineeships motivate young people to enter the labour market, improve future prospects and mental stability, improve labour market skills matching and promote mobility for trainees and bring direct productivity benefits for the traineeship providers. (7) Evidence shows that a significant number of traineeships lack the connection between tasks and learning objectives. A quality traineeship must offer a solid and meaningful learning content. This means, the identification of the specific skills to be acquired, supervision and mentoring of the trainee, and monitoring of their progress throughout the traineeship. (8) Problems have also been identified as regards working conditions, e.g. long working hours, lack of health and accident insurance coverage as well as sick leave, the protection against health and safety or occupational risks, little or no allowance , a lack of clarity in the terms and conditions in the traineeship agreements. (9) Traineeships undertaken with the aim of obtaining educational qualifications remain unregulated in some Member States In the absence of a regulatory framework or instrument, or because there is a lack of transparency regarding working conditions for traineeships and their learning content, many traineeship providers are able to use trainees as cheap or even unpaid labour. (10) A binding Quality Framework for Traineeships will support the improvement of working conditions and the learning content of traineeships. The main element of the Quality Framework for Traineeships is the written traineeship agreement that indicates the educational objectives, decent working conditions including the amount of the allowance, rights and obligations, and a reasonable duration for traineeships. (11) Lack of such information is one of the causes of low quality traineeships. Increased transparency requirements for gender-neutral and inclusive notices or announcements advertising traineeship positions improves accessibility. (12) Key stakeholders such social partners, student unions, student representatives, and youth organisations, play a key role in the design, implementation and monitoring of training policies and programmes. Cooperation between them could provide trainees with targeted information on available career opportunities and skills needs on labour markets, as well as on trainees' rights and responsibilities. (13) One of the opportunities is to increase the cross-border mobility of trainees in the Union. The lack of a decent allowance constitutes an obstacle to the development of cross-border trainee mobility, especially for students coming from disadvantaged groups. Moreover, in some cases, administrative and legal obstacles to cross-border mobility of trainees have been found to affect several of the receiving Member States. In this context, information on the right to cross- border mobility of trainees, in particular the rights included in Directive 2004/38/EC, is important. By providing principles and guidelines to serve as a reference, the Quality Framework for Traineeships will also facilitate access to transnational traineeships. (14) Traineeship providers respecting the QFT can be financially supported by the national and European public Funds. This involves a possible contribution to the cost of the traineeships for the providers. (15) whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly condemned the practice of unpaid traineeships as a form of exploitation of young workers and a violation of their rights and called for a common legal framework to ensure fair remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices; (16) The Quality Framework sets the minimum standards for determining what constitutes a good quality offer of traineeships. (17) This Decision does not cover traineeships in the open labour market, traineeships as a mandatory part of professional training, and traineeships that are part of the active labour market policies (ALMP). (18) Considering the nature and objective of this Decision, it should not be interpreted as hindering Member States from maintaining or establishing more favourable provisions for trainees than the ones recommended. HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Subject matter 1. This Decision establishes a “European Quality Framework for Traineeships” (Quality Framework). The purpose of the Quality Framework is to support and supplement the action of Member States regarding the transparency and comprehensibility of quality criteria for traineeships that are carried out in the context of the obtention of educational qualifications. Article 2 Objectives 1. The objectives of the Quality Framework shall be to improve: (a) the quality of traineeships undertaken with the aim of obtaining educational qualifications, in particular as regards to learning and training content and working conditions, with the aim of easing the transition from education to work; (b) the accessibility of traineeships, in particular for the purpose of increasing the participation of young people from disadvantaged groups and persons with disabilities. Article 3 Conclusion of a written traineeship agreement 1. Member States shall reinforce the practice of establishing a written agreement at the beginning of the traineeship between the trainee and the traineeship provider. 2. Member States shall promote traineeship agreements as referred to in paragraph 1 that indicate the educational objectives of the traineeship, the working conditions and allowance provided to the trainee by the traineeship provider, and the rights and obligations of the parties under applicable Union and national law, as well as the duration of the traineeship, in accordance with Articles 4 to 8. Article 4 Learning and training objectives 1. Member States shall promote best practices whereby: (a) Learning and training objectives are established jointly by the trainee, traineeship provider and the educational institution in order to help trainees acquire practical experience and relevant skills. The tasks assigned to the trainee during the traineeship shall enable these objectives to be attained; (b) Traineeship providers designate a supervisor to guide trainees in carrying out the assigned tasks and to monitor and assess their progress. Article 5 Training conditions applicable to trainees 1. Member States shall encourage traineeship providers in: (a) setting training hours that are compatible with the studying plan concerned, in the event that the training and education are to be carried out simultaneously, including limits to maximum weekly working time; (b) providing coverage in terms of health and accident insurance as well as sick leave; (c) clarifying the amount of the allowance provided to the trainee; (d) applying working conditions of their workers to the trainees with regards to health and safety standards, minimum daily and weekly rest periods minimum holiday entitlements, sick leave, teleworking rights and access to workers’ representatives, among others. Article 6 Traineeship duration 1. Member States shall encourage traineeship providers to: (a) limit to a minimum duration of two months and a maximum duration of six months, except in cases where a longer duration is justified, taking into account national practices; (b) specify that either the trainee or the traineeship provider may terminate it by written communication to all parties, providing advance notice of an appropriate duration in view of the length of the traineeship and relevant national practice. Article 7 Recognition of traineeships 1. Member States shall facilitate the recognition, validation and certification of the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired during traineeships by both the traineeship provider and the educational institution. Article 8 Transparency requirements 1. Member States shall encourage traineeship providers to include gender- neutral vacancy notices and advertisements where the information on the terms and conditions of the traineeship, including the training conditions, the amount of the allowance, the expected tasks and the applicable health and accident insurance is provided as well as to give information on recruitment policies, including the number of trainees recruited in previous years. Article 9 Cross-border traineeships 1. In case of cross-border mobility of trainees within the European Union, Member States shall encourage that the educational institution provides information about the national legal framework for traineeships and rules on hosting trainees and sending of trainees. 2. In case of third country nationals carrying out traineeships within the EU, Member States shall facilitate the application of the QFT to them. 3. In case of mobility outside the EU, Member States shall promote that agreements between educational institutions and traineeship providers respect the QFT. Article 10 Financial support 1. Promote the use of national and/or European public funds such as ESF+, ERDF, RRF to traineeship providers who respect the QFT. Article 11 Involvement of stakeholders 1. Promote the active involvement of stakeholders, in particular, the social partners, student unions, student representatives, and youth organisations, in applying the Quality Framework. Article 12 Collection of data, monitoring and evaluation 1. The Commission shall publish guidelines for adequate monitoring schemes to ensure the uniformity of data collection to ensure better and comparative data collection of traineeships at national level. 2. The Commission shall monitor, in cooperation with the Member States and in particular through EMCO, the progress in applying the Quality Framework for Traineeships pursuant to this decision and analyse the impact of the policies in place. Article 13 Entry into force This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 c (new)

Amendment 290 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex II a (new)

Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on a Quality Framework for Traineeships XXXX/X XX/XX THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union166 (4), thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee, Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, (1) The first principle of the European Pillar of Social Rights states that everyone has the right to quality and inclusive education, training and lifelong learning in order to maintain and acquire skills that enable them to participate fully in society and successfully manage transitions in the labour market. Principle 3 of the European Pillar of Social Rights underlines that regardless of gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, everyone has the right to equal treatment and opportunities, and this includes employment and education; (2) Article 14(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’) states that everyone has the right to education and access to vocational and continuing training; (3) The European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 aims to ensure their full participation in society, on an equal basis with others in the Union and beyond. Within the Strategy, the European Commission commits to make sure that persons with disabilities can take part in trainings and learn new skills, as a fundamental requisite for employment and independence; (4) traineeships undertaken with the aim of obtaining educational qualifications intend to offer a concrete work-based learning experience to students by integrating academic knowledge with practical experience, giving them the opportunity of finding their professional field(s) of interest(s) and enhancing their employability; (5) Low-quality traineeships, especially those with little learning content, do not lead to employability of the trainee and do not benefit any party. Social costs also arise in connection with unpaid traineeships that limit the career opportunities of those from disadvantaged backgrounds; (6) There is evidence on the link between the quality of the traineeship and the employment outcome. The value of traineeships in easing the transition to employment depends on their quality in terms of learning content and working conditions. Quality traineeships motivate young people to enter the labour market, improve future prospects and mental stability, improve labour market skills matching and promote mobility for trainees and bring direct productivity benefits for the traineeship providers; (7) Evidence shows that a significant number of traineeships lack the connection between tasks and learning objectives. A quality traineeship must offer a solid and meaningful learning content. This means, the identification of the specific skills to be acquired, supervision and mentoring of the trainee, and monitoring of their progress throughout the traineeship; (8) Problems have also been identified as regards working conditions, e.g. long working hours, lack of health and accident insurance coverage as well as sick leave, the protection against health and safety or occupational risks, little or no allowance , a lack of clarity in the terms and conditions in the traineeship agreements; (9) Traineeships undertaken with the aim of obtaining educational qualifications remain unregulated in some Member States In the absence of a regulatory framework or instrument, or because there is a lack of transparency regarding working conditions for traineeships and their learning content, many traineeship providers are able to use trainees as cheap or even unpaid labour; (10) A binding Quality Framework for Traineeships will support the improvement of working conditions and the learning content of traineeships. The main element of the Quality Framework for Traineeships is the written traineeship agreement that indicates the educational objectives, decent working conditions including the amount of the allowance, rights and obligations, and a reasonable duration for traineeships; (11) Lack of such information is one of the causes of low quality traineeships. Increased transparency requirements for gender-neutral and inclusive notices or announcements advertising traineeship positions improves accessibility. (12) Key stakeholders such social partners, student unions, student representatives, and youth organisations, play a key role in the design, implementation and monitoring of training policies and programmes. Cooperation between them could provide trainees with targeted information on available career opportunities and skills needs on labour markets, as well as on trainees' rights and responsibilities; (13) One of the opportunities is to increase the cross-border mobility of trainees in the Union. The lack of a decent allowance constitutes an obstacle to the development of cross-border trainee mobility, especially for students coming from disadvantaged groups. Moreover, in some cases, administrative and legal obstacles to cross-border mobility of trainees have been found to affect several of the receiving Member States. In this context, information on the right to cross- border mobility of trainees, in particular the rights included in Directive 2004/38/EC (1a), is important. By providing principles and guidelines to serve as a reference, the Quality Framework for Traineeships will also facilitate access to transnational traineeships; (14) Traineeship providers respecting the QFT can be financially supported by the national and European public Funds. This involves a possible contribution to the cost of the traineeships for the providers; (15) whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly condemned the practice of unpaid traineeships as a form of exploitation of young workers and a violation of their rights and called for a common legal framework to ensure fair remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices; (16) The Quality Framework sets the minimum standards for determining what constitutes a good quality offer of traineeships; (17) This Decision does not cover traineeships in the open labour market, traineeships as a mandatory part of professional training, and traineeships that are part of the active labour market policies (ALMP); (18) Considering the nature and objective of this Decision, it should not be interpreted as hindering Member States from maintaining or establishing more favourable provisions for trainees than the ones recommended. HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Subject matter 1. This Decision establishes a “European Quality Framework for Traineeships” (Quality Framework). The purpose of the Quality Framework is to support and supplement the action of Member States regarding the transparency and comprehensibility of quality criteria for traineeships that are carried out in the context of the obtention of educational qualifications. Article 2 Objectives 1. The objectives of the Quality Framework shall be to improve: (a) the quality of traineeships undertaken with the aim of obtaining educational qualifications, in particular as regards to learning and training content and working conditions, with the aim of easing the transition from education to work; (b) the accessibility of traineeships, in particular for the purpose of increasing the participation of young people from disadvantaged groups and persons with disabilities Article 3 Conclusion of a written traineeship agreement 1. Member States shall reinforce the practice of establishing a written agreement at the beginning of the traineeship between the trainee and the traineeship provider. 2. Member States shall promote traineeship agreements as referred to in paragraph 1 that indicate the educational objectives of the traineeship, the working conditions and allowance provided to the trainee by the traineeship provider, and the rights and obligations of the parties under applicable Union and national law, as well as the duration of the traineeship, in accordance with Articles 4 to 8. Article 4 Learning and training objectives 1. Member States shall promote best practices whereby: (a) Learning and training objectives are established jointly by the trainee, traineeship provider and the educational institution in order to help trainees acquire practical experience and relevant skills. The tasks assigned to the trainee during the traineeship shall enable these objectives to be attained; (b) Traineeship providers designate a supervisor to guide trainees in carrying out the assigned tasks and to monitor and assess their progress; Article 5 Training conditions applicable to trainees 1. Member States shall encourage traineeship providers in: (a) setting training hours that are compatible with the studying plan concerned, in the event that the training and education are to be carried out simultaneously, including limits to maximum weekly working time; (b) providing coverage in terms of health and accident insurance as well as sick leave; (c) clarifying the amount of the allowance provided to the trainee; (d) applying working conditions of their workers to the trainees with regards to health and safety standards, minimum daily and weekly rest periods minimum holiday entitlements, sick leave, teleworking rights and access to workers’ representatives, among others. Article 6 Traineeship duration 1. Member States shall encourage traineeship providers to: (a) limit to a minimum duration of two months and a maximum duration of six months, except in cases where a longer duration is justified, taking into account national practices; (b) specify that either the trainee or the traineeship provider may terminate it by written communication to all parties, providing advance notice of an appropriate duration in view of the length of the traineeship and relevant national practice. Article 7 Recognition of traineeships 1. Member States shall facilitate the recognition, validation and certification of the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired during traineeships by both the traineeship provider and the educational institution. Article 8 Transparency requirements 1. Member States shall encourage traineeship providers to include gender- neutral vacancy notices and advertisements where the information on the terms and conditions of the traineeship, including the training conditions, the amount of the allowance, the expected tasks and the applicable health and accident insurance is provided as well as to give information on recruitment policies, including the number of trainees recruited in previous years. Article 9 Cross-border traineeships 1. In case of cross-border mobility of trainees within the European Union, Member States shall encourage that the educational institution provides information about the national legal framework for traineeships and rules on hosting trainees and sending of trainees. 2. In case of third country nationals carrying out traineeships within the EU, Member States shall facilitate the application of the QFT to them. 3. In case of mobility outside the EU, Member States shall promote that agreements between educational institutions and traineeship providers respect the QFT. Article 10 Financial support 1. Promote the use of national and/or European public funds such as ESF+, ERDF, RRF to traineeship providers who respect the QFT. Article 11 Involvement of stakeholders 1. Promote the active involvement of stakeholders, in particular, the social partners, student unions, student representatives, and youth organisations, in applying the Quality Framework. Article 12 Collection of data, monitoring and evaluation 1. The Commission shall publish guidelines for adequate monitoring schemes to ensure the uniformity of data collection to ensure better and comparative data collection of traineeships at national level. 2. Based on this, The Commission shall monitor, in cooperation with the Member States and in particular through EMCO, the progress in applying the Quality Framework for Traineeships pursuant to this decision and analyse the impact of the policies in place. Article 13 Entry into force This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. __________________ 1a https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32 014H0327(01)&from=en#ntr3- C_2014088EN.01000101-E0003

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

— having regard to the Parliament resolution of 8 October 2020 on reinforcing the Youth Guarantee,

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

— having regard to the European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)

— having regard to the European Parliament’s report ‘Towards equal rights for people with disabilities’;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 c (new)

— having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas traineeships are a common way for young people to gain experience before finding stable employment; whereas traineeships can ease the transition from education or vocational training into the labour market; whereas it is crucial that optimal conditions and incentives are established to enable young people to have access to high-quality traineeships that will provide them with a useful learning experience, as well as work experience and the development of a relevant set of skills; whereas the skills acquired and the workload of traineeships must be proportionate to the remuneration for the traineeship; whereas the remuneration should be a right for trainees in the open labour market, whilst trainees in the education should have access to decent allowances;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas traineeships are a common way for young people to gain experience before finding stable employment; whereas traineeships can ease the transition from education or vocational training into the labour market; whereas it is crucial that optimal conditions and incentives are established to enable young people to have access to high-quality traineeships that will provide them with a useful learning experience, as well as work experience and the development of a relevant set of skills; whereas trainees in the open market should have the right to an adequate remuneration proportionate to the skills acquired and the workload of the traineeships ~~must be proportionate to the remuneration for the traineeship~~, while trainees in the education should have access to compensation of costs;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas traineeships are a ~~common~~ way for young people to gain experience before finding stable employment; whereas traineeships can ease the transition from education or vocational training into the labour market; whereas it is crucial that optimal conditions and incentives are established to enable young people to have access to high-quality traineeships that will provide them with a useful learning experience, as well as work experience and the development of a relevant set of skills; whereas the ~~skills acquired and the workload of traineeships must be proportionate to the remuneration for the traineeship~~remuneration should be a right for trainees in the open labour market, whilst trainees in the education should have access to decent allowances;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas traineeships are a ~~common~~n important way for young people to gain experience before finding stable employment; whereas traineeships ~~can~~ ease the transition from education or vocational training into the labour market; whereas it is crucial that optimal conditions and incentives are established to enable young people to have access to high-quality traineeships that will provide them with a useful learning experience, as well as work experience and the development of a relevant set of skills; whereas the skills acquired and the workload of traineeships must be proportionate to the ~~remuneration~~allowance for the traineeship;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly condemned the practice of unpaid traineeships as a form of exploitation of young workers and a violation of their rights and called for a common legal framework to ensure fair remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)

— having regard to the Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on A Strong Social Europe for Just Transitions,

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Amendment 41 #

Abir AL-SAHLANI, Bart GROOTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. Whereas Covid-19 pandemic interrupted many educational and employment opportunities and thus created obstacles to gaining skills; whereas this affected disproportionally mainly work to school transition of young people coming from disadvantaged background;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas different definitions of traineeships exist across Union; whereas a traineeship can be understood to be a limited period of work practice w~~hich is paid~~ith different types of remuneration and which includes a learning and training component and which a person undertakes in order to gain practical and professional experience with a view to improving that person’s employability and facilitating transition to stable employment7 ; __________________ 7 2014 Council Recommendation, p. 3.

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas different types of traineeship exist across the Union and not all types can be found in all Member States; whereas most traineeships across the Union can be divided into the categories comprising: open-market traineeships, traineeships associated with active labour market policies and traineeships that are part of professional training or part of an academic or vocational curricula; whereas all these different types of traineeship provide an opportunity for young people to receive training, acquire skills that meet employers’ needs and gain easier access to the labour market in the future;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas studies have established links between the quality of traineeships and employment outcomes8 , with remuneration being the key quality criteria to what establishes a high quality traineeship 8a; __________________ 8 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2022/699459/EPRS_STU(202 2)699459_EN.pdf, p. 1 8a https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---dgreports/---dcomm/--- publ/documents/publication/wcms_79977 3.pdf

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas studies have established links between the quality of traineeships and employment outcomes8 , with remuneration being the key quality criteria to what establishes a high quality traineeship8a; __________________ 8 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2022/699459/EPRS_STU(202 2)699459_EN.pdf, p. 1 8a https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---dgreports/---dcomm/--- publ/documents/publication/wcms_79977 3.pdf

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas studies have established links between the quality of traineeships and employment outcomes8 ; with remuneration being the key quality criteria to what establishes a high quality traineeship8a; __________________ 8 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2022/699459/EPRS_STU(202 2)699459_EN.pdf, p. 1 8a https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---dgreports/---dcomm/--- publ/documents/publication/wcms_79977 3.pdf

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)

— having regard to the Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on A Strong Social Europe for Just Transitions,

Amendment 50 #

Anna ZALEWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Beata SZYDŁO, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas studies have established links between the quality of traineeships and employment outcomes,8 with remuneration being the key quality criteria to what establishes a high quality traineeship; __________________ 8 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2022/699459/EPRS_STU(202 2)699459_EN.pdf, p. 1

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the 2014 Council Recommendation recommends that Member States put in practice the following principles for a Quality Framework for Traineeships: the conclusion of a written traineeship agreements, learning and training objectives, working conditions applicable to trainees, rights and obligations of the trainee and the traineeship provider, the limitation of traineeships to a reasonable duration, the proper recognition of traineeships with use of EU tools (such as Europass), transparency requirements, the establishment of cross-border traineeships, the use of European Structural and Investment Funds to enhance traineeships, and the application of the Quality Framework for Traineeships itself;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas a person may experience discrimination differently based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, that person’s gender, race, colour or ethnic origin, nationality, genetic features, language, religion or belief, class or socialo-economic origin, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, or age; whereas ~~it is crucial to~~young people living in the weaker financial circumstances, including people living in single-parent households, people with disabilities, migrants, people with lower education levels, young people not living with their parents and those from low work-intensity households, are less likely to have access to the resources required to undertake unpaid or low-paying internships1a; whereas it is crucial to focus on addressing and overcoming all discrimination in traineeships and ensuring the accessibility of traineeships to persons and groups of persons who are furthest away from the labour market; __________________ 1a https://www.youthforum.org/files/230111- DP-CostUnpaidInternships.pdf

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas a person may experience discrimination differently based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, that person’s gender, race, colour or ethnic origin, nationality, genetic features, language, religion or belief, class or socialo-economic origin, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, or age; whereas young people living in the weaker financial circumstances, including people living in single-parent households, people with disabilities, migrants, people with lower education levels, young people not living with their parents and those from low work-intensity households, are less likely to have access to the resources required to undertake unpaid or low-paying internships9a; whereas it is crucial tofocus on addressing and overcoming all discrimination in traineeships and ensuring the accessibility of traineeships to persons and groups of persons who are furthest away from the labour market; __________________ 9a https://www.youthforum.org/files/230111- DP-CostUnpaidInternships.pdf

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas a person may experience discrimination differently based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, that person’s gender, race, colour or ethnic origin, nationality, genetic features, language, religion or belief, class or socialo-economic origin, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, or age; whereas young people living in the weaker financial circumstances, including people living in single-parent households, people with disabilities, migrants, people with lower education levels, young people not living with their parents and those from low work-intensity households, are less likely to have access to the resources required to undertake unpaid or low-paying internships8b; whereas it is crucial tofocus on addressing and overcoming all discrimination in traineeships and ensuring the accessibility of traineeships to persons and groups of persons who are furthest away from the labour market; __________________ 8b https://www.youthforum.org/files/230111- DP-CostUnpaidInternships.pdf

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas a person may experience discrimination differently based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, that person’s gender, race, colour or ethnic origin, nationality, genetic features, language, religion or belief, class or socialo-economic origin, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, or age; whereas it is crucial to focus on addressing and overcoming all discrimination in traineeships and ensuring the accessibility of traineeships to persons and groups of persons who are furthest away from the labour market; whereas young people living in weaker financial circumstances, including people living in single-parent households, people with disabilities, migrants, people with lower education levels, young people not living with their parents and those from low work-intensity households, are less likely to have access to the financial resources required to undertake unpaid or low- paying internships;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas 87 million Europeans had some form of disability in July 2022; whereas people with disabilities still face barriers when accessing high-quality traineeships and finding employment on the open labour market;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)

— having regard to the Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on A Strong Social Euriope for Just Transitions,

Amendment 60 #

Anna ZALEWSKA, Beata SZYDŁO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas about half of all 15 to 34- year olds in the Union have gained work experience in at least one traineeship; whereas the majority of young people report having worked two unpaid internships before getting stable employment11a; whereas this means that approximately four million persons take part in at least one traineeship per year in the Union10 ; __________________ 10 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2022/699459/EPRS_STU(202 2)699459_EN.pdf, p. 2 11a https://www.youthforum.org/files/230111- DP-CostUnpaidInternships.pdf

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas about half of all 15 to 34- year olds in the Union have gained work experience in at least one traineeship; whereas the majority of young people report having worked two unpaid internships before getting stable employment10a; whereas this means that approximately four million persons take part in at least one traineeship per year in the Union10 ; __________________ 10 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2022/699459/EPRS_STU(202 2)699459_EN.pdf, p. 2 10a https://www.youthforum.org/files/230111- DP-CostUnpaidInternships.pdf

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas about half of all 15 to 34- year olds in the Union have gained work experience in at least one traineeship; whereas the majority of young people report having worked two unpaid internships before getting stable employment8c; whereas this means that approximately four million persons take part in at least one traineeship per year in the Union~~10 ;~~ 8d; __________________ 10 8c https://www.youthforum.org/files/230111- DP-CostUnpaidInternships.pdf 8d https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2022/699459/EPRS_STU(2 022)699459_EN.pdf, p. 2

Amendment 65 #

Anna ZALEWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Beata SZYDŁO, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas about half of all 15 to 34- year olds in the Union have gained work experience in at least one traineeship; whereas the majority of young people report having worked two unpaid internships before getting stable employment; whereas this means that approximately four million persons take part in at least one traineeship per year in the Union10 ; __________________ 10 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2022/699459/EPRS_STU(202 2)699459_EN.pdf, p. 2

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas research confirms that the value of traineeships in facilitating the transition to employment depends on their quality in terms of learning content and working conditions12a; __________________ 12a The Impact Assessment accompanying the document Proposal for a Council Recommendation on a Quality Framework for Traineeships. SWD(2013)495 final. P. 15.

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas, according to the same Eurobarometer survey, only 40 % of trainees received financial compensation and whereas more than half of those trainees (53 %) considered say that compensation to be insufficient to cover their basic living costs12 ; whereas ~~adequate~~fair remuneration for traineeships must cover at least basic living costs; __________________ 12 Ibid

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 c (new)

— having regard to the Parliament resolution of 17 February 2022 on Empowering European Youth: post- pandemic employment and social recovery,

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas the EU’s youth unemployment rate is 15.1%, and in the context of the current cost of living crisis, according to Eurostat16a, young people are the group facing the highest risk of living in poverty, with 1 in 4 young people living at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion, and with young women living at higher risk; __________________ 16a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php?title=Young_people_ - _social_inclusion&oldid=553969#Young_ people_at_risk_of_poverty_or_social_excl usion

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas the EU’s youth unemployment rate is 15.1%, and in the context of the current cost of living crisis, according to Eurostat8e, young people are the group facing the highest risk of living in poverty, with 1 in 4 young people living at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion, and with young women living at higher risk; __________________ 8e https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php?title=Young_people_ - _social_inclusion&oldid=553969#Young_ people_at_risk_of_poverty_or_social_excl usion

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas the EU’s youth unemployment rate is 15.1%, and in the context of the current cost of living crisis, according to Eurostat, young people are the group facing the highest risk of living in poverty, with 1 in 4 young people living at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion, and with young women living at higher risk;

Amendment 73 #

Anna ZALEWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Beata SZYDŁO, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas the EU’s youth unemployment rate is 15.1%, and in the context of the current cost of living crisis, according to Eurostat1a, young people are the group facing the highest risk of living in poverty, with 1 in 4 young people living at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion, and with young women living at higher risk; __________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php?title=Young_people_ - _social_inclusion&oldid=553969#Young_ people_at_risk_of_poverty_or_social_excl usion

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas there is a lack of up-to- date comparative data on traineeships at national and Union level, in particular concerning traineeships on the open labour market; whereas the available data on traineeships in the EU is supported by different definitions, which creates problems in terms of comparability;

Amendment 75 #

Anna ZALEWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Beata SZYDŁO, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)

Na. whereas education and training policies are the responsibility and lay within the competences of the Member States, yet the EU plays an important role in supporting, coordinating and complementing Member States' actions in these areas;

Amendment 76 #

Anna ZALEWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Beata SZYDŁO, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Motion for a resolution
Recital N b (new)

Nb. whereas the Commission has announced 2023 as the European Year of Skills and 2022 as the European Year of Youth; whereas both initiatives are related to improving job prospects, inter alia, for young people;

Amendment 77 #

Anna ZALEWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Beata SZYDŁO, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Motion for a resolution
Recital N c (new)

Nc. whereas companies, and in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, must be widely involved, encouraged and supported to provide learning and training opportunities not only for those in employment but also for the unemployed and those outside the labour market; whereas the social partners have a key role to play in this regard; whereas a well-managed system of continuing vocational training that encourages effective cooperation between all key actors is therefore a necessary precondition to prepare the ground for a more strategic approach and shape a new culture of adult learning in the coming years;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that traineeships are primarily a learning experience that should not replace entry-level jobs; calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate and improve access for young people to high-quality, paid, accessible and inclusive traineeships, particularly to those coming from vulnerable backgrounds to achieve Union’s objective of social cohesion and inclusion;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that traineeships are primarily a learning experience and should not replace entry-level jobs; calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate and improve access for young people to high-quality, paid, accessible and inclusive traineeships, particularly to those coming from vulnerable backgrounds to achieve Union’ objective of social cohesion and inclusion;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 c (new)

— having regard to the Parliament resolution of 17 February 2022 on Empowering European Youth: post- pandemic employment and social recovery,

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that traineeships are ~~primarily~~ a learning experience and should not replace entry-level jobs; calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate and improve access for young people to high-quality, paid, accessible, and inclusive traineeships, particularly to those coming from vulnerable backgrounds to achieve Union objective of social cohesion and inclusion;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that traineeships are ~~primarily~~ a learning experience and should not replace entry-level jobs; calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate and improve access for young people to high-quality, paid, accessible and inclusive traineeships, particularly to those coming from vulnerable backgrounds to achieve Union’ objective of social cohesion and inclusion;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that traineeships are primarily a learning experience; calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate and improve access for young people, with the special focus on young people from disadvantaged background, to high-quality, paid and inclusive traineeships;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that traineeships are primarily a learning experience; calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate and improve access for young people, including those from disadvantaged groups, to high-quality, paid and inclusive traineeships;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that traineeships are primarily a learning experience; calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage, facilitate and improve access for young people to high-quality, paid and inclusive traineeships;

Amendment 85 #

Anna ZALEWSKA, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Beata SZYDŁO, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the need for high-quality traineeships to enhance the skills and employability of young people, including those with disabilities, thus easing their transition into the labour market; highlights that traineeships can be an opportunity for young people to learn and test different careers to find what jobs best suit their talents and aspirations;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Member States to create a certification or accreditation mechanism for firms and enterprises offering traineeships, so that the ones offering high-quality traineeships can be identified, which would make it easier for potential trainees to find effective traineeships that match their preferences; points out that, for this purpose, it is necessary to specify further the term of a "high-quality traineeship" and to characterize its features, such as, for example: the length of the traineeship, clearly defined goals of the traineeship, the opportunity to acquire useful skills in professional work, active supervision and assistance of the traineeship supervisor, the possibility of acquiring new knowledge, as well as the socio-economic dimension, such as remuneration for a traineeship or the possibility of being covered by health insurance;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights the need to tackle skills mismatches, while emphasising the potential added value in this regard for both employers and trainees; in this regard, highlights the need to offer traineeships in areas linked to skills needs of labour markets and future oriented sectors to overcome labour shortages in view of both the green and the digital transition;deleted

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 c (new)

— having regard to the Parliament resolution of 17 February 2022 on Empowering European Youth: post- pandemic employment and social recovery,

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights the need to tackle skills mismatches, while emphasising the potential added value in this regard for both employers and trainees; stresses, in this connection, the importance of on-the- job training and education; in this regard, highlights the need to offer traineeships in areas linked to skills needs of labour markets and future oriented sectors to overcome labour shortages in view of both the green and the digital transition;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights the need to tackle skills mismatches, while emphasising the potential added value in this regard for both employers and trainees; in this regard, highlights the need to offer traineeships as part of active labour market policies in areas linked to skills needs ofand labour ~~market~~shortages and future oriented sectors to overcome labour shortages in view of both the green and the digital transition;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point a (new)

(a) Recalls that high-quality traineeships can play a valuable contribution in achieving the Union social targets by 2030, to have at least 78% of people aged 20 to 64 who should be in employment, reducing the NEETs rate to 9% through quality opportunities; and the Agenda 2030 and in particular SDGs 1, 4, 8, and 10;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point b (new)

(b) Highlights the need to protect young people from undertaking several consecutive traineeships by strict monitoring of the use of contracts aiming at making the transition between the education and labour market; Calls on Member states to ensure that employers implement a break period between hiring interns for the same position, as otherwise it should be a permanent position; Calls on Member states to ensure that there is an appropriate ratio between staff members and trainees in the workplace;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point c (new)

(c) Insists that traineeships should be recognised as real work experience and taken as a primary condition for recruitment processes;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that EU can not promote precarity and that poor-quality and unpaid traineeships cannot be supported by public finances; insists that employers should receive and use financial public support only if they comply with the quality criteria, legislation and collective agreements;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses that EU can not promote precarity and that poor-quality and unpaid traineeships cannot be supported by public finances; insists that employers should receive and use financial public support only if they comply with the quality criteria, legislation and collective agreements;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that EU cannot promote precarity and that poor-quality and unpaid traineeships cannot be supported by public finances; insists that employers should receive and use financial public support only if they comply with the quality criteria, legislation and collective agreements;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 99 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls that high-quality traineeships can play a valuable contribution in achieving the Union social targets by 2030, asof having at least 60 % of all adults participating in training every year and having at least 78 % of people aged 20 to 64 who should be in employment, reducing the NEETs rate to 9% through quality opportunities in accordance with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and in particular with SDGs 1, 4, 8, and10;

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Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas traineeships are a ~~common~~n important way for young people to gain experience before finding stable employment; whereas traineeships can ease the transition from education or vocational training into the labour market; whereas it is crucial that optimal conditions and incentives are established to enable young people to have access to high-quality traineeships that will provide them with a useful learning experience, as well as work experience and the development of a relevant set of skills; whereas t~~he skills acquired and the workload of traineeships must be proportionate to the remuneration for the traineeship~~rainees carrying out open labour market traineeships, traineeships in the context of active labour market policies (ALMP) and traineeships that are part of mandatory professional training should have the right to remuneration as set out in Annex I; whereas trainees carrying out traineeships undertaken with the aim of obtaining educational qualifications should have access to adequate compensation as set out in Annex II;

Amendment 10 #

1. Highlights that traineeships are primarily a learning experience that should not replace entry-level jobs; calls on the Commission and the Member States, in close cooperation with the social partners, to facilitate and improve access for young people to high-quality, paid ~~and~~, inclusive traineeships, particularly for those coming from vulnerable backgrounds, with a view to achieving the Union’s objective of social cohesion and inclusion;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights the need to ~~tackle skills mismatches, while~~properly educate and train young people for the needs of the labour market to tackle skills mismatches, while fulfilling their personal interests and emphasising the potential added value ~~in this regard~~ for both employers and trainees; in this regard, highlights the need to offer traineeships in areas linked to skills needs of, labour ~~market~~shortages and future oriented sectors ~~to overcome labour shortages~~ in view of both the green and the digital transition;

Amendment 12 #

4. Recalls that high-quality traineeships can play a valuable contribution in achieving the Union social targets by 2030, asof having at least 60 % of all adults participating in training every year and having at least 78 % of people aged 20 to 64 who should be in employment, as well as reducing the rate of NEETs to 9% through quality opportunities, in line with Agenda 2030 and SDG Nos 1, 4, 8 and 10;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to update and strengthen the 2014 Council Recommendation on Quality Framework for Traineeships and to turn it into a stronger legislative instrument;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part

6. Recognises that existing Quality Framework for Traineeships (QFT) principles remain relevant in ~~supporting young people who undertake high-quality traineeships; however, stresses that new principles must be added~~guiding employers to offer high-quality traineeships; takes note of the vulnerable position faced by young people in the labour market; stresses that new principles must be added to the QFT in order to improve the quality of traineeships and ease the transition of all young people from education into the labour market; calls on the Commission, therefore, to include the following additional principles in an updated Quality Framework for Traineeships:

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent -1 (new)

-1 access to adequate compensation in line with the cost of living;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2

- increased access to traineeships byfor trainees ~~with disabilities and trainees from other marginalised group~~from vulnerable backgrounds, including trainees with disabilities, using an intersectional approach,;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2 a (new)

- accessible workplaces;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 3

- ~~access to high-quality conditions for remote and hybrid traineeships, where applicable,~~compliance of any remote part of a traineeship with quality criteria;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4

- clear learning objectives and access to adequate mentorship and to the guidance of trained mentors; to ensure intergenerational transfers of skills;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas different ~~definition~~types of traineeships exist across the Union; whereas a traineeship can be understood to be a limited period of work practice which ~~is paid and which~~ includes a learning and training component and which a person undertakes in order to gain practical and professional experience with a view to improving that person’s employability and facilitating transition to stable employment7; ~~_________________~~ whereas Parliament has repeatedly condemned the practice of unpaid traineeships as a form of exploitation of young workers and a violation of their rights and has called for a common legal framework to ensure fair remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices1a; _________________ 1a European Parliament resolution of 17 February 2022 on empowering European youth: post-pandemic employment and social recovery (2021/2952(RSP)) 7 2014 Council Recommendation, p. 3.

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4 a (new)

- in cooperation with the national labour inspectorates and relevant authorities, report malpractice and poor conditions during the traineeship period by means of established channels;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive ~~to ensure adequate remuneration for traineeships~~for open labour market traineeships, traineeships in the context of ALMP and traineeships that are a mandatory part of professional training to ensure minimum quality standards, including rules on duration, access to social protection in accordance with national law and practices as well as remuneration ensuring a decent standard of living as set out in Annex I in order to avoid exploitative practices;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Reiterates the central role that the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), the Recovery and Resilience Facility and its associated Scoreboard linking funding to policies for the Next Generation, and the Youth Guarantee, can play in contributing to an increase in the number of high- quality traineeships including those that are accessible to disadvantaged groups; urges Member States, with the support of the Commission, to use all available resources in this area; calls on the Member States to increase investment including through the ESF+ to support measures aimed at integrating disadvantaged youth;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Member States to better utilise the ESF+ to help progression within education ~~and~~, training and transition to work, by supporting the development of skills and competences, including upskilling, reskilling, lifelong learning and employability with a view to facilitating full participation in society for all, ~~and contributing to competitiveness14;~~ particularly with regard to persons who come from a vulnerable background in order to ensure their access to equal opportunities, and contributing to competitiveness14; underlines the particular role of Erasmus+ in promoting intra-Union labour mobility for young trainees; _________________ 14 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021 R1057&from=EN

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to raise awareness at national, regional and local level of available Union funds to ensure the accessibility by all to high-quality traineeships, particularly persons who come from a vulnerable background in order to ensure their access to equal opportunities;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to support the exchange of best practices between the Members States onin the area of high-quality traineeships that are accessible to all; encourages Member States to provide guidance and assistance to employers, in particular microenterprises and small and medium sized-enterprises, to enable them to offer high-quality traineeships, and to offer incentives to employers that provide trainees a high- quality job placement after the successful completion of a traineeship;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Welcomes~~Calls on the Commission ~~proposal to~~to place particular focus on ensuring quality, accessible (EPP 175) and paid traineeships, particularly in the open labour marke ~~2023~~t, during the European Year of Skills~~; calls on the Commission to place particular attention on quality and paid traineeships during the European Year of Skills~~ as a follow-up to the European Year of Youth and in line with the Report on the Final Outcome of the Conference on the Future of Europe, May 2022;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for more cooperation between all stakeholders involved, in particular education and ~~vocational training providers, businesses~~public employment services, traineeship providers including employers , national, regional and local governments and involvement of social partners, representatives of youth organisations and trainees; suggests the creation of a European Alliance for Traineeships, similar to the European Alliance for Apprenticeships, uniting governments and key stakeholders with the aim of strengthening the quality and offer of traineeships across the Union, while promoting the mobility of trainees, in particular by ensuring access to sufficient financial resources, including language courses;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for the support of local pacts for skills in cooperation with public employment ~~agencies of local authorities~~services and all relevant actors at local level to ensure that traineeships help in closing the skills mismatch in the labour markets;

Amendment 29 #

20. Highlights that further data is needed in particular on: statistics of unpaid traineeships and in which sectors the issue is more predominant; barriers that trainees face in obtaining a high-quality traineeship and ways of overcoming them; the effects of the ~~COVID-19 pandemic~~recent socio-economic crises on trainees; the challenges frequently faced when undertaking a traineeship and ways in which to overcome them; possible obstacles faced by employers when offering high-quality traineeships and ways in which to overcome them; the advantages and disadvantages of digital traineeships; the experiences of trainees with disabilities as well as trainees who come from vulnerable backgrounds; obstacles to cross-border traineeships and ways in which to overcome them;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. ~~whereas different types of traineeship exist across the Union and not all types can be found in all Member States;~~ whereas most traineeships across the Union can be divided into the categories comprising: open-market traineeships, traineeships associated with ~~active labour market policies and traineeships that are part of professional training o~~ALMPs, traineeships that are part of professional training and traineeships that are part of an academic or vocational curricula; whereas all these different types of traineeships provide an opportunity for young people to receive training, acquire skills that meet labour pmar~~t of an academic or vocational curricula;~~ ket needs and should provide them with easier access to quality jobs in the future while fulfilling their personal needs; whereas the Union, Member States and the social partners have a key role to play in providing access to quality traineeships;

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Recalls that any discrimination based on grounds such as sex, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or social and economic origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation must be prohibited; calls on the Member States to put in place specific measures to ensure this; 1a _________________ 1a Article 21 on Non-discrimination of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights http://fra.europa.eu/en/eu- charter/article/21-non- discrimination#:~:text=Any%20discrimin ation%20based%20on%20any,sexual%20 orientation%20shall%20be%20prohibited.

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines that high-quality traineeships must be inclusive and accessible to all; stresses, in particular, the need to support persons with disabilities to have access to high-quality traineeships while ensuring an inclusive recruitment process and reducing barriers for people with disabilities; calls for a Union-wide definition of disability and ~~an expans~~calls on the Commission to accelerate the introduction of the E~~uropean~~U disability card to facilitate the mobility of persons with disabilities and their ability to take up traineeship opportunities in other Member States; stresses the need for an accessible workplace ~~for trainees with~~adapted to the needs of trainees with different types of disabilities; calls for a revision of Council Directive 2000/78/EC15to improve the article on reasonable accommodation in the workplace in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; calls for the unblocking of the adoption of a proposal for an anti-discrimination directive (COM(2008)0426); highlights the need for the unbundling of remuneration and disability support to allow for extra disability related costs for traineeships; highlights the importance of personal assistance to support persons with disabilities, with a view to supporting independent living; calls for more cooperation between ~~employ~~the social partnersand the organisations representing people who are at greater risk of discrimination; _________________ 15 Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ L 303, 2.12.2000, p. 16).

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Member States to encourage more cross-border traineeships; in this regard, highlights the potential of EURES as a traineeship-matching and placement tool; calls on the Commission to further develop EURES by providing clearer information, in formats that are accessible to people with different types of disabilities, as well as better guidance and placement services to interested trainees wishing to take advantage of cross-border mobility; calls on the Members States to promote EURES among, inter alia, traineeship providers, young people, unemployed people and recent graduates; calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate the recognition and validation of knowledge, skills and competences acquired during the traineeship, in particular when it comes to cross-border recognition of skills; reiterates the fact that traineeships are a valid work experience and should be recognised as such in recruitment processes;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Requests that the Commission submit on the basis of Article 153(2)(b) TFEU in conjunction with Article 153(1)(b) TFEU, a proposal for a framework dDirective on Quality Traineeships setting out minimum requirements for quality standards and adequate remuneration for ~~traineeships~~open labour market traineeships, traineeships in the context of ALMPs and traineeships that are a mandatory part of professional training, following the recommendations set out in Annex I hereto;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Requests that the Commission submit a proposal ~~to update the 2014 Council Recommendation on the basis of Article 292 TFEU, in conjunction with Articles 153 and 166 TFEU, following the recommendations set out in Annex II hereto~~for a decision of Parliament and of the Council on a Quality Framework for Traineeships on the basis of Article 166(4) TFEU, following the recommendations set out in Annex II hereto for traineeships undertaken with the aim of obtaining educational qualifications;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas studies have established links between the quality of traineeships and employment outcomes8, with remuneration being one of the key quality criteria of what establishes a high-quality traineeship8a; _________________ 8 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2022/699459/EPRS_STU(202 2)699459_EN.pdf, p. 1 8a https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---dgreports/---dcomm/--- publ/documents/publication/wcms_79977 3.pdf

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas a person may experience discrimination differently based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, that person’s ~~gender~~sex, race, colour ~~or ethn~~, nationality, ethnic or social and economic origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, ~~class or social origin, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, or age~~political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation must be prohibited 9a; whereas it is crucial to focus on addressing and overcoming all discrimination in traineeships and ensuring the accessibility of traineeships to persons and groups of persons who are furthest away from the labour market; whereas young people living in weaker financial circumstances, including people living in single-parent households, people with disabilities, migrants, people with lower educational levels, young people not living with their parents and people from low work- intensity households, are less likely to have access to the financial resources required to undertake unpaid or low- paying traineeships9b; _________________ 9a Article 21 on Non-discrimination of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights http://fra.europa.eu/en/eu- charter/article/21-non- discrimination#:~:text=Any%20discrimin ation%20based%20on%20any,sexual%20 orientation%20shall%20be%20prohibited. 9b https://www.youthforum.org/files/230111- DP-CostUnpaidInternships.pdf

Amendment 6 #

Amendments - 61, 70, 71, 72, 73 Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas high-quality traineeships can contribute to combatting skills mismatches and consequent labour market shortages in the Union, by reducing the search burden and matching the costs borne by traineeship providers and trainees; whereas too many young people are unable to find stable employment because they do not have the necessary skills or because they are working in jobs that do not match their skill set; whereas, at the same time, 40 % of employers cannot find people with the necessary skills to fill their vacancies9are crucial to properly educate and train young people for the needs of the labour market and to tackle skills mismatches and consequent labour market shortages in the Union, while fulfilling the personal interests of the trainee and emphasising the potential added value for both employers and trainees; whereas too many young people are unable to find stable employment because available jobs might not correspond to their skill set; whereas, at the same time, 40 % of employers9face difficulties finding employeeswith the rightskills; whereas the Union’s youth unemployment rate is 15,1%, and in the context of the current cost-of-living crisis, according to Eurostat9a, young people are the group facing the highest risk of living in poverty, with 1 in 4 of young people living at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion, and with young women living at a higher risk of poverty or social exclusion; _________________ 9 https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId= 1146&langId=en 9a https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/files/9173_ en.pdf

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas about half of all 15 to 34- year olds in the Union have gained work experience in at least one traineeship; whereas the majority of young people report having worked in two unpaid internships before getting stable employment8c; whereas this means that approximately four million persons take part in at least one traineeship per year in the Union10; _________________ 8c https://www.youthforum.org/files/230111- DP-CostUnpaidInternships.pdf 10 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2022/699459/EPRS_STU(202 2)699459_EN.pdf, p. 2

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas, according to the same Eurobarometer survey, only 40 % of trainees received financial compensation and whereas more than half of those trainees (53 %) considered say that compensation to be insufficient to cover their basic living costs12; ~~whereas adequate remuneration for traineeships must cover at least basic living costs;~~ _________________ 12 Ibid

Amendment 9 #