Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies

Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.

1. Amendment 1ECRMotion for a resolution · Recital A
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   A. whereas the green and digital transitions are having a profound transformative effect on Europe’s economies, societies, regions and workplaces in different ways, requiring comprehensive social and employment policy measures to prevent adverse impacts and promote economic, social and territorial cohesion; whereas ensuring an effective shift to a climate-neutral and digitalised economy and a reduction on energy supply dependencies is essential for Europe’s long-term prosperity, wellbeing, sustainability, growth and competitiveness; whereas the ultimate success of the twin transition will depend heavily on ensuring that transition is just and inclusive for workers, businesses and regions and…

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   A. whereas the green and digital transitions are having a profound transformative effect on Europe’s economies, societies, regions and workplaces in different ways, requiring comprehensive social and employment policy measures to prevent adverse impacts and promote economic, social and territorial cohesion; whereas ensuring an effective shift to a climate-neutral and digitalised economy and a reduction on energy supply dependencies is essential for Europe’s long-term prosperity, wellbeing, sustainability, growth and competitiveness; whereas the ultimate success of the twin transition will depend heavily on ensuring that transition is just and inclusive for workers, businesses and regions and…

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2. Amendment 2ECRMotion for a resolution · Recital E
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   E. whereas managing the shift to a carbon neutral economy should not only support transitions to new quality jobs in emerging sectors but also maintain and adapt existing jobs and sectors to more sustainable and clean industries and technologies for people, especially those living in more impacted territories; whereas a particular focus on regions and industries dependent on fossil fuels is crucial as these will have to be redesigned to meet the Union’s climate commitments; whereas it is important that everyone, including workers and jobseekers are supported in managing transitions in order to foster understanding and acceptance and effectiveness of the goals of the 2050 long-term strategy;…

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   E. whereas managing the shift should not only support transitions to new quality jobs in emerging sectors but also maintain and adapt existing jobs and sectors to more sustainable and clean industries and technologies for people, especially those living in more impacted territories; whereas a particular focus on regions and industries dependent on fossil fuels is crucial as these must be protected from deprivation; whereas it is important that everyone, including workers and jobseekers are involved in managing transitions in order to build reasonable and acceptable solutions; whereas as shown by Eurofound research9, broad involvement of civil society, social partners and public authorities i…

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3. Amendment 3ECRMotion for a resolution · Recital F
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   F. whereas Europe’s economic transformation requires a strong focus on competitiveness and growth; whereas entrepreneurs and job creators must be given the right conditions to invest and expand, and ensuring efficient use of funds is essential to attract private investment; whereas it is important that citizens, in both urban and rural areas, are engaged in and supportive of a just transition that balances competitiveness with solidarity, and that they can be confident their job, income and way of life will be safeguarded so that no one is left behind;

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   F. whereas Europe’s economic transformation requires a strong focus on competitiveness and growth; whereas a slowdown of the pace of the implementation of the climate-neutral goals is essential in this regard; whereas the Emission Trading Scheme must be abandoned; whereas entrepreneurs and job creators must be given the right conditions to invest and expand, and ensuring efficient use of funds is essential to attract private investment; whereas it is important that citizens, in both urban and rural areas, are engaged in and supportive of a just transition that balances competitiveness with solidarity, and that they can be confident their job, income and way of life will be safeguarded so tha…

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4. Amendment 4ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 10
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   10. Stresses that Eurostat’s regional projections indicate a continued decline in the working-age population across many territories during the 2020s and 2030s, particularly in regions already affected by ageing and geographical mobility ; underlines that such trends risk weakening labour supply, and in turn threaten long-term development, at the very moment when skilled workers are essential for the green and digital transitions; Emphasises the importance of people’s ‘right to stay’ in their regions or local areas and the need for targeted strategies for rural and peripheral areas; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support place-based policies that create economic opportuniti…

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   10. Stresses that Eurostat’s regional projections indicate a continued decline in the working-age population across many territories during the 2020s and 2030s, particularly in regions already affected by ageing and geographical mobility ; underlines that such trends risk weakening labour supply, and in turn threaten long-term development, at the very moment when skilled workers are essential for the transition; Emphasises the importance of people’s ‘right to stay’ in their regions or local areas and the need for targeted strategies for rural and peripheral areas; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support place-based policies that create economic opportunities for both people…

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5. Amendment 5ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 21
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   21. Stresses that a coherent, integrated policy mix is necessary for delivering on the objectives of the just transition; calls for climate and industrial measures by the EU to take into consideration inclusion, social protection and skills objectives; highlights the importance of ensuring that European and national funds are used to facilitate the green and digital transition, including by promoting social dialogue and collective bargaining; calls for EU funding and State aid by Member States to be aligned with a European industrial policy, in order to offer high-quality jobs, promote collective bargaining, respect of EU labour rights and standards, improve the competitiveness of European b…

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   21. Stresses that a coherent, integrated policy mix is necessary for delivering on the objectives of the just transition; calls for reasonable industrial measures by the EU to take into consideration inclusion, social protection and skills objectives; highlights the importance of ensuring that European and national funds are used to facilitate the transition, including by promoting social dialogue and collective bargaining; calls for EU funding and State aid by Member States to be aligned with a European industrial policy, in order to offer high-quality jobs, promote collective bargaining, respect of EU labour rights and standards, improve the competitiveness of European businesses and ensur…

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6. Amendment 6ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 22
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   22. Calls on the Member States to ensure sufficient funding for quality skills and vocational training programmes as a long-term investment in workers and businesses’ productivity, growth and competitiveness; calls on Member States, with the support of the Commission, to strategically leverage existing Union instruments to implement the Union of Skills, particularly the Skills Guarantee; calls on Member States to increase the use of national Emission Trading Scheme revenues for the training of workers and labour reallocation particularly for workers in carbon-intensive regions; calls on the Commission to explore and issue guidance on how public-private partnerships between Member States and…

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   22. Calls on the Member States to ensure sufficient funding for quality skills and vocational training programmes as a long-term investment in workers and businesses’ productivity, growth and competitiveness; calls on Member States, with the support of the Commission, to strategically leverage existing Union instruments to implement the Union of Skills, particularly the Skills Guarantee; calls on the Commission to explore and issue guidance on how public-private partnerships between Member States and enterprises can fund the training, reskilling and upskilling of workers in particular the right to training for individual workers;

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7. Amendment 7ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 24
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   24. Recalls the role that the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) plays in supporting workers affected by the green and digital transitions during its remaining programming period and encourages Member States, with the support of the Commission, to make full use of the Fund; welcomes the aim of the proposed revision to the current EGF to proactively support workers affected by imminent job displacement and speed up the approval procedure for applications; stresses the importance however of ensuring enterprises undergoing restructuring who wish to apply for the Fund do so in full consultation with workers and their representatives including in the design of the…

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   24. Recalls the role that the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) plays in supporting workers affected by the transition during its remaining programming period and encourages Member States, with the support of the Commission, to make full use of the Fund; welcomes the aim of the proposed revision to the current EGF to proactively support workers affected by imminent job displacement and speed up the approval procedure for applications; stresses the importance however of ensuring enterprises undergoing restructuring who wish to apply for the Fund do so in full consultation with workers and their representatives including in the design of the personalised packag…

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8. Amendment 8ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 27
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   27. Highlights the importance of supporting workers in strengthening their transformative, core and cognitive skills such as creative and critical thinking, foresight, 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 generate new solutions that the green and digital transformations require;

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   27. Highlights the importance of supporting workers in strengthening their transformative, core and cognitive skills such as creative and critical thinking, foresight, 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 generate new solutions that the transformation requires;

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9. Amendment 9ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 32
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   32. Underlines the need to support short-time work schemes and the importance of targeted support for workers affected by transitions, building on the positive experience of SURE; calls for the Commission to propose a reinforced SURE mechanism aimed at the green and digital transition, as supporting such temporary employment-protection measures in times of crises can stabilise public expenditure dedicated to employment policies and just transition measures to mitigate the immediate impacts on jobs of the necessary transformation of the EU economy in line with the goals of a just transition;

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   32. Underlines the need to support short-time work schemes and the importance of targeted support for workers affected by transitions, building on the positive experience of SURE; calls for the Commission to propose a reinforced SURE mechanism aimed at the transition, as supporting such temporary employment-protection measures in times of crises can stabilise public expenditure dedicated to employment policies and just transition measures to mitigate the immediate impacts on jobs of the necessary transformation of the EU economy in line with the goals of a just transition;

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10. Amendment 10ESNMotion for a resolution · Recital F a (new)
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    F a. whereas preserving and strengthening the European industrial base is essential in order to avoid relocations, the loss of strategic productive capacities and an increased dependence of the Union on third countries;

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11. Amendment 11ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 a (new)
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    1 a. Stresses the need to preserve economic activity and European industrial competitiveness by avoiding any weakening of Union undertakings or industrial capacities;

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12. Amendment 12PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 2
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    2. Highlights that the impact of decarbonisation on employment goes beyond reductions in fossil fuels sectors and will have a broader impact in terms of job redefinition and overall labour market transition; welcomes in this regard the announcement of a Quality Jobs Act with the aim to ensure employment practices keep up with developments in the modern economy; stresses the need for this Act together with the forthcoming update of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan and the new Quality Jobs Roadmap to include a set of concrete measures that tangibly improve the working conditions, health and safety, democracy at work, collective bargaining coverage and training and skills of wor…

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    2. Highlights that the impact of the Green Deal goes far beyond mere job losses in fossil fuel sectors and also entails wider consequences for the volume of skilled employment and for the Union’s overall labour market; deplores the lack of pragmatism and the failure of decision-makers to listen to the recommendations of sector professionals, notably in the automotive industry; denounces the significant economic impact of the choices that have been made; underlines that alternative, less restrictive approaches could have preserved the competitiveness of companies in the Member States vis-à-vis extra-European competitors while maintaining an agenda for reducing carbon emissions; insists on the…

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13. Amendment 13PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 10 a (new)
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    10a. Stresses that, in the face of the structural decline in the working-age population in the Member States, only a proactive birth-rate policy at Member State level, supported by Union institutions, can provide a long-term solution to this vital challenge to the economic and social model of the Member States; further underlines that under no circumstances does the replacement of European workers with jobseekers from third countries constitute a sustainable solution, and that such immigration entails other currently underestimated risks, notably in terms of security and social cohesion; insists on the need to better assess the long-term consequences of the decline in the working-age populat…

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