# Poverty reduction and job creation in developing countries: the way forward

European Parliament procedure 2009/2171(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee DEVE / EMPL). Stage: Procedure completed. 124 committee amendments tabled by 15 Members between 2010-03-24 and 2010-04-08.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on poverty reduction and job creation in developing countries. The amendments promote Local Economic Development strategies, economic diversification and the manufacturing sector, support for SMEs, the ILO Decent Work Agenda and UN Social Protection Floor, fair and equitable trade, the social economy and cooperatives, access to land, water and biodiversity, retention of qualified health and skilled workers, and the Millennium Development Goals.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriele ZIMMER | Germany | GUE/NGL | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28248.md |
| Wolf KLINZ | Germany | ALDE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28244.md |
| Isabella LÖVIN | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96675.md |
| Ska KELLER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96734.md |
| Kartika Tamara LIOTARD | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28182.md |
| Frank VANHECKE | Belgium | EFD | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1956.md |
| Eleni THEOCHAROUS | Cyprus | ECR | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/25704.md |
| Patrizia TOIA | Italy | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28340.md |
| Licia RONZULLI | Italy | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96819.md |
| Vincent PEILLON | France | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28166.md |
| Norbert NEUSER | Germany | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96844.md |
| Karima DELLI | France | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96868.md |
| Birgit SIPPEL | Germany | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96932.md |
| Lívia JÁRÓKA | Hungary | NI | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28141.md |
| Pascale GRUNY | France | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96983.md |

## Official source documents

- PE439.872: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.872+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE439.984: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.984+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2009-2171-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2009-2171-INI.json

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