2022/2170(INI) Job creation: just transition and impact investment
Next event: Vote in plenary scheduled 2023/11/23
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Next event: Vote in plenary scheduled 2023/11/23
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| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | EMPL |
MATTHIEU Sara ( Verts/ALE)
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FALCĂ Gheorghe ( EPP),
LALUCQ Aurore ( S&D),
JOVEVA Irena ( Renew),
REIL Guido ( ID),
SZYDŁO Beata ( ECR),
RODRÍGUEZ PALOP Eugenia ( GUE/NGL)
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| Committee Opinion | REGI |
ECKE Matthias ( S&D)
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Franc BOGOVIČ ( PPE),
Martina MICHELS ( GUE/NGL),
Jana TOOM ( RE),
Denis NESCI ( ECR)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Events
2023/11/23
Vote in plenary scheduled
2023/11/21
Debate in plenary scheduled
2023/11/07
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs adopted the own-initiative report by Sara MATTHIEU (Greens/EFA, BE) on job creation - the just transition and impact investments.
The report noted that the green transition, if well managed and sufficiently supported, will greatly expand economic activities related to renewable energy, energy efficiency and the circular economy, while transforming other economic activities and their potential for sustainable growth. The just transition means greening the economy in a way that is as fair and inclusive as possible to everyone concerned, creating decent work opportunities and leaving no one behind.
The report focuses on the following areas:
Green economy and employment opportunities for the labour market
Members emphasised that a transition towards sustainable, renewable and circular economies and societies generates the potential both to create significant numbers of new jobs and to transform existing employment into green and sustainable jobs in most sectors. The report highlighted the importance of the necessary investments and streamlined procedures, as well as the involvement of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Member States are called on to develop regional strategies to prevent structural unemployment and the deterioration of social cohesion. EU regions should be supported to retain and attract people through investments in local and regional infrastructure and education, training and adult learning. In this context, the importance of the efficient and targeted deployment of EU funds, in particular Cohesion programmes, the ESF+, the Just Transition Fund and the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is stressed.
Conceptual guidelines should be developed with a view to establishing a common EU definition of what constitutes a quality green job.
Decent work for a just transition
The report stressed that the transition must benefit both current workers, who are undergoing significant changes in their work tasks, and displaced workers, who are transitioning to new jobs, by ensuring decent working conditions for all. The green transition of the job market should go hand in hand with upward social convergence towards better working conditions, more stable employment and attractive career paths and quality jobs, including stronger collective bargaining, decent wages and good physical and mental health, not least through health and safety at work.
The Commission should propose an EU framework on maximum working temperatures, including the interruption, reduction or reorganisation of working time and longer breaks above certain temperatures, the obligation to set up effective ventilation systems for indoor working, mandatory protective equipment and compensation for working hours lost due to extreme weather events, with the support of national social security systems.
Public policy coherence to fully develop the job potential of the green transition
Members stressed that environmental, social and employment legislation must be approached in a holistic manner to ensure a just transition.
The Commission is called on to:
- ensure diligent and comprehensive impact assessments for all proposed legislation;
- reinforce the European instrument for temporary Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) to support short-time work schemes, workers’ income and workers who would be temporarily laid off in the context of the green transition;
- issue country-specific recommendations that contribute to job creation, higher employment and smaller ecological footprints, including the phasing out of counterproductive subsidies competing with green and social investments.
Both the Commission and the Member States are called on to lay the foundations for the development of green social protection schemes at national level with EU funding support, in order to strengthen social resilience against the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation by addressing the side effects of green policies on jobs and living conditions.
Investing in sustainable job creation: the role of investment
The report recognises the importance of facilitating access to funding for public and private companies and organisations addressing social, environmental and educational needs in order to address skills gaps with the explicit expectation of a measurable social and environmental return, including on employment and quality job creation. In this regard, the Commission and the Member States are called on to promote an enabling environment and support the role of cooperatives and the social economy in the just transition, in order to generate decent work, productive employment and improved living conditions for all.
Members called for the swift creation of a European sovereignty fund with newly allocated EU money to mobilise large-scale investments in green technology.
Documents
2023/10/25
EP - Vote in committee
2023/07/24
EP - Committee opinion
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2023/06/30
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2023/05/05
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2023/01/26
EP - MATTHIEU Sara (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in EMPL
2022/12/05
EP - ECKE Matthias (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in REGI
2022/11/24
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
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Activities
- Nicola BEER
Plenary Speeches (2)
- Seán KELLY
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Stanislav POLČÁK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Irena JOVEVA
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- Sara MATTHIEU
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Angel DZHAMBAZKI
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- Piernicola PEDICINI
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| Amendments | Dossier |
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2022/2170(INI)
2023/06/06
REGI
46 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the EU’s cohesion policy funds aimed at territorial, economic and social cohesion are crucial for supporting the transition towards climate neutrality while guaranteeing high-quality employment opportunities in the regions; Reminds that local and regional authorities are often largely responsible for implementing policies relating to decent work, quality jobs and training and that the territorial dimension of these policies is thus of vital importance; To this end, recalls the importance of equal administrative capacity and access to funding and to information in all EU regions;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses the importance of EU cohesion policy in supporting companies in such a way that there is no relocation of economic activities outside the borders of the European Union, and in helping companies make this transition;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that the type of action needed to create new jobs should take into account the specific nature of the area and the level of impact on regional and local competitiveness;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Notes that the JTF provides support by channelling subsidies into the sectors most vulnerable to the possible consequences of climate transition with the aim of ensuring the balanced and homogeneous development of the areas concerned;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the concept of a ‘just transition’, considering it a unique principle that must permeate all aspects of the transition to climate neutrality; notes that an ambitious, comprehensive just transition is needed to address the unintended distributional effects of the green transition, such as greater regional inequalities
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the concept of a ‘just transition’, considering it a unique principle that must permeate all aspects of the transition to climate neutrality; emphasizes that there is no one-size-fits- all solution and that the support for a just transition shall be adapted to the local and regional circumstances, natural conditions and specific characteristics and needs of given regions; notes that an ambitious
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the concept of a ‘just transition’, considering it a unique principle that must permeate all aspects of the transition to climate neutrality; notes that an ambitious, comprehensive just transition is needed to address the unintended distributional effects of the
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the concept of a ‘just transition’, considering it a unique principle that must permeate all aspects of the transition to climate neutrality; notes that an ambitious, comprehensive just transition is needed to address the unintended distributional effects of the green transition, such as greater regional inequalities; highlights that the Just Transition Fund (JTF) is a key cohesion policy instrument supporting regions impacted by the transition towards a net- zero economy and suggests expanding and broadening the JTF’s
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the concept of a ‘just transition’, considering it a unique principle that must permeate all aspects of the transition to climate neutrality; notes that an ambitious, comprehensive just transition is needed to address the unintended distributional effects of the green transition, such as greater regional inequalities; highlights that the Just Transition Fund (JTF) is a key cohesion policy instrument supporting regions impacted by the transition towards a net- zero economy and suggests expanding and
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the concept of a
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the concept of a ‘just transition’, considering it a unique principle that must permeate all aspects of the transition to climate neutrality; notes that an ambitious, comprehensive just transition is needed to address the unintended distributional effects of the green transition, such as greater regional inequalities and the adverse social impacts that the transition towards climate neutrality generates in the short and medium term; highlights that the Just Transition Fund (JTF) is a key cohesion policy instrument supporting regions impacted by the transition towards a net- zero economy and suggests expanding and broadening the JTF’s scope to include other industrial sectors and regions;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the EU’s cohesion policy funds aimed at territorial, economic and social cohesion are crucial for supporting the transition towards climate neutrality while guaranteeing high-quality employment opportunities in the regions; Is convinced that developing a regional perspective to the Green Transition, thus, including local and regional authorities, as well as social partners and trade unions, is essential in a Just Transition towards a net-zero carbon economy;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the concept of a ‘just transition’, considering it a unique principle that must permeate all aspects of the transition to climate neutrality; notes that an ambitious, competitive and comprehensive just transition is needed to address the unintended distributional effects of the green transition, such as greater regional inequalities; highlights that the Just Transition Fund (JTF) is a key cohesion policy instrument supporting regions impacted by the transition towards a net-
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Highlights that the Just Transition roadmap is not a one-size-fits-all, owing to the intrinsic specificities of each carbon-dependent region; stresses in this regard the need for Just Transition Plans to take into account the complexities of the target regions, including the demographic makeup and socio-economic factors such as linguistic aptitudes; Further stresses that particular attention must be paid to rural areas, and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps such as islands, mountain, outermost and border regions as these regions already suffer from a reduced access to public and private services and job opportunities and lower economic development;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Believes that social impact investment (SII) is no substitute for public social spending; notes, however, that SII based on inclusion, equality and employment can complement cohesion funds in tackling the challenges encountered on the path towards climate neutrality
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Believes that social impact investment (SII) is no substitute for public social spending; notes, however, that SII can complement cohesion funds in tackling the challenges encountered on the path towards climate neutrality, provided it has a measurable social effect on greater inclusion,
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that the ongoing climate emergency, the continuing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the current high inflation rates across Member States emphasises the importance of the just transition to a more sustainable and resilient economy but greater attention must be given to the social economy and its importance in this transition; underlines the importance of strengthening the capacities of social economy organisations by mobilising public and private investments to prepare for the green transition;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the green transition has a strong gender dimension, with women tending to be under-represented in green jobs and men tending to be more affected by the disappearance of carbon-intensive jobs; underlines, therefore, the need for a gender perspective when designing and implementing all transition policies to avoid deepening the divides within local labour markets; recalls the importance for a socially just green transition of the care economy and the care sector (such as early childcare or long-term care work), a female-dominated workfield in which job creation is indispensable to redistribute unpaid care work, a precondition to ensure women have equal working opportunities than men in the transition, as well as in light of the new health threats related to climate change and pollution;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the green transition has a strong gender dimension, with women tending to be under-represented in green jobs and men tending to be more affected by the disappearance of carbon-intensive jobs
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the green transition has a strong gender dimension, with women tending to be under-represented in green jobs and men tending to be more affected by the disappearance of carbon-intensive jobs;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the green transition has a strong gender dimension, with women tending to be under-represented in green jobs and men tending to be more affected by the disappearance of carbon-intensive jobs; underlines, therefore, the need for a gender perspective when designing and implementing all transition policies to avoid deepening the divides within local labour markets; Also underlines the importance for all transition policies to fight against energy poverty;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the EU’s cohesion policy funds aimed at territorial, economic and social cohesion are crucial for supporting the transition towards climate neutrality while guaranteeing more high- quality employment opportunities in the regions
Amendment 30 #
4a. Highlights that one of the main focus of just transition should be to foster entrepreneurship and create employment opportunities for young people in carbon- intensive regions, so as to support their sustainable development and prevent depopulation and brain drain;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Remains convinced that a just transition has the potential to not only convert the EU into a successful net-zero economy, but also make it a global model for this existentially necessary transformation; highlights that cohesion policy is an essential tool on the path towards a net-zero economy and believes that the debate on the future of EU cohesion policy, including funding for 2028-2035, must be guided by i.a. the need to assist the Member States on this path; underlines in this respect that in the face of green transition and challenges arising thereof the future cohesion policy needs solid and appropriate funding.
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Remains convinced that a
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Remains convinced that a just transition has the potential to not only convert the EU into a successful net-zero economy, but also make it a global model for this existentially necessary transformation; highlights that cohesion policy is an essential tool on the path towards a net-zero economy and believes that the debate on the future of EU cohesion policy, including in the revision of MFF 2021-2027, in the funding for 2028-2035, must be guided by the need to assist the Member States on this path.
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Remains convinced that a just transition has the potential to not only convert the EU into a successful
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Highlights the job creation potential of democratic and participatory ecological planning; underlines that in order to move forward with the green and just transition, capacities at all levels but particularly of local and regional administrations need to be strengthened and well resourced in order to ensure a participatory ecological planning, quality environmental impact assessments of projects, robust “do no significant harm” analysis, effective implementation of environmental and climate legislation, and to guarantee absorption of EU funds while decreasing the risk of decommitments at the end of the funding periods;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Points out that job creation depends in part on access to high-quality training, which is not available in all the EU's outermost regions, forcing local people to leave for mainland France and reducing the scope for innovation and economic development at local level; stresses that economic difficulties and de facto territorial separation make it more difficult for overseas citizens of the Member States to access training;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that the just transition fund (JTF) should address the social and economic effects of the transition and promote diversification of the local production system while mitigating the impact on employment; stresses that the Just Transition Fund can offer a real possibility to support the unemployed and workers at risk as a result of the transition;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the EU’s cohesion policy funds aimed at territorial, economic and social cohesion remain the main EU investment instruments and are crucial for supporting the transition towards climate neutrality while providing investments in green technologies, guaranteeing high- quality e
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. In connection with the future revision of the related legislative framework, is convinced of the need for the cohesion policy budget to be tailored to the multiple challenges related to the transition, primarily to facilitate employment and the creation of new jobs; to this end, calls on the Commission to ensure that existing funding is sufficiently flexible to avoid creating disparities within the single market.
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Points to the inequalities in access to training, particularly between the EU's outermost regions and their metropolitan areas; calls for these factors to be taken into account in order to encourage Member States to support the creation of training and higher education centres, particularly in the outermost regions;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. 8. Believes that impact investments should be prioritised and geared towards local green infrastructure and renewable energy projects, focused on improving energy efficiency, including renovation, development and retrofitting of energy- efficient buildings, local waste recycling and management infrastructure, expansion of regional and local solar, wind, and hydropower installations, sustainable transportation which stimulate local economies and offer a great potential for creation of local jobs which can not be offshored in construction, engineering, maintenance and related industries;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Stresses the need to protect and support local jobs and the know-how that goes with them, as they represent an opportunity in the transition to a sustainable economy by bringing together supply and demand;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 d (new) 5d. Believes that impact investment should first of all focus on investing in micro-enterprises and small and medium- sized enterprises in the region that are aligned with a just transition as these investments can provide capital, technical assistance, and market access to micro- enterprises and SMEs engaged in sustainable and innovative practices; by supporting these enterprises, impact investors contribute to job creation and economic diversification within the region, and support a more sustainable transformation and economic development;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 e (new) 5e. Is of the opinion that sector- specific investments, targeted to sectors that are strategically important for the region and are undergoing a just transition offer even greater opportunities for the development of new local industries and local jobs; for example, the regions heavily reliant on fossil fuel extraction should receive more investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy projects and circular economy solutions such as wind farms, solar installations, local waste collection, recycling and management;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 f (new) 5f. Believes that job creation under the just transition should prioritise local community development and therefore calls Member States to ensure meaningful participation of all regional and local authorities, civil society organisations, businesses, local action groups and other stakeholders in taking decisions pertinent to developing programmes, planning investments in projects on national, regional and local levels, steered towards expanding job creation prospects; engaging in collaborative decision- making processes will ensure that that the just transition strategies and policies adequately address the concerns and needs of those affected, that investments are aligned with local contexts, maximise job creation potential, ensure that the benefits of the transition are spread throughout the community, reducing regional disparities; recalls to the Member States that stakeholder engagement is implemented in line with the principles set out in the “European Code of Conduct on Partnership” (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014);
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the EU’s cohesion policy funds aimed at territorial, economic and social cohesion are crucial for supporting the transition towards climate neutrality while guaranteeing high-quality employment opportunities in the regions, as well as opportunities for skilling, reskilling and upskilling the workforce so that no one is left behind;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the EU’s cohesion policy funds aimed at territorial, economic and social cohesion are crucial for
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Underlines the diversity of Europe’s regions, each with its own specific territorial, economic, infrastructural and demographic challenges; Urges the Commission and Member States to address the development trap and stagnant growth in several European regions by increasing their attractiveness, as well as responding to the shrinking labour force, coupled with a declining and ageing population in many member states;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Cohesion policy funding, together with associated financial instruments, can be channelled into the training of young people and workers in the regions, providing them with the additional skills required for new jobs created or those modified by green transition.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) source: 749.257
2023/07/03
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385 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) – having regard to the non-paper by Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands and Sweden ahead of the Porto Social Summit1a, _________________ 1a https://www.permanentrepresentations.nl/ documents/publications/2021/04/23/social -summit-non-paper
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 a (new) – having regard to the Council Recommendation of 16 June 2022 on a European approach to micro-credentials for lifelong learning and employability,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that a transition towards renewable and circular societies and economies generates the potential both to create new jobs and to transform existing employment into green and sustainable jobs in virtually all sectors; notes also the possible risks and social consequences if the transition is not well anticipated, led and massively funded; warns that the environmental, social, and economic consequences of climate change and the lack of climate and social justice in green policies are creating winners and losers, thereby exacerbating existing social inequalities; highlights that a Green Deal focused on investments to make the transition to a decarbonised, climate-neutral economy, will be a good deal if, at the same time, it invests in the people who cannot afford the change;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that a transition towards renewable and circular societies and economies generates the potential both to create new jobs and to transform existing employment into green and sustainable jobs in virtually all sectors; underlines that existing jobs can also be put in danger and that concerned workers should not be left behind;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that a transition towards renewable and circular societies and economies generates the potential both to create new jobs and to transform existing employment into green and sustainable jobs in virtually all sectors; highlights, however, that successful transitions take time, sufficient and adequate resources and a clear vision of the future;1a _________________ 1a https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resour ce/Just%20transition.pdf
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that a transition towards renewable and circular societies and economies, if done with competitiveness and decreasing regulatory burden in mind, generates the potential both to create new jobs and to transform existing employment into green and sustainable jobs in virtually all sectors;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that a transition towards renewable and circular societies and economies generates the potential both to create new jobs
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that a transition towards sustainable, renewable and circular societies and economies generates the potential both to create significant numbers of new jobs and to transform existing employment into green and sustainable jobs in virtually all sectors;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that an inclusive and just transition towards renewable and circular societies and economies generates the potential both to create new jobs and to transform existing employment into green and sustainable jobs in virtually all sectors;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that a transition towards renewable and circular
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that a transition towards renewable and circular
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 b (new) – having regard to the opinion of the European Committee of the Regions of 25 May 2023 entitled ‘Zero long-term unemployment: the local and regional perspective’ (CDR 5490/2022),
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the Commission communication entitled ‘Long-term competitiveness of the EU: looking beyond 2030’ aiming to rationalise and simplify reporting requirements by 25 % for each of the green, digital and economic thematic areas, and the Commission’s presentation of a proposal for achieving this by autumn 2023; calls on the Commission to demonstrate this commitment swiftly, thereby improving the competitiveness of all undertakings in the EU, including small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs), and enhancing the basic conditions for social justice and prosperity; recalls that SMEs are the backbone of our social cohesion;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to tackle the issue of youth unemployment as a matter of urgency, in particular in regions and localities that have suffered from the failure of socialist policies;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Emphasises the importance of engaging SMEs in this process;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the job potential of the green transition is also connected to sustainable economic activities such as energy and housing renovation, repair, zero-emission transports, the development of renewable energies and organic farming being more labour-intensive than the activities they replace;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the job potential of the green transition is also connected to sustainable economic activities such as energy renovation, repair and organic farming being more labour-intensive than the activities they replace; stresses that while the shift to sustainability is crucial it is essential that such jobs ensure full compliance with the European social and labour acquis;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the job potential of the green transition is also connected to sustainable and growth enhancing economic activities such as energy renovation, repair and organic farming
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the job potential of the green transition is also connected to sustainable economic activities such as energy renovation, repair and organic farming being more labour-intensive and requiring higher level skills than the activities they replace;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the job potential of the green transition is also connected to sustainable economic activities such as energy production and renovation, repair and organic farming being more labour- intensive than the activities they replace;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 b (new) – having regard to the Council Recommendation of 16 June 2022 on individual learning accounts,
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the job potential of the green transition is also connected to sustainable economic activities such as energy renovation, repair, reuse and organic farming being more labour- intensive than the activities they replace;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the transition has significant potential to create local jobs which cannot be offshored, which would contribute to strengthening European sovereignty and resilience; highlights in that regard, that a holistic approach to job creation in the just transition is needed to adequately address the needs at European, national, regional and local level; further notes the positive impact this could have on regions and communities affected by demographic transitions and a shrinking labour force; stresses that EU regions should be supported to retain and attract people through investments in local and regional infrastructure and education, training and adult-learning; welcomes in this regard the development of the Talent Booster Mechanism and recalls the important of the efficient and targeted deployment of EU funds in particular Cohesion programmes, the ESF+ and the RRF;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the transition has significant potential to create local jobs which cannot be offshored, which would contribute to strengthening European sovereignty and resilience; stresses that the best way to create local employment, which cannot be offshored, and to decrease any carbon emissions linked to the transport of goods, is to implement a protectionism based on solidarity through social and environmental standards and to relocate in the European Union the production of essential goods and services; calls for a strengthening of the European regulatory framework in terms of public procurement, favouring a "Buy European Act" in order to strengthen production on European soil, relocate our industry, and defend and increase the know-how of European workers;"
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the transition has significant potential to create local jobs which cannot be offshored, which would contribute to strengthening European sovereignty and resilience; notes that strengthening European sovereignty and resilience is a key goal that the green transition must achieve; adds that the importance of resilience and sovereignty has been particularly highlighted by the ongoing Russia's invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine and its effects on the European economy;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the transition has significant potential to create local jobs which cannot be offshored, which would contribute to strengthening European sovereignty and resilience; regrets, however, the lack of easily accessible information for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) on how to make operations more environmentally responsible and resource efficient;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the green and digital transition has significant potential to create
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the transition has significant potential to create local jobs which cannot be offshored, which would contribute to strengthening European sovereignty and resilience, provided that the issue of labour shortage and housing crisis is properly addressed;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 c (new) – having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2013 on Information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring (2012/2061(INL)),
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the transition has significant potential to create local jobs which cannot be offshored, which would contribute to strengthening European sovereignty
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the transition has significant potential to create local jobs which cannot be offshored, which would contribute to strengthening European sovereignty
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the transition has
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recalls that Union policies should ensure territorial and social cohesion in view of overcoming structural differences and unequal development between regions as well as social and territorial inequalities; calls for ambitious measures to support the re-industrialisation and prevent the de-industrialisation of European regions through strategic investment projects and through development plans for vulnerable regions, especially in rural and remote areas; stresses the need to ensure fair redistribution of the projects, benefiting disadvantaged communities which are disproportionately impacted by underinvestment in critical infrastructure, pollution and climate change; points out that small and medium scaled local development projects can play an important role toward a just transition for all;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Is concerned about the European Commission's strategy to increase free trade agreements, which runs counter to a policy of relocating strategic production and jobs in the European Union; calls for the end of trade agreements if they are not conditioned by social and environmental clauses, if the principle of reciprocity of production standards and mirror clauses are not generalised, and if suspensive measures for sensitive products in terms of food, public health, the fight against climate change and the protection of biodiversity are not put in place; underlines that the entirety of trade agreements should be submitted to the procedure of ratification of mixed agreements;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that the ecological transition towards a regional and EU- based economy has the potential to improve the capacity for workers to negotiate their terms of employment, and to contribute to upward social convergence across the Union;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Underlines that the ecological transition is the opportunity to build a powerful European industrial policy; calls for the EU industrial strategy to ensure that the jobs of tomorrow will be green, decent, well-paid, stable and based on good working conditions, including on health and safety at work, a robust social protection, a good work-life balance and gender equality;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Highlights that 1.4 million additional low- and medium skilled jobs, as well as 450,000 high-skilled jobs, will be created as a result of increased investments in building renovation and reduced energy consumption of fossil fuels for heating;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Emphasises the employment potential of the circular economy, which can contribute to the creation of around 700,000 jobs in the EU alone by 2030; recalls that for the same volume of waste, circular activities such as recycling generate over 50 times as many jobs as landfills and incineration, while repair creates more than 200;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Notes that a vast proportion of workers in agriculture still face challenging working and housing conditions, particularly seasonal and migrant workers; stresses the need to ensure that the green transition becomes an opportunity for agro-food workers in Europe to make the sector greener while tackling discrimination at work, promoting gender equality, and workplace democracy; notes that sustainable farming is estimated to create 20% more jobs than currently, as sustainable farming practises such as mechanical weeding require additional labour; calls for a shift away from input-intensive farming toward nature and knowledge- intensive techniques;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 c (new) – having regard to the Council Recommendation of 12 June 2023 on strengthening social dialogue in the European Union,
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to work on conceptual guidelines on what constitutes a green job, based on its potential for greening the economy, its contribution to people’s health and wellbeing and decent work; notes that, drawing inspiration from the methodology of the USA’s Bureau of Labour Statistics, two approaches could be used to measuring green jobs, namely, an output approach to identify establishments that produce green goods and services and counts the associated jobs, and a process approach, which is concerned with the environmental impact of the production process;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to work on conceptual guidelines establishing a common EU definition on what constitutes a green job, based on inter alia its potential for greening the economy, i
Amendment 146 #
4. Calls on the Commission to work on conceptual guidelines on what constitutes a green job and green skills, based on its potential for greening the economy, its contribution to
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to work on conceptual guidelines on what constitutes a green job, based on its potential for greening the economy, its contribution to people’s health
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to work on conceptual guidelines on what constitutes a green job, based on its potential for greening the economy, its contribution to people’s health and wellbeing
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses the need to help companies, in particular SMEs (small and medium enterprises), to address skills shortages in the EU and to promote a mindset of reskilling and upskilling, helping people to get the right skills for quality jobs;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 d (new) – having regard to its resolution of 6 July 2022 on the EU action plan for the social economy (2021/2179(INI)),
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Member States to adopt targeted measures to formalise informal, substandard jobs in environment-related sectors, such as waste management and recycling, to transform them into decent jobs;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Highlights the regulatory burden on EU employers and its possible negative impact on competitiveness, growth and quality job creation in the context of the green and digital transitions; continues to support the ‘one in, one out’ principle and calls on the Commission to develop a more ambitious Better Regulation agenda, which should lead to a reduced regulatory burden for EU employers;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Welcomes the Commission communication entitled ‘Long-term competitiveness of the EU: looking beyond 2030’ aiming to rationalise and simplify reporting requirements by 25 % for each of the green, digital and economic thematic areas, and the Commission’s presentation of a proposal for achieving this by autumn 2023; calls on the Commission to demonstrate this commitment swiftly, thereby improving the competitiveness of all undertakings in the EU, including small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs), and enhancing the basic conditions for social justice and prosperity; recalls that SMEs are the backbone of our social cohesion;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that the green transition of the job market should go hand in hand with upward convergence towards better working conditions and attractive career paths; stresses the need for enhanced public employment services to provide support to and facilitate people changing jobs including through, inter alia, tailored job search assistance, learning courses targeting green skills as well as the use of targeted and time-limited employment programmes to support beneficiaries through on-the-job training, particularly those from disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that the green transition of the job market should go hand in hand with upward convergence towards better working conditions and attractive career paths; stresses the need for the implementation of an “enforceable right to having employment” for all workers; asks for all workers losing their jobs because of the transition to have the right to be given a new employment with similar working conditions, similar wages and in the same geographical area and provided by the Member State as a last resort;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that the green transition of the job market should go hand in hand with upward convergence towards better working conditions and attractive career paths; as well as with European competitiveness, economic growth, lower tax burden, reduced administrative burden for our companies and more trade agreements with the rest of the world; thereby ensuring European job creation;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that the green transition of the job market should go hand in hand with upward convergence towards better working conditions and attractive career paths as well as address potential employment losses or skills obsolescence in specific sectors;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that the green transition of the job market should go hand in hand with upward convergence towards better working conditions
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that the green
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 e (new) – having regard to its resolution of 24 May 2023 on strengthening social dialogue (2023/2536(RSP)),
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that job creation in the green transition requires information and data collection for the creation of policies that properly address sectoral development throughout the transition to ensure quality job creation accompanied by necessary skill levels; stresses, in this regard, the need for the Commission and Members States to establish common indicators to improve the scope and relevance of data collection at Union and national level, disaggregated by sector, on developments in the green economy in order to ensure informed policy outcomes;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Reiterates its call that
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Reiterates its call that
Amendment 164 #
6. Reiterates its call that additional EU funding
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Reiterates its call that EU funding, including State aid, should be conditional on public policy objectives, in particular social requirements;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Reiterates its call that EU funding, including State aid, should be conditional on public policy objectives, in particular social requirements
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Reiterates its call that EU funding, including State aid, should be conditional on public policy objectives, in particular social requirements; underlines that public authorities should lead by example and set social criteria in public procurement; calls to revise the Public Procurement Directive to ensure that benefiting companies support collective bargaining, high-quality jobs, high-quality apprenticeships, paid traineeships, decent and equal pay and training;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Reiterates its call that EU funding, including State aid, should be conditional on public policy objectives, in particular social and environmental requirements; underlines that public authorities should lead by example and set social criteria in public procurement; calls to revise the Public Procurement Directive to ensure that benefiting companies support collective bargaining, high-quality jobs, high-quality apprenticeships, decent and equal pay and training;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Reiterates its call that EU funding, including State aid, should be conditional on public policy objectives, in particular social requirements; underlines that public authorities should lead by example and set social criteria in public procurement;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 f (new) – having regard to its resolution of 17 December 2020 on a Strong Social Europe for just transitions (2020/2084(INI)),
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Reiterates its call that EU funding, including State aid, should be
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to enforce the social clause in the existing EU Public Procurement Directive and recalls that according to this directive, it is necessary for economic operators involved in public contracts to comply with all applicable obligations in the fields of environmental, social and labour law established by Union law, national law or collective agreements, or by applicable international environmental, social or labour law provisions, including respect for freedom of association, the right to organise and collective bargaining; recalls, in addition, that according to this directive, it is possible for Member States to exclude from participation in a procurement procedure economic operators that have been sentenced for not respecting existing legislation and collective agreements or for being in breach of their obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions; notes the relevance of reinforcing the selection of sustainability criteria to promote the best use of public spending, quality employment and social inclusion; calls on the Member States to make sure their judicial systems have sufficient capacity to exercise their authority and address primary contractors and subcontractors of joint liability who have repeatedly engaged in unfair competition, tax fraud or tax evasion; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure compliance with and monitoring and enforcement of the Public Procurement Directive;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Underlines that public authorities should lead by example and set social criteria and strong conditionalities in public procurement; calls to revise the Public Procurement Directive to further strengthen the social clause and ensure that benefiting companies and subcontractors fully respect and support collective bargaining, high-quality jobs, high-quality apprenticeships, decent and equal pay and training; calls on the Member States to use their purchasing power to promote Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) in order to ensure a good balance between the three pillars of sustainable development - economic, social and environmental - when procuring goods, services or works;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Underlines that public authorities should lead by example and set social criteria as part of their technical specifications and award criteria in public procurement; regrets that under the current framework, while possibility is given to contracting authorities to value social criteria in their public procurement, the majority of contracts awarded are based on lowest-price criterion only; calls therefore to revise the public procurement Directive to ensure that benefitting companies support collective bargaining, high-quality jobs, high-quality apprenticeships, decent and equal pay, and training;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Takes note of the most recent adoption by the European Commission of a targeted amendment to the General Block Exemption Regulation ('GBER') and its potential in further facilitating, simplifying and speeding up support for the EU's green transition, while protecting the level playing field in the Single Market;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls that the EU health and safety strategy should take into account specific risks in new sectors and incorporate risks deriving from climate change and environmental degradation; notes that several sectors impacted by the transition will face increasingly difficult working conditions, especially regarding occupational health and safety: workers in the agriculture, construction and care sectors, seasonal and migrant workers in particular; stresses that climate change already negatively impacts working conditions of many workers, in particular when they work outside and are particularly vulnerable to heat waves; calls for the implementation of particular measures taking into consideration the effects of climate change on working conditions, such as the adjustment of working hours; considers that the transition is the right time to rethink the organisation of work and promote the four-day of work week with no loss of pay;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls that the EU
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls that the EU health and safety strategy should take into account specific risks in new sectors and incorporate risks deriving from climate change and environmental degradation; calls for an EU directive on maximum working temperatures, including reduction of working time and longer breaks above certain temperatures, obligation to set up effective ventilation systems for indoor working, mandatory protective equipment, and compensation for working hours lost due to extreme weather events;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls that the EU health and safety strategy should take into account specific risks in new sectors and incorporate risks deriving from climate change and environmental degradation; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that OSH aspects of emerging sectors and changing employment are addressed in the respective European and national OSH legislative frameworks in consultation with social partners;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 g (new) – having regard to its resolution of 15 March 2023 on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and social priorities for 2023 (2022/2151(INI)),
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls that the EU health and safety strategy should take into account specific risks in new sectors and incorporate risks deriving from climate change and environmental degradation; while the different labour market models of the Member States and the principle of subsidiarity are fully respected;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls that the EU health and safety strategy should take into account
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls that the EU health and safety strategy should take into account specific risks in new and existing sectors alike and incorporate risks deriving from climate change, region specific circumstances and challenges and environmental degradation;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls that the EU health and safety strategy should take into account specific risks in new sectors and incorporate risks
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses the need to create specific strategies and policies to mitigate potential job destruction as a by-product of diversifying the economy towards green activities, specifically in largely affected regions where their economy is built around polluting industries; calls on the Member States with such regions to develop regional strategies to prevent structural unemployment and deterioration of social cohesion and ensure social protection;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Member States to ratify and implement ILO core conventions, No 155 concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment and No 187 concerning the promotional framework for occupational safety and health, as well as ILO convention 184 concerning Safety and Health in Agriculture;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses the importance of involving young people in transition planning; calls on the Member States to facilitate access for young people to paid, quality and inclusive traineeships and apprenticeships as part of their academic or apprenticeship path; emphasises the importance of a European strategic planning of the transition, that anticipates and foresees in the long term the steps and requirements to reach European climate objectives and population’s needs while creating quality jobs; underlines that this transition strategic planning should be organised in a democratic way, with consultation of the civil society organisations and trade unions, and letting citizens participate in the identification of the priority sectors at the various levels of governance in which the transition should be done;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses the importance of involving young people in transition planning; calls on the Member States to facilitate access for young people to paid, quality and inclusive traineeships and apprenticeships; condemns the practice of unpaid internships as a form of exploitation of young workers, and a violation of their rights; calls on the Commission and the Member States, in collaboration with Parliament, and respecting the principle of subsidiarity, to propose a common legal framework to ensure fair remuneration for traineeships and apprenticeships in order to avoid exploitative practices;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses the importance of involving young people in transition planning;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 h (new) – having regard to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and integrity of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating activities, (COM(2023)314),
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses the importance of involving young people in transition planning and making them more acquainted with green jobs; calls on the Member States to facilitate access for young people to paid, quality and inclusive traineeships and apprenticeships;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses the importance of involving young people in transition planning, especially NEETs; calls on the Member States to facilitate access for young people to paid, quality and inclusive traineeships and apprenticeships;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses the importance of involving young people in transition planning; calls on the Member States to
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Underscores the importance of including disabled persons, leveraging their skills, and knowledge as well as ensuring that they are represented at all levels of just transition policy and programme design, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation across all policy areas;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises that gender equality should become an integral part of green economy strategies
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises that gender equality should become an integral part of green economy strategies; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all measures to ensure that pre-existing gender inequalities are not transferred to the emerging green economy; urges therefore to raise awareness on various discriminatory practices against women in the labour market, with a special focus on discrimination against mothers and pregnant women, such as refusal to recruit, pay gap, detrimental changes in terms of employment contracts upon return from maternity leave, harassment or even refusal to extend fixed-term employment contracts and dismissal;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises that gender equality should become an integral part of green economy strategies; stresses that a just transition focusing solely on most polluting sectors in specific regions will mainly benefit male workers and reinforce existing gender segregation and inequalities; recalls that a green economy without the inclusion of gender equality is inconsistent with the ILO’s decent work agenda; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all measures to ensure that pre-existing gender inequalities are not transferred to the emerging green economy;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises that gender equality should become an integral part of green economy strategies; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all measures to ensure that pre-existing gender inequalities are not transferred to the emerging green economy; notes that the transition will mainly create new employment opportunities in male- dominated sectors; calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt strong measures to enable women to take part and benefit from the transition;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises that gender equality should become an integral part of green economy strategies; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all measures to ensure that pre-existing gender inequalities are not transferred to the emerging green economy, including by addressing women’s under-representation in green jobs, ensuring access to training programmes and addressing the causes of early dropout from education and training programmes;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises that gender equality should be
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) – having regard to the International Labour Organization ‘Guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all’ adopted in 2015,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 i (new) – having regard to the proposal for a Council Recommendation on developing social economy framework conditions (2023/0179(NLE)),
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises that
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises that gender equality should be
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises that
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises that gender equality should become an integral part of
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Stresses the important role of work time reduction in the just transition, while maintaining full wages, to increase wellbeing, work-life balance, productivity, to free up time for training and re-skilling activities, and to reflect the need for more rest in the context of the increased labour intensity expected in certain new jobs; calls for a revision of the Working Time Directive toward a 32-hour work week and to ensure that Member States cannot opt out of the maximum 48 hours working week limit; calls on Member States to implement country-wide reductions of working hours but let social partners decide how the reduction should be organised, also to consider the variety of needs of different workers;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Stresses that the creation of decent jobs needed to implement a just transition could be done through the implementation of demand-driven direct employment initiatives already experimented in different Member States at local and regional level; recalls that these initiatives, implementing the right to employment, often address unemployment and climate change simultaneously and therefore offer the double benefit of creating employment while endowing people with competencies needed to reorient EU economy towards a greener and more sustainable model;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Invites the Commission to map and monitor the initiatives that empower communities in order to have a better understanding of their functioning and efficiency and to share best practices among Member States; calls also on the Commission to promote and support these experiments in order to disseminate and stimulate the emergence of new initiatives all across the EU; invites the Commission to study and work on the feasibility of a European initiative of this type, as a piece of an effective and truly transformative climate and employment policy tackling environmental and social challenges and the urgency we are faced with to fight and adapt our cities and countries and supporting a green and just transition for all;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 Skills and competences for a just transition set for the future
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 Skills for a just transition, anticipating changes
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) – having regard to the Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement directive and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC,
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Calls on the Commission to present a governance framework to anticipate and manage changes related to the green and just transition in order: to preserve jobs with social safeguards to avoid redundancies and deterioration of working conditions and to strongly involve trade unions in each step of the decision-making process, with mandatory rules on timely and quality information, consultation and participation, including by promoting collective bargaining on the anticipation and social management of change;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the need to offer education and training in areas linked to skills needs that are identified in labour markets and future-oriented sectors to make sure that the labour market is ready for the green transition; adds that more and better skills, hard and soft skills, knowledge and qualifications, whether acquired in formal, non-formal or informal settings, open up new opportunities and empower individuals to participate fully in the labour market, society and democracy, to harness and benefit from the opportunities of the green and digital transitions, and to exercise their rights;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the need to offer education and training in areas linked to skills and competences needs that are identified in labour markets and future-oriented sectors to address skills mismatches and labour- market shortages, and make sure that the labour market is ready for the green transition and that training and education programs are aligned with the needs of the economy and the society of the future;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the need to offer quality and inclusive education and training in areas linked to skills
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the need to invest massively in people and to offer education and training in areas linked to skills needs that are identified in labour markets and future-oriented sectors to make sure that the labour market is ready for the green
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the need to offer education and training in areas linked to skills needs that are identified in labour markets and future-oriented sectors to make sure that the labour market is ready for the green transition, also in light of the adaptation of specific job profiles;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the need to offer education and training, as expressly stated in the European Year of Skills, in areas linked to skills needs that are identified in labour markets and future-oriented sectors to make sure that the labour market is ready for the green transition;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the need to offer education and training in areas linked to skills needs that are identified in labour markets and future-oriented sectors
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the need to offer education and training in areas linked to skills needs that are identified in labour markets and future-oriented sectors to make sure that the labour market is ready for the
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the need to offer subsidised education and training in areas linked to skills needs that are identified in labour markets and future-oriented sectors to make sure that the labour market is ready for the green transition;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) – having regard to the adopted 2015 International Labour organisation Guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies an societies for all,
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the need to offer education and training in areas linked to skills needs
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the need to offer education and training in areas linked to skills need
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the need to offer
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Recalls that the creation of good- quality jobs and implementation of retention strategies are the best way to attract a skilled workforce and incentivise employers to invest in their worker; highlights that recruitment difficulties and labour shortages are particularly prevalent in sectors with challenging working conditions and poor job quality;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Emphasises that understanding how new technologies will affect society is crucial for determining whether people will be able to transition for the jobs of tomorrow with the declining occupation rates and increasing housing crisis of today;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Warmly welcomes the European Year of Skills and the opportunities it provides to promote reskilling and upskilling, in particular the context of seizing the opportunities of the green and digital transition;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Member States to step up social protection for the self-employed;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Points out the importance of aiding and assisting companies, in particular SMEs, to address skill shortages in the EU and to promote a mindset of reskilling and upskilling, in order to help the existing workforce to get the right skills for quality jobs;
Amendment 228 #
10b. Welcomes the Commission proposal for a Net Zero Industry Act aiming to enhance skills for quality job creation, including the creation of European Net Zero Industry Academies and recognition of professional qualification;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 c (new) 10c. Emphasises that effective training depends on the availability of teachers and trainers with current knowledge on sustainable and green economy, energy efficiency and green and digital technologies; highlights that their role is critical in promoting the right skills and competences for both the younger and older generations of workers and appropriate reskilling and upskilling training for the persons affected by the green transition; stresses that the education and training of such teachers and trainers should therefore be a top priority in any skills response strategy at European, national, regional and local levels;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) – having regard to the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Social Climate Fund,
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Highlights the acute need for more support towards lifelong training and professional reorientation in line with the 2030 EU target of at least 60 % of all adults taking training every year; highlights that the EU average is only at 45.5%, with those most in need of training being those getting the least training opportunities through their employers; Stresses that every worker must have an individual right to education, employee training and lifelong learning, which should be reflected in all EU and national environmental policies, as well in company mitigation and adaptation strategies; highlights the fact that the right to training should include paid educational leave;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that every worker must have an individual right to education, employee training and lifelong learning, which should be reflected in all EU and national environmental policies, as well in company mitigation and adaptation strategies; highlights the fact that the right to training should include paid educational leave, determined by means of negotiations between employers and employees;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that every worker must have an individual right to education, employee training and lifelong learning, which should be reflected in all EU and national environmental policies, as well in company mitigation and adaptation strategies;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that every worker must have an individual right to education, employee training and lifelong learning, which should be reflected in all EU and national environmental policies, as well in company mitigation and adaptation strategies;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that every worker
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls for a Directive on life-long learning to integrate common life-long learning provisions across the Union, complemented by collective agreements negotiated at sectoral level; calls for such learning provisions to facilitate the acquisition and strengthening of transversal competences, beyond green, sector-specific skills, to facilitate the adaptation and transfer of skills and/or competences from one industry to another, allowing learners to be mobile and adaptable to the every-changing situation on the labour market and beyond; calls for the inclusion of education and training providers which develop competences in informal and non-formal learning environments, so that the pedagogical practices are adapted to the different types of learners and their specific needs;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Member States to establish individual learning accounts and an accompanying enabling framework in line with the Council Recommendation in order to increase adult training and professional development; stresses the potential of such accounts in the context of the green transition where financing, recognition and portability of such training entitlements could increase uptake and assist up and reskilling of people in green skills and competences;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 b (new) – having regard to the European Year of Skills 2023,
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Stresses that education and training institutions need to enhance the relevance of their training in line with the competitive labour market needs and prepare learners, trainers and teachers with the relevant knowledge and skills to be active agents of change in a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and a society for all;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Stresses that VET can become an important driver in the transition to a green economy as well as the importance of increasing its attractiveness;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses the
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses the role of social dialogue, collective bargaining and social partners in designing national, sectoral and company- specific skills for quality job strategies and training; emphasises that workers should be involved in determining the skills profiles that will be needed to plan the transition of the workforce, and shaping education and training systems to deliver the necessary skills; calls on public and private authorities to closely engage with the social partners, civil society, education and training providers, labour market bodies, learners, and representatives of organisations or bodies active in the field of skills, education, training, and lifelong learning;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses the crucial role of social dialogue, collective bargaining and social partners in designing national, sectoral and company-
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses the role of social dialogue, collective bargaining, trade unions and social partners in designing national, sectoral and company-
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Highlights the importance of core and cognitive skills and the preparation of the necessary instruments to encourage citizens to consider also their personal development and growth with these skills, such as creative thinking, resilience, flexibility and agility; motivation and self- awareness; curiosity and lifelong learning – in recognition of the importance of workers ability to adapt to disrupted workplaces, self-efficacy, and working with others in teams;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on the Member States to ensure an enabling environment for bipartite and tripartite social dialogue at all levels and involve social partners in the design and implementation of employment and social policies related to the green economy in a systematic, meaningful and timely manner in line with the Council Recommendation on strengthening social dialogue;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to integrate sustainable development, environmental competences and skills into training and education systems from primary level onwards through updated curricula; emphasises the need for qualified educators and trainers in order to properly disseminate such curricula; encourages in this regard Member States to ensure adequate support and timely professional development and training for educators and trainers; recalls the importance of collaboration between education and training institutions, enterprises and social partners to establish the skills, competencies and outcomes that can simultaneously benefit workers' professional development and address labour market demands;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to integrate sustainable development, environmental competences and skills into training and education systems as well as emphasise the core skills that are needed for today’s jobs such as creative thinking, flexibility, teamwork, motivation and self- awareness;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 c (new) Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to integrate sustainable development, environmental competences and skills into training and education systems; calls for a swift adoption of the proposed Council Recommendation on learning for environmental sustainability;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to integrate sustainable development, environmental competences and transversal technical and soft skills into training and education systems;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to integrate sustainable development, environmental competences and skills into training
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to integrate sustainable development, digital and environmental competences and skills into training and education systems;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to integrate sustainable development, environmental competences and skills into training
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Stresses the need for investment in reskilling, upskilling and reeducating in formal and informal programmes to build competences for strong socially inclusive green jobs; in this regard, calls on the Member States to develop comprehensive learning strategies on national and local level to help workers acquire required skills;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Underlines the importance of quality career guidance systems that familiarise and orient individuals towards training for green jobs as well as relevant career opportunities;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Stresses the importance of up-to- date labour market and skills intelligence at occupational, sectoral and regional level to assist in the identification and forecasting of relevant occupational and transversal skills needs for the green transition; welcomes the Commission's commitment to define a taxonomy of skills for the green transition as part of the EU Skills Agenda and calls for its delivery as soon as possible;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that training should be of a good enough quality and lead to a qualification that is validated through transparent and clear recognition and certification systems which allow for comparability; stresses that training should be of a good enough quality and lead to a qualification that is validated through transparent and clear recognition and certification systems which allow for comparability; calls on the Union and Member States to promote and continue the implementation of tools and instruments for the increased transparency of qualifications, including qualifications awarded outside the Union, and for the validation of non-formal and informal learning;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 a (new) – Having regard to the ILO Guidelines for a Just Transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all of 2 February 2016,
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that training should be of a good enough quality and lead to a qualification that is validated through transparent and clear recognition and certification systems which allow for comparability; stresses moreover the need to improve the validation and the formal recognition of skills and competences, in particular those acquired via non-formal and informal education and experience, such as long-term care or volunteering;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that training should be of a good enough quality, assessed by the workers themselves, and lead to a qualification that is validated through transparent and clear recognition and certification systems which allow for comparability; calls also to ensure that the qualifications and certified competences are adequately remunerated;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that training should be of a
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that training should be
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Stresses the role that micro- credentials can play when used in a coherent and standardised way also in relation to green skills and competences; calls on the Commission and Member States to develop a European ecosystem for micro-credentials in line with the Council Recommendation and ensure their portability across Europe with a particular focus on skills and competencies related to the green and circular economy;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Stresses that access to training and education should be available to all Union's citizens without prejudice to sex, age, religion or belief, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, wealth, birth or other status;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Recalls that if training and skills are crucial in a just transition, the first priority must remain the creation of high quality, well paid jobs that increase the quality of life;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Stresses the importance of leveraging face-to-face classroom sessions and short training courses or modules without underestimating the potential of online learning;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 4 Public policy coherence to fully develop the job potential of the green and digital transition
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A (new) -A. whereas urgent action to mitigate climate change is needed across all sectors in order to reduce and control its short, medium and long-term impact on economy, employment, environment, well- being, and health;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Highlights that the full implementation of environmental legislation is essential for the full realisation of the potential linked to the green economy and therefore for the creation of jobs; stresses that environment, social and employment legislation must be thought together to ensure a just transition;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Highlights th
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Highlights that the full implementation of environmental legislation is essential for the full realisation of the potential linked to the green economy and therefore for the creation of jobs, effective implementation at a local level is crucial for a just and inclusive transition;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the European Commission to make climate and social justice its top priorities; urges the European Commission and Member States for budgetary rules and competition dogmas to be abandoned to allow massive investments in the green transition and jobs creation, within a framework of democratic governance that includes citizens; calls therefore for a review of major European policies in the light of these priorities;
Amendment 274 #
15a. Stresses the importance and quality of the European tourism sector, which deserves to be supported by both Member State and EU policies, on account of its professionalism and ties to the culture and traditions of the European nations;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Stresses that effective implementation on a local level should not rely solely on local governments and municipalities, assistance and training need to reach the targeted population directly, this can be achieved though civil societies and intense monitoring;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission to include for all environmental legislation a socio- economic impact assessment taking into consideration jobs, skills and working conditions; stresses that such impact assessment is not meant to lower the ambition of any climate law, but to make it possible to identify the needs in term of job profiles and the necessary skills and qualifications, on the basis of which training, upskilling, and reskilling plans can be developed, as well as any additional measures for health and safety at work; stresses that all environmental policies with a potential impact on employment and working conditions should go through social partners consultation according to Article 154 TFEU, as for social policy initiatives; calls on the Commission to reflect the findings of such impact assessments in its sectoral transition pathways;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission to include for all environmental legislation a socio- economic impact assessment taking into consideration jobs, skills and working conditions in different countries, regions, sectors and companies in order to provide the necessary knowledge to develop adequate social policies and measures as well as territorial and sectoral just transition pathway adapted to regional realities; calls on the Commission to systematically map at regional level, and with a sufficient level of granularity, the employment situation, the development of quality jobs and the collective bargaining coverage rate;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the green transition will greatly expand economic activities related to renewable energy, energy efficiency and the circular economy, while transforming other economic activities; whereas this will add up to 2 million new jobs in the EU in the short to medium term, and up to 10 million more as the transition advances; whereas the circular economy can contribute to the creation of around 700,000 jobs in the EU alone by 2030; whereas reuse is a labour-intensive circular activity, whereby it is estimated that social enterprises active in reuse create approximately 70 jobs per 1,000 tonnes of materials collected;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission to include for all environmental legislation a
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission to include for all environmental legislation a socio- economic impact assessment taking into consideration jobs, skills and working conditions as well as region and sector specific aspects;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the Commission to include for all environmental legislation an economic growth and competitiveness assessment as this is key to also measure socio-economic impacts;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for a revision of the Energy Union Governance Regulation in order to update the national energy and climate plans with just transition objectives, by identifying the social challenges and opportunities expected from the transition to net zero as well as the detailed measures and resources that will be necessary to manage them;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for a revision of the Energy Union Governance Regulation in order to update the national energy and climate plans with just and inclusive transition objectives;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls for the creation of a European Just Transition Observatory, with the involvement of sectoral social partners, to monitor the implementation of all policies and measures related to the European Green Deal on employment, quality jobs, and working conditions;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the green transition will greatly expand economic activities related to renewable energy, energy efficiency and the circular economy, while transforming other economic activities which can be negatively impacted if the socio-economic dimension is not adequately addressed and necessary investments are not sufficiently and properly designed; whereas the consequences of the ecological transition will be unevenly distributed in the European Union and among its territories;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Highlights the importance of the Member States in promoting sectoral social dialogue and collective bargaining, especially in newly emerging green industries, and also in ensuring the inclusion of small and medium-sized businesses;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Highlights the importance of the Member States in promoting sectoral social dialogue and collective bargaining, especially in newly emerging green industries, and also in ensuring the inclusion of small and medium-sized businesses including social economy enterprises; stresses that the Minimum Wage Directive represents a great opportunity to strengthen collective bargaining and the presence of trade unions in emerging sectors;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Highlights the importance of the Member States in promoting sectoral social dialogue and collective bargaining, especially in newly emerging green and digital industries, and also in ensuring the inclusion of small and medium-sized businesses; stresses that the Minimum Wage Directive represents a great opportunity to strengthen collective bargaining on wage-setting and the presence of
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to regulate the setting up of a specific body at workers representation level to act as environmental transition representative on all matters related to the environmental and ecological transition in the workplace;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Calls for the creation of an EU Just Transition Observatory composed of all relevant stakeholders, including civil society and trade unions, that monitors and supports the implementation of just transition policies and plans at national and regional level, the quality involvement of stakeholders and assesses the qualitative aspects of economic development and social well-being; Stresses the need for a granular mapping of developments in the labour market connected to the green and digital transition, in terms of existing skills, demographic trends and skills needs, at NUTS3 level, in order to facilitate the job- to-job transition;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Emphasises the importance to closely involve and associate local and regional authorities, trade unions and civil society in change, as addressing the issue of the green and social transition requires actions at all levels - European, national and local - with a good degree of policy coordination; calls in this regard for the creation of a just transition observatory at EU level;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) – having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+),
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the green transition, sufficiently managed and supported, will greatly expand economic activities related to renewable energy, energy efficiency and the circular economy, while transforming other economic activities and their potential for sustainable growth and competitiveness;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for mandatory just transition plans to be adopted by all companies affected by the green transition, negotiated with trade unions and worker representatives; stresses that such plans should ensure that companies’ operations and value chains are compatible with the Green Deal targets and should also specify the accompanying social measures aimed at promoting employment and quality jobs, including addressing strategic jobs and skills planning and related training policies; highlights that such plans should include the changes in job requirements, including job losses and new jobs created, and related skill requirements; calls on public authorities to use this information to design green labour market policies designed to proactively match potential, new and existing workers to the jobs expected;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for mandatory just transition plans to be adopted by all companies affected by the green transition, negotiated with trade unions and after consultation of workers' representatives;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for mandatory just transition plans to be adopted by all companies affected by the green transition, negotiated with trade unions and worker representatives which must be involved at all stages of the process;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for mandatory and realistic just transition plans to be adopted by all companies affected by the green transition, negotiated with trade unions and worker representatives;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for mandatory just transition plans to be adopted by
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 308 #
20a. considers essential to integrate in the Semester multilateral surveillance the assessment of the distributional effects of climate policies financial burden on households as well as the distribution of the environmental benefits from such policies across different income groups, in order to identify policy measures needed to address these impacts;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the green transition will greatly expand economic activities related to renewable energy, energy efficiency and the circular economy, while bringing with it challenges such as the displacement of workers, job losses and the transform
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Regrets that the Commission proposal on the economic governance review does not create enough fiscal space for Member States to make the green and social investment at the scale needed; regrets that the European Commission has not taken the necessary measures to address the situation and continues to impose an excessively restrictive economic governance, including regarding State aid, also in sectors key for the transition, such as rail and housing sectors;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Regrets that the Commission proposal on the economic governance review does not create
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls for a major shift in the EU from taxing labour to taxing capital, notably by shifting taxes on wages to tax
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls for a major shift in the EU from taxing wages to taxing wealth and highly polluting activities in order to incentivise job creation, including in the circular economy, and reduce inequalities;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls for a
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls for a major shift in the EU from taxing wages to taxing wealth in order to incentivise job creation and reduce inequalities; recalls that workers and vulnerable and middle-class households should not pay for the cost of the transition;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls for a major shift in the EU from taxing wages to taxing
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Takes note of the legality and advantages of fair and transparent tax competition as a way of improving tax efficiency in and among Member States; calls on the Commission and the Council to coordinate in order to simplify the regulatory burden in tax matters to boost Europe's competitiveness, to create jobs and to improve fiscal fairness; warns against the risks of establishing a wealth tax because of the difficulties in defining the tax base and the enormous and disproportionate bureaucratic effort on tax collection; recalls that the treaties do not provide any legal basis for an EU initiative on this matter; considers that tax authorities shall use their limited resources better than chasing an ill- defined wealth tax;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Highlights the importance of strong
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Highlights the importance of strong safety nets to complement job creation measures and ensure that no one is left behind, including adequate minimum income support, adequate unemployment benefits and minimum wages; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for a revised permanent SURE instrument to support national unemployment schemes in the context of the transition; stresses that an EU directive on adequate minimum income could contribute to the goal of reducing poverty by at least half in all Member States by 2030 and ensuring the integration of people absent from the labour market;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the green transition will greatly expand economic activities related to renewable energy, energy efficiency and the circular economy, while
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Highlights the importance of strong
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Highlights the importance of strong safety nets to complement job creation measures and ensure that no one is left behind,
Amendment 332 #
23. Highlights the importance of strong safety nets to complement job creation measures and
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Highlights the importance of strong safety nets to complement job creation measures and ensure that no one is left behind, including adequate minimum income support with no age discrimination, adequate unemployment benefits and minimum wages;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Highlights the importance of strong safety nets to complement job creation measures and ensure that no one is left
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Notes with concern that the Youth Guarantee has so far not fully reached its goals and calls for reinforced measures, including making full use of the opportunities provided by the ESF+, to promote employment through active interventions for labour market integration and the creation of sustainable entry-level positions, to be not replaced by traineeships;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23b. Notes that these aids require substantial expenditure on public social security systems, and that governments will need to invest massively; stresses that the question of aids to affected workers will need to be regularly monitored in the context of national reports and country- specific recommendations under the European Semester and the exercises to implement the Council Recommendation on access to social protection for workers and the self-employed;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Recognises the importance of impact investing in providing finance to organisations addressing social and environmental needs with the explicit expectation of a measurable social and environmental return, including on employment and job quality; emphasises the positive effect that impact investing could have on job creation in the context of the just transition; regrets the lack of an EU-wide definition of “impact investment” and the connected risk of green and social washing; calls for a definition of impact investment;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Recognises the importance of
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas a common definition of the 'green economy' and ‘green jobs’, as well as methodologies to accurately gauge the green economy's size and rate of growth and to identify the jobs associated with it, are essential in order to effectively anticipate and manage change and ensure targeted policy planning, implementation and evaluation; whereas a common definition would provide clarity and coherence and allow responsible authorities to gather much needed information to combat the scarcity of monitoring and evaluation data that creates a difficult environment for proposing concrete and targeted policy recommendations; whereas the green economy can be understood at a minimum as an economy which promotes environmental sustainability, social inclusion and economic growth;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Recognises the importance of impact investing in providing finance to organisations addressing social and environmental needs with the explicit expectation of a measurable social and environmental return, including on employment and job quality; recalls the role that social economy entities can play in developing sustainable products and services, operating inclusive business models and supporting workers to develop skills to adapt to the changing labour market;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Recognises the importance of impact investing in providing finance to organisations addressing social and environmental needs with the explicit expectation of a measurable social and environmental return, including on employment and job quality through consultation with trade unions and workers' representatives;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Member States to make full use of the opportunities provided by Union funds such as the Just Transition Fund, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, and the European Social Fund Plus, to support Member States and regions to promote up and reskilling in order to ensure a skilled, resilient and competitive workforce, in particular in the context of the green and digital transitions;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Stresses that social investment and funding should be conditional on the socio-economic circumstances and not political stances and ideologies, that it is crucial that all regions have access to funding based on its own specific needs in order to ensure equal access to education, training and employment and as a consequence a just transition;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Commission to work on a clear and harmonized definition of impact finance, based on the principle of compatibility of financial performance with ecological and social performances, so that financial products considered as finance impact products meet the necessary and ambitious enough criteria;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the European Commission, in coordination with the Member States, to urgently draw up a plan to support small and medium-sized enterprises, without constraints relating to a centrally planned and socialist economy that favours globalism.
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new) 24b. Stresses the need for quality assessments of the environmental risks and impacts of corporate practices, as well as the way in which companies manage their social responsibilities and the quality and ethics of corporate governance moving towards more responsible and ethical practices based on transparent and reliable information; welcomes in this regard the recent Commission proposal for a regulation on the transparency and integrity of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating activities; points out the necessity for high quality ESG assessments that are clear and detailed for clients, transparent and supervised by ESMA, with a score for each aspect assessed, calculated on the basis of a harmonized method and weightings, aligned with the European taxonomy, and reflecting extra-financial practices and the impact of the company's activities on the entire supply chain;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new) 24b. Calls for an increased investment in building administrative and technical capacity at local level, through training and the use of technical assistance available under different EU funds;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 c (new) 24c. Recalls that the JTF provides support for territories and people facing socio-economic and employment challenges deriving from the transition process towards a low-carbon economy of the Union by 2050; takes note of the Commission appropriations for 2024 of EUR 1,486 billion; highlights its importance for addressing the social aspects of the transition, in particular support to jobseekers and workers affected by the green transition;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses the crucial role and responsibility of the private and financial sector in channelling funding into sustainable investments and enabling the transition to a climate-neutral economy; calls for the redirection of the working force, public and private sectors’ investments and know-how to the projects and investments needed to achieve the green transition;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas during the European Year of Skills job creation in the context of climate change and digital transition should focus on upskilling, reskilling and lifelong learning to achieve a fair and inclusive transition;
Amendment 350 #
25. Stresses the crucial role of the private and financial sector in channelling funding into sustainable investments and enabling the transition to a climate-neutral economy; highlights that regulatory burden and regulatory uncertainty often impedes the mobilisation of private capital; underlines that public investments should not crowd out private investments;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses the crucial role of the private and financial sector in channelling funding into sustainable investments and enabling the transition to a climate-neutral economy; stresses the influential role that the EIB can play in this regard and calls for continued strong investments in climate action and environmental sustainability projects;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses the
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses the crucial role of the private and financial sector in channelling funding into sustainable investments and enabling the transition to a resilient, competitive and climate-neutral economy;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses the crucial role of the private and financial sector in channelling funding into sustainable investments and enabling the transition to a climate-neutral economy and a just work environment;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses the crucial role of the private and financial sector in channelling funding into sustainable investments and enabling the transition to a
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Underlines the importance of social economy in tackling social inequalities, promoting inclusion and securing environmental sustainability; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote an enabling environment and support for the role of cooperatives and the social economy in the just transition in order to generate decent work, productive employment and improved living conditions for all;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Calls for the Spanish Presidency of the Council to prioritise strengthening industrialisation throughout the European Union;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas climate change comes with increased job insecurity, precarious work, and major health and safety hazards for workers, especially in agriculture, food processing, and the hospitality sector;
Amendment 360 #
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Calls for the swift creation of a European sovereignty fund with newly allocated EU money to mobilise large-scale investments in green technology;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26.
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Calls for the swift creation of a European sovereignty fund with newly allocated EU money to mobilise large-scale investments in green technology; regrets that the proposed Strategic Technology Platform for Europe is to be funded primarily through the redirection of funds under existing programmes; calls on the Commission to ensure sufficient ambition and fresh resources to match the scale of the investments required for a sovereign green industry and economy;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Calls for the swift creation of a European sovereignty fund with newly allocated EU money to mobilise large-scale investments in green technology; regrets the lack of ambition of the Commission's recent proposal in this respect, which falls far short of the resources needed to achieve this goal;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26.
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Calls
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Recalls the crucial need for EU funding initiatives that support industry and sovereignty to ensure long term, sustainable growth as well as shared prosperity;considers also essential that the relevant aspects are integrated in any future funding instrument: - Social and environmental justice as guiding principles in order to make the EU more resilient to growing threats to health and well-being - Strong focus on workers:any investment should create good-paying jobs to lift up the low and middle classes and bring tangible benefits to communities that are often overlooked and left behind - Environmental Justice: ensure fair distribution of the benefits and profits of the investments and redistribution of the projects, benefiting notably vulnerable communities and regions which are disproportionately impacted by underinvestment in critical infrastructure, pollution and climate change;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 b (new) 26b. Notes that the main instruments to support just transition are the Just Transition Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Social Climate Fund, as well as the Council Recommendation on Ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality; warns that the current instruments and proposals by the European Commission are too narrow and fall short of providing the holistic and legal just transition framework that society needs;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas it is important to leverage technologies such as AI, but without overstating their contribution and creating unrealistic expectations;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27.
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls for an expansion in size and thematic scope of the Just Transition Fund; with the inclusion of other sectors and a more holistic approach to facilitate the achievement of EU’s climate goals and the European Pillar of Social Rights’ objectives;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls for an
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls for an expansion in size
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls for an expansion in size and thematic scope of the Just Transition Fund; stresses the importance of making sure that the whole EU budget is oriented towards a just transition;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls for an e
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Is concerned about the implications of higher interest rates for green investments and the related potential for job creation in sustainable sectors; stresses that rate rises will likely disincentivise new green investments that have large upfront costs and thus face higher funding costs, when compared to fossil fuel alternatives with relatively low upfront costs; calls on the ECB to assess the possibility of applying differentiated rates to support green investments and disincentivise brown investments;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas the ILO defines 'green jobs' as decent jobs providing employment either in green economic sectors which produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment or cross-sectoral employment which contribute to environmentally friendly production processes;
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls on the Commission to continue monitoring and fostering investment and spending on quality job creation within NextGenerationEU, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the European Social Fund Plus and to ensure that the European Parliament remains closely involved; highlights the need to strengthen the capacity of public administration to ensure, amongst others, the effective absorption of EU Funds, the democratic planification of the green transition and the effective implementation of environmental and climate legislation;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls on the Commission to continue monitoring and fostering investment and spending on quality job creation, education and training for skills development within NextGenerationEU, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the European Social Fund Plus with a focus on the green transition, and to ensure that the European Parliament remains closely involved;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls on the Commission to continue monitoring and fostering investment and
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Calls on the Commission to continue monitoring and fostering investment and spending on quality job creation within NextGenerationEU, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the European Social Fund Plus and to ensure that the European Parliament remains closely involved; recalls the opportunity provided by the InvestEU social investment and skills window to generate social impact investments;
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Calls for an urgent review of the 2030 Agenda and of the Green Deal with a view to adjusting them to the current and future needs of the EU's businesses and workers;
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 b (new) 28b. Emphasizes that investments in young people are known to have a positive impact on the employment and participation of young people in society and produce measurable social and financial returns on the funds invested, fostering economic development while achieving social goals; calls on the Member States to ensure complementarity between measures under the RRF and other EU programmes such as the reinforced Youth Guarantee, the European Child Guarantee and national investment and measures to promote skills, education, training and labour market integration in compliance with their own needs and specific national conditions;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas a just transition should involve seizing the
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 b (new) – having regard to Regulation (EU) 2023/955 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 establishing a Social Climate Fund,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas a just transition should be socially just and inclusive, involve seizing the opportunity to create quality jobs, tackle discrimination at work, protect workers’ rights and raise labour standards; whereas just transition policies should focus first on the most affected communities and the most vulnerable groups;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas a just transition should involve seizing the opportunity to create quality jobs, tackle discrimination at work
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas a just transition should
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas a just transition should involve seizing the opportunity to create quality jobs, tackle discrimination at work, close the gap in education and training and raise labour standards;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas innovative direct employment initiatives have emerged at local level in different Member States, such as “Territoires zéro chômeur de longue durée” in France and Belgium, « Territori a disoccupazione zero » in Italy, “Job Guarantee” in Austria, "Basisbaan"in the Netherlands and “Solidarity Basic Income” in Germany; whereas the local jobs created under these initiatives are often part of the social economy sector and implement projects addressing the unmet social and environmental needs of society by prioritising care and green services;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. Whereas working time reduction, with no cut in pay and no reduction of social security contribution and with compensatory staff recruitment where necessary, is good for the workers, for the companies and for the environment; whereas working time reduction allows to redistribute work and creates new employment; whereas working time reduction is a crucial element of the just transition but is missing from the European Green Deal;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas just transition relies on establishing policies for environmentally sustainable development and economies combined with effective measures for poverty eradication and providing decent work for all;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas an inclusive transition is not just about training and skills, it should be about decent work and skills accessible to all EU citizens, public policy coherence and investment in job creation;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas employment and social policy in the just transition should include a focus on actions to conserve, protect, restore and sustainably manage natural ecosystems while simultaneously addressing societal and economic challenges with measures to ensure human well-being, resilience of ecosystems and biodiversity benefits;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 c (new) – having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/691 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan foresees that at least 78% of the population aged 20 to 64 should be in employment by 2030, and at least 60% of all adults should participate in training every year;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas the EU Public Procurement Directive did not lead to sufficient implementation of social and environmental criteria in tendering procedures; whereas more incentives for public purchases and investments in inclusive local employment and effective circular solutions in the reuse, repair and recycling sectors are needed, including via capacity building measures for public procurers to facilitate access to tendering opportunities by social enterprises active in the circular economy; whereas strengthening the capacity of public administrations at all levels is crucial for the effective absorption of EU funds and the effective implementation of environmental and climate legislation, and comes with a significant job creation potential;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas sectors where job opportunities are expected to emerge in the transition to carbon neutral economies remain highly male-dominated; whereas gender-segmented labour markets reflect systematic gender gaps in access to relevant education and training and occupational gender stereotypes which must be tackled as early as possible to reverse this trend;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas sectors where job opportunities are expected to emerge in the transition to carbon neutral economies
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas some sectors where job opportunities are expected to emerge in the transition to low carbon
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas sectors concerning highly polluting activities will be subject to significant structural changes related to greening of these sectors; whereas these sectors are often regionally and locally concentrated, therefore the transition will majorly affect inhabitants of those regions and jobs that are mainly composed by medium-skilled workers;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas workers and communities already in situations of vulnerability, including workers in the informal economy, are at higher risk of seeing their source of income affected by the transition;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 d (new) – having regard to the European Modernisation Fund as set in the Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 will require sufficient investment and the anticipation of change and suitable framework conditions to support job-to-job transitions, including the necessary skilling, reskilling and upskilling of the current workforce; whereas a particular focus on the needs and specificities of disadvantaged groups and local and regional labour markets which are more impacted by this transition is crucial to ensure that no one is left behind;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 will require the anticipation of change and suitable framework conditions to support job-to-job transitions, including the necessary skilling, reskilling and upskilling of the current workforce, as well as addressing obstacles such as skill shortages and shortages of trainers and teachers with good understanding of green skills;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 will require the anticipation of change and suitable framework conditions to support job-to-job transitions, including the necessary skilling, reskilling and upskilling of the current workforce and improving existing working conditions across all sectors and regions;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 will require the anticipation of change and suitable framework conditions to support job-to-job transitions, including
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 will require the anticipation of
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the prosperity of workers and societies must be ensured in the transition to a low-carbon economy; wheares in this shift, some jobs are expected to be made redundant, which will impact on communities; whereas workers will need training, new employment opportunities and may have to relocate; whereas entire regions and industries dependent on fossil fuels will have to be redesigned by 2050;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the circular economy provides a unique opportunity to reinvigorate manufacturing industries both through reshoring of production and through strategies such as remanufacturing, refurbishing, repairing and more;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas according to CEDEFOP, the lack of skilled workers to design repairable and reusable products and technologies may amplify producers’ reluctance to start producing them;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. Whereas for every investment of 1 million euros in energy renovation of building, an average of 18 jobs are expected to be created in the EU 1a _________________ 1a Building renovation, a kick-starter for the EU recovery, Renovate Europe, p.3 : forhttps://www.renovate-europe.eu/wp- content/uploads/2020/06/BPIE-Research- Layout_FINALPDF_08.06.pdf
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas there is a lack of comprehensive scientific evaluation1a of the social consequences of climate change and the social impacts of adaptation measures; whereas the importance of addressing the social impacts is acknowledged, the awareness of the potential impacts has not yet been translated into specific policy measures; _________________ 1a Monitoring and evaluation of national adaptation policies throughout the policy cycle — European Environment Agency (europa.eu)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) – having regard to the Commission communication of 17 January 2023 entitled ‘Harnessing talent in Europe’s regions’ (COM(2023) 32 final),
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. Whereas skills intelligence giving insight into sectoral and local demand for green economy skills will be fundamental;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new) Dc. whereas apart from ensuring that sufficient labour market entrants acquire the skills needed for the economy of the future, another challenge lies in the need to up and reskill workers, in particular to meet current and evolving labour market needs; whereas this can be difficult for older workers and especially for low- skilled workers, as it may be challenging for them to ‘skill up’ and compete for new jobs; whereas as there is also a spatial challenge in that jobs in the low-carbon economy may be created in locations very different from those suffering job losses. Education and training efforts therefore need to be linked with a just transition policy. Disadvantaged workers and communities will need targeted assistance to ensure they are not left behind.
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new) Dc. Whereas partnerships among the private sector, educational institutions and the social partners will be key in order to identify current and future skill needs;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D d (new) Dd. whereas more investment is needed in professional education and up and reskilling; whereas employers know best the workforce, skills and competences they need; whereas the importance to match these needs with people's aspirations and to strengthen Europe's growth;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D e (new) De. whereas having a skilled workforce that are aligned with the demands of the labour market contributes to sustainable growth, leads to more innovation and improves companies' competitiveness;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D f (new) Df. whereas the green transition requires significant investments in reskilling and upskilling to equip the workers with the technical (specific to each occupation) and core (soft) skills required; whereas skills gaps and labour market shortages are almost inevitable whenever any new product or service appears, and the green and digital economy is no exception;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D g (new) Dg. whereas learning or improving certain core skills is likely to be of greater relevance for a person’s employability than skills and competences that are highly specific to certain occupations or technologies; whereas competencies in literacy and numeracy, as well as in decision-making, teamwork and communication, are critical in that they affect people’s ability to function well in teams, thus enhancing their adaptability and their occupational mobility;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D h (new) Dh. whereas the green and digital transitions, technological change, supply- chain transformations and changing consumer expectations are all generating demand for new jobs and skills across industries and regions and they are opening new opportunities for workers, employers and the EU economy; whereas these positive drivers are offset by growing geo-economics tensions and high inflation leading to a cost-of-living crisis;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D i (new) Di. whereas targeted training by well- equipped teachers and trainers is essential;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the investment gap for climate action has been estimated by the European Commission at EUR 520 billion a year until 2030
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) – having regard to the Council Recommendation of 8 November 2019 on access to social protection for workers and the self-employed,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the investment gap for climate action has been estimated at EUR 520 billion a year until 2030; whereas this gap does not include considerations like social and climate justice policies;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas it is important to address the prospect of an imminent green skills shortage as the increase in demand for green skills is outpacing the increase in supply;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas jobs and activities in the field of healthcare, education and care, including childcare and long-term care, to sustain the rest of the economy in its greening pathway; whereas these jobs are also indispensable in light of the new health threats related to climate change and pollution;
Amendment 85 #
F. whereas
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the participation of workers and trade unions, accompanied by new rights, in the governance of the transition and the anticipation and social management of change is a prerequisite
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the participation of workers and workers representatives, including trade unions in the governance of the transition and the anticipation and social management of change is a prerequisite for a fair, inclusive and successful transition;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the participation of workers and trade unions in the governance of the transition and the anticipation and social management of change is
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 a (new) – having regard to the Regulation (EU) 2023/955 of the European parliament and of the council of 10 May 2023 establishing a Social Climate Fund and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1060,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas Social partners involvement in the green transition of the labour market will be a decisive step, as the feedback from European, national and local trade unions and employers' organizations is key to anticipate change; whereas sectoral social dialogue has been weakened in some regions, often with foreign employers actively pursuing decentralized collective bargaining; whereas social partners participations and collective agreement coverage should be promoted and strengthened, especially in new and emerging sectors;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the administrative and technical capacity of different stakeholders needs to be built; whereas the Member States still face many challenges in effectively managing and implementing the EU funds at local level, or in assessing the various impacts of climate policies;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas demographic changes, such as ageing population will require adoption of targeted strategies in order to adapt to these changes, such as via flexible working conditions or adaptations of workplaces;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the enhancement of workplace democracy has virtuous consequences for the workers, the companies and the whole economy, and is key to a successful just transition;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. Whereas the right to engage in work is a right enshrined in the European Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. whereas it is essential to complement companies' financial performance and to reflect their extra- financial practices towards more sustainable activities and investments;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F c (new) Fc. whereas the concept of just transition should be mainstreamed across all policies of the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 Green and digital economy opportunities for
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 Green economy opportunities and challenges for the labour market
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 Green economy opportunities for
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