### 4. member states shall take the measures necessary to ensure that oversight and supervision of non-profit organisations is undertaken by designated supervisory authorities whose powers and functions shall be clearly defined by law and exercised in accordance with the right principle to good administration , including as regards the grounds for possible inspections and audits , the procedures , duration and scope of inspections and audits and the powers of inspecting and auditing officers. ### 4. member states shall take the measures necessary to ensure that oversight and supervision of non-profit organisations is undertaken by designated supervisory authorities whose powers and functions shall be clearly defined by law and exercised with independence (free of political interference) in accordance with the right principle to good administration , including as regards the grounds for possible inspections and audits , the procedures , duration and scope of inspections and audits and the powers of inspecting and auditing officers.


### 4. member states shall take the measures necessary to ensure that oversight and supervision of non-profit organisations is undertaken by designated supervisory authorities whose powers and functions shall be clearly defined by law and exercised in accordance with the right principle to good administration , including as regards the grounds for possible inspections and audits , the procedures , duration and scope of inspections and audits and the powers of inspecting and auditing officers. ### 4. member states shall take the measures necessary to ensure that oversight and supervision of non-profit organisations is undertaken by designated supervisory authorities whose powers and functions shall be clearly defined by law and exercised with independence , free of political interference and in accordance with the principle to good administration , including as regards the grounds for possible inspections and audits , the procedures , duration and scope of inspections and audits and the powers of inspecting and auditing officers.


### 5. member states shall take the measures necessary to ensure that comprehensive and easily understandable information is available to the public as to the national laws , regulations or administrative practices regulating the formation , registration , operations , financing and cross-border activities of non-profit organisations established , registered or operating in its territory , as well as the competence , procedures and functioning of the competent regulatory and supervisory authorities. this shall include making available such information in a language the natural or legal person concerned understands or is reasonably supposed to understand. ### 5. member states shall take the measures necessary to ensure that comprehensive and easily understandable information is available to the public as to the national laws , regulations or administrative practices regulating the formation , registration , operations , financing , reporting obligations and cross-border activities of non-profit organisations established , registered or operating in its territory , as well as the competence , procedures and functioning of the competent regulatory and supervisory authorities.


### 1. member states shall ensure that non-profit organisations , their founders , directors , staff , members and all persons seeking to exercise rights related to the formation , registration , operations , financing and cross-border activities of non-profit organisations established , registered or operating in its territory have access to effective complaint mechanisms before a competent independent authority such as an ombudsperson or the national human rights institution in order to seek assistance to assert their rights. ### 1. member states shall ensure that non-profit organisations , their founders , directors , staff , members and all persons seeking to exercise rights related to the formation , registration , operations , financing , reporting obligations and cross-border activities of non-profit organisations established , registered or operating in its territory have access to effective complaint mechanisms before a competent independent authority such as an ombudsperson in order to seek assistance to assert their rights.


### 3. notwithstanding paragraph 2 , non-profit organisations may be required to disclose and make public , in their statutes or by other means , further information on their operations , functioning or financing , insofar as this is necessary to genuinely meet an objective of general interest , subject to the principle of proportionality in particular with regards to the objectives and activities of the organisation. disclosing the members lists of membership-based non-profit organizations shall not be required by state authorities , unless required for the purpose of a criminal investigation concerning criminal offences punishable by a custodial sentence of a maximum of at least one year. ### 3. notwithstanding paragraph 2 , non-profit organisations shall be required to disclose and make public , by their statutes or by means of annual reporting , further information on their operations , functioning , governance representatives and financing , insofar as this meets the objective of general interest , with regards to the objectives and activities of the organisation. disclosing the members lists of membership-based non-profit organizations shall not be required by state authorities , unless required for the purpose of a criminal investigation concerning criminal offences punishable by a custodial sentence of a maximum of at least one year.


### 1. member states shall ensure that formal registration is not a precondition for the formation or operations of non-profit organisations established or operating in its territory. ### deleted


### education and training; ### education , training and youth engagement;


### member states shall ensure that national rules governing non-profit organisations established , registered or operating on their territory do not result in an unjustified discrimination based solely on political desirability of organisation’s purpose , field of activities or sources of financing. ### member states shall ensure that national rules governing non-profit organisations established , registered or operating on their territory do not result in an unjustified discrimination based solely on political desirability of organisation’s purpose , field of activities or sources of financing. member states shall ensure that national rules governing non-profit organisations established , registered or operating on their territory do not result in an unjustified discrimination based solely on political desirability of organisation´s purpose , field of activities or sources of financing.


### 1. member states shall remove any obstacles that affect the ability of non-profit organisations established , registered or operating in their territory to solicit , receive , dispose of or donate any resources , including financial , in-kind and material , or solicit or receive human resources , from or to any source including domestic , foreign or international entities , be it public bodies , private individuals or private bodies. ### 1. member states shall remove any obstacles that affect the ability of non-profit organisations established , registered or operating in their territory to solicit , receive , dispose of or donate any resources , including financial , in-kind and material , or solicit or receive human resources , from or to any source including domestic , foreign or international entities , be it public bodies , private individuals or private bodies , that asset allocation across borders is not accompanied by additional bureaucratic burdens and that generating profit for reinvestment in charitable projects is enabled.


### 1. in accordance with union rules on the free movement of capital , member states shall ensure that non-profit organisations established , registered or operating in their territory suffer no disadvantage as a direct or indirect consequence of soliciting or receiving funding from natural or legal persons outside their territory. ### 1. in accordance with union rules on the free movement of capital , member states shall ensure that non-profit organisations established , registered or operating in their territory suffer no disadvantage as a direct or indirect consequence of soliciting or receiving funding from european natural or legal persons outside their territory.


### 3. member states shall ensure that reporting and transparency obligations applicable to non-profit organisations pursuant to national laws , regulations and administrative practices do not lead to a difference in treatment based on the sources of the organisation’s funding , its objectives or activities. ### 3. member states shall ensure that reporting and transparency obligations applicable to non-profit organisations pursuant to national laws , regulations and administrative practices do not lead to a difference in treatment or any limitations to the rights or obligations of the organisation , based on the sources of the organisation’s funding , its objectives or activities.


### 1. member states shall ensure that national laws , regulations or administrative practices do not have the effect of requiring non-profit organisations established , registered or operating in their territory to publicly disclose their confidential and sensitive information. this may include personal data relating to the organisation’s staff , volunteers , members , founders or other private parties relating to it , including members of its governing structures or donors. ### 1. member states shall ensure that national laws , regulations or administrative practices do not have the effect of requiring non-profit organisations established , registered or operating in their territory to publicly disclose their confidential and sensitive information. this may include personal data relating to the organisation’s staff , volunteers , members , founders or other private parties relating to it , including members of its governing structures.


### 2. appreciates the foundation’s work to enhance and disseminate knowledge , and provide evidence and expertise to support policies concerning the improvement of living and working conditions in europe; ### 2. appreciates the foundation’s work to enhance and disseminate knowledge , and provide evidence and expertise to support policies concerning the improvement of living and working conditions in europe; in particular welcomes the foundation’s work to analyse the impact of living and working in the eu through the covid-19 pandemic through its e-survey ‘living , working and covid-19’ and report on the ‘impact of covid-19 on young people in the eu’; believes that the foundation can play a crucial role in further analysing the increase in telework and related impacts on work–life balance and quality of working conditions , dissemination of best practices and assessing possible policy responses; welcomes the foundation’s work programme to analyse policy options to improve working conditions , industrial relations , employment and living conditions;


### 3. takes note that there is still ongoing action concerning the irregular payments related to the irregular procurement procedures for the supply of electricity and the refurbishment of toilet facilities in the financial year 2019 , which amounted to eur 62 470 for the electricity contract and eur 174 730 for the refurbishment contract; ### 3. takes note of the consequent irregular payments related to the irregular procurement procedures for the supply of electricity and the refurbishment of toilet facilities in the financial year 2019 , which amounted to eur 62 470 for the electricity contract and eur 174 730 for the refurbishment contract in 2020; further notes that the final payment for the refurbishment of toilet facilities was executed in 2020; welcomes that the foundation accepted the findings of the court from the previous year and has implemented the action by having launched a new tender for the electricity contract in early 2021;


### 4. is worried about the fact that the eca has reported internal controls weaknesses; ### 4. notes with concern that the eca has reported internal controls weaknesses in regard to ‘sensitive functions’ and related mitigating controls , finding the inventory of sensitive posts outdated and no longer reflecting the foundation’s current internal organisation;


### 4. notes that the foundation stepped up its collaboration and cooperation with key stakeholders in 2020 and more than 10 webinars were organised with partners such as the european commission , the european parliament , the international labour organisation and other eu agencies; notes that the foundation has an ongoing collaboration with the european labour authority (ela); notes that in 2020 the foundation and cedefop continued to cooperate on the european company survey , jointly conducted in 2018/2019 , and that the dissemination of activities was organised jointly with the institute of labour economics (iza); notes that the foundation is a key data provider for the european institute for gender equality’s gender equality index and a regular exchange of information takes place with the european agency for safety and health at work; notes , in addition , that the foundation is seeking to establish a memorandum of understanding with the ela and the european environment agency; ### 4. notes that the foundation stepped up its collaboration and cooperation with key stakeholders in 2020 and more than 10 webinars were organised with partners such as the european commission , the european parliament , the international labour organisation and other eu agencies; notes that the foundation has an ongoing collaboration with the european labour authority (ela); notes that in 2020 the foundation and cedefop continued to cooperate on the european company survey , jointly conducted in 2018/2019 , and that the dissemination of activities was organised jointly with the institute of labour economics (iza); notes that the foundation is a key data provider for the european institute for gender equality’s gender equality index and a regular exchange of information takes place with the european agency for safety and health at work; notes , in addition , that the foundation is seeking to establish a memorandum of understanding with the ela and the european environment agency; welcomes the cooperation and sharing of knowledge of the foundation as an example worth following for other agencies and institutions; notes that this collaboration promotes the creation of synergies and helps to avoid overlaps;


### 5. takes note that eurofound implemented a new policy on sensitive posts on 23 june 2021 after the court’s audit remarked that eurofound inventory of sensitive posts had not been updated since 2012; ### 5. welcomes however that eurofound implemented a new policy on sensitive posts on 23 june 2021 after the court’s audit remarked that eurofound inventory of sensitive posts had not been updated since 2012;


### 2. appreciates the centre’s activities , providing research , analyses and technical advice in vocational education and training (vet) , qualifications and skills policies; ### 2. appreciates the centre’s activities , providing research , analyses and technical advice in vocational education and training (vet) , qualifications and skills policies; welcomes , in particular , the centre's recent work in helping to analyse the impact of the pandemic and digital transition on adapting business practices to the new realities in the union labour market through e.g. the covid-19 european company survey in conjunction with eurofound;


### 2. notes with concern from the court’s report that the centre did not apply the proper method for calculating the contributions for iceland and norway similarly to 2019; notes that the cedefop-efta cooperation agreement states that efta cooperation partners contribute at a level determined by the proportion of their gnp to the total gnp of the eea and that norway’s and iceland’s contributions in the initial budget were calculated according to the proportion of their gdp (2 ,27 % for norway and 0 ,14 % for iceland) to the gdp of the eu members of the eea , not to the total gnp of the eea; notes that , as a result , norway and iceland contributed eur 8 601 less to the centre’s 2020 budget than they should have done and that the union contributed eur 8 601 more; notes that , although payment appropriations and revenues were reduced by eur 1 100 000 in the first 2020 budget amendment , no part of the budget reduction was returned to norway and iceland , thus they contributed eur 25 886 more in 2020; notes that the implementation of the correct method for calculating contributions is still ongoing; ### 2. notes with concern from the court’s report that the centre did not apply the proper method for calculating the contributions for iceland and norway similarly to 2019; notes that the cedefop-efta cooperation agreement states that efta cooperation partners contribute at a level determined by the proportion of their gnp to the total gnp of the eea and that norway’s and iceland’s contributions in the initial budget were calculated according to the proportion of their gdp (2 ,27 % for norway and 0 ,14 % for iceland) to the gdp of the eu members of the eea , not to the total gnp of the eea; notes that , as a result , norway and iceland contributed eur 8 601 less to the centre’s 2020 budget than they should have done and that the union contributed eur 8 601 more; notes that , although payment appropriations and revenues were reduced by eur 1 100 000 in the first 2020 budget amendment , no part of the budget reduction was returned to norway and iceland , thus they contributed eur 25 886 more in 2020; notes that the implementation of the correct method for calculating contributions is still ongoing despite the recommendations on the method for calculating contributions made by the court of auditors in 2019;


### 4. regrets , in particular , that the centre signed a contract exceeding the estimated budget by 98% without being able to justify it; notes that the centre cancelled that contract with effect from 26 february 2021; ### 4. regrets , in particular , that the centre signed a contract through a negotiated procedure with one tenderer , the prior contractor , based on the low estimated value of the contract; notes however that this assessment was not supported by any cost estimates based on current market values , or on any documented market research; further strongly regrets that the price accepted exceeded the estimated budget by 98% consequently bringing the value of the contract beyond the threshold above which a negotiated procedure with a single tenderer is not permitted under the financial regulation; underlines that the centre should have sought offers from at least three tenderers under the circumstances in line with the financial regulation; notes that the centre after the audit of the court cancelled that contract with effect from 26 february 2021;


### 5. reminds that , similarly to 2019 , the method for calculating contributions set out in the statement on cedefop-efta cooperation was not applied correctly in the 2020 financial year; ### 5. reminds that , similarly to 2019 , the method for calculating contributions set out in the statement on cedefop-efta cooperation was not applied correctly in the 2020 financial year due to determinations based on gdp rather than gnp and the misapplication of the budget reduction and surplus , resulting in norway’s and iceland’s contributions to the 2020 cedefop budget being €20 272 higher than they should have been , and the union contribution being €20 272 lower than it should have been; notes the centre’s explanation that it had been using the proportionality factor provided by the commission to calculate efta contributions to the general budget and welcomes the centre's commitment to establishing a transparent and easy-to-apply methodology and their action to move to requesting its contribution as part of the ‘agreement on the european economic area - protocol 31’;


### 1. asserts that the recovery and resilience facility is reshaping the european semester process; underlines that the two processes should be fully coordinated towards building resilience and supporting the recovery from the impact of the covid-19 crisis; ### 1. asserts that the recovery and resilience facility is reshaping the european semester process and stimulating reforms that create jobs; underlines that the two processes should be fully coordinated towards building resilience and supporting the recovery from the impact of the covid-19 crisis; stresses that such resilience should be ensured in such sectors as healthcare and critical transport infrastructure to strengthen the preparedness for economic shocks; highlights that upskilling , crisis-preparedness and adequate availability of employees in critical infrastructure sectors play a key role in avoiding disruptions; calls for the cooperation at all governance levels to ensure crisis-preparedness plans with adequate financing , which would include inter alia algorithms of staff and resources mobilisation in emergency situations;


### 1. recalls the objective of a continuous improvement of the eu’s and the member states’ education , training and skills policies in order to deliver quality education and comprehensive lifelong learning and the upgrading of skills and reskilling , notably of people with lower levels of education , and upholds the need to prepare for the future impact of artificial intelligence on the labour market and public spheres; ### 1. recalls the objective of a continuous improvement of the eu’s and the member states’ education , training and skills policies in order to deliver quality , inclusive education , training and comprehensive lifelong learning and the upgrading of skills and reskilling , notably of people with lower levels of education , and upholds the need to prepare for the future impact of artificial intelligence on the labour market and public spheres;


### 2. notes that in the area of social and employment policies , next generation eu (ngeu) and the eu budget can play a subsidiary but instrumental role in triggering , bundling and directing investments towards social development and resilience; appreciates that this role will be enhanced by better coordination of national policies towards overarching eu objectives such as the european green deal , the digital transition and the implementation of the european pillar of social rights , the un sustainable development goals and the eu gender equality strategy; ### 2. notes that in the area of social and employment policies , next generation eu (ngeu) and the eu budget can play a subsidiary but instrumental role in triggering , bundling and directing investments towards social development , in particular education , and resilience; appreciates that this role will be enhanced by better coordination of national policies towards overarching eu objectives such as the european green deal , the digital transition and the implementation of the european pillar of social rights , the un sustainable development goals and the eu gender equality strategy;


### 3. highlights the importance of horizontal coordination between eu programmes and national measures for social justice and combating the risk of poverty , the reformed european social fund being the prime example; holds , however , that the social and employment impact should be a transversal consideration across all expenditure programmes; ### 3. highlights the importance of horizontal coordination between eu programmes and national measures for social justice and combating the risk of poverty , including child-poverty , in-work poverty , a lack of employable skills , and income inequalities , the reformed european social fund being the prime example; holds , however , that the social and employment impact should be a transversal consideration across all expenditure programmes;


### 3. is concerned about the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the area of education as severe discrepancies in digital education exists between the member states , with 32% of pupils in some member states not having had any access to education for several months , in this regard; underlines that a green and digital transition in the eu should be based on fairness in society , and should address areas such as employment , skills and education and provide support to those who have been hit hardest by the covid-19 pandemic , such as young people , women and vulnerable groups; ### 3. is concerned about the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the area of education as severe discrepancies in digital education exists between the member states , with 32% of pupils in some member states not having had any access to education for several months , in this regard; is worried about the university and vet-students inability to follow their normal curricula , which will affect their already hindered access the labour market , whereas according to eurostat , in 2018 26 ,3% of young people aged 16-29 years were already at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the eu1a; underlines that a green and digital transition in the eu should be based on fairness in society , and should address areas such as employment , skills and education and provide support and immediate help for the basic needs to those who have been hit hardest by the covid-19 pandemic , such as young generations , women and vulnerable groups;


### 3. is concerned about the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the area of education as severe discrepancies in digital education exists between the member states , with 32% of pupils in some member states not having had any access to education for several months , in this regard; underlines that a green and digital transition in the eu should be based on fairness in society , and should address areas such as employment , skills and education and provide support to those who have been hit hardest by the covid-19 pandemic , such as young people , women and vulnerable groups; ### 3. is concerned about the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the area of education as severe discrepancies in digital education exist between the member states , with 32% of pupils in some member states not having had any access to education for several months , in this regard; underlines that a green and digital transition in the eu should be based on equal and fair access and opportunities in society , and should address areas such as employment , skills and education and provide support to those who have been hit hardest by the covid-19 pandemic , such as young people , women and vulnerable groups , including lgbtiq persons and persons with disabilities;


### 4. emphasises that the eu budget’s backstop and borrowing and lending functions , and notably the sure scheme , are perfect examples of how the credit capacity and reputation of the eu budget can be used to support member state actions in line with european priorities; ### 4. emphasises that the eu budget’s backstop and borrowing and lending functions , and notably the sure scheme , are perfect examples of how the credit capacity and reputation of the eu budget can be used to support member state actions in line with european priorities in the exceptional circumstance of an unprecedented health and economic crisis in the history of the eu;


### 4. urges the member states to develop national recovery and resilience plans (nrrps) with at least 25 % earmarking for social investment ,and to prioritise , especially in the country-specific recommendations , targeted investments in digital infrastructure and equipment for educational establishments and learners in order to enable equal access to distance and online learning for children with disabilities , and children from disadvantaged groups and remote and rural areas; ### 4. urges the member states to develop national recovery and resilience plans (nrrps) with at least 25 % earmarking for social investment ,and to prioritise , especially in the country-specific recommendations , targeted investments in digital infrastructure and equipment for educational establishments and learners in order to enable equal access to distance and online learning for children with disabilities , children with fewer opportunities , and children from disadvantaged groups and remote and rural areas;


### 4. urges the member states to develop national recovery and resilience plans (nrrps) with at least 25 % earmarking for social investment ,and to prioritise , especially in the country-specific recommendations , targeted investments in digital infrastructure and equipment for educational establishments and learners in order to enable equal access to distance and online learning for children with disabilities , and children from disadvantaged groups and remote and rural areas; ### 4. urges the member states to develop national recovery and resilience plans (nrrps) with at least 25 % earmarking for social investment ,and to prioritise , especially in the country-specific recommendations , targeted investments in digital infrastructure and equipment for educational establishments and learners in order to enable equal access to distance and online learning for students and children with disabilities , and students and children from disadvantaged groups and remote and rural areas;


### 4. urges the member states to develop national recovery and resilience plans (nrrps) with at least 25 % earmarking for social investment ,and to prioritise , especially in the country-specific recommendations , targeted investments in digital infrastructure and equipment for educational establishments and learners in order to enable equal access to distance and online learning for children with disabilities , and children from disadvantaged groups and remote and rural areas; ### 4. urges the member states to develop national recovery and resilience plans (nrrps) with at least 25 % earmarking for social investment ,and to prioritise , especially in the country-specific recommendations , targeted investments in digital infrastructure and equipment for educational establishments and learners in order to enable equal access to distance and online learning for children and young people with disabilities , from disadvantaged groups , and remote and rural areas;


### 6. urges the commission and the member states to use the recover resiliance facility to establish the necessary conditions in order to ensure the possibilities for digital education across the whole european union as a complementary tool for the in-person education , also with the aim of increasing the inclusiveness of education systems , with a particular focus on equal access to high-quality education and training for disadvantaged groups to compensate for the fact that socio-economic background is currently the most important determinant of children and young people’s educational outcome; ### 6. urges the commission and the member states to use the recover resiliance facility to establish the necessary conditions in order to ensure the possibilities for digital and blended education across the whole european union as a complementary tool for the in-person education , also with the aim of increasing the inclusiveness of education systems , with a particular focus on equal access to high-quality education and training for disadvantaged groups to compensate for the fact that socio-economic background is currently the most important determinant of children and young people’s educational outcome;


### 7. calls on the member states to take the necessary measures to reinforce their digital infrastructure and connectivity of schools and learning centres and accelerate reforms implementing the digital transformation ensuring that all europeans can take advantage of it and with a particular effort to provide online education accessible to all , in this context reminds the necessity to adequately train the teachers and trainers , whose role in digital transformation is crucial; ### 7. calls on the member states to take the necessary measures to reinforce their digital infrastructure and connectivity of schools and learning centres and accelerate reforms implementing the digital transformation ensuring that all europeans can take advantage of it and with a particular effort to provide online education accessible to all , in this context reminds the necessity to adequately train the teachers and trainers , whose role in digital transformation is crucial; stresses that , in the long term , the accessibility to online education is not to be intended to replacement but to complement direct interaction between teachers and learners , as only in-person learning can effectively ensure the acquisition of interpersonal and social skills;


### 7. calls on the member states to take the necessary measures to reinforce their digital infrastructure and connectivity of schools and learning centres and accelerate reforms implementing the digital transformation ensuring that all europeans can take advantage of it and with a particular effort to provide online education accessible to all , in this context reminds the necessity to adequately train the teachers and trainers , whose role in digital transformation is crucial; ### 7. calls on the member states to take the necessary measures to reinforce their digital infrastructure and connectivity of schools , universities and learning centres and accelerate reforms implementing the digital transformation ensuring that all europeans can take advantage of it and with a particular effort to provide online education accessible to all , in this context reminds the necessity to adequately train the teachers and trainers , whose role in digital transformation is crucial;


### 2. appreciates the agency’s activities to develop , gather and provide reliable and relevant information , analysis and tools on occupational safety and health , which contribute to the union policy aiming to promote healthy and safe workplaces across the union; ### 2. appreciates the agency’s activities to develop , gather and provide reliable and relevant information , analysis and tools on occupational safety and health , which contribute to the union policy aiming to promote healthy and safe workplaces across the union; notes in particular the role the agency can play in supporting the eu institutions' work on the new occupational safety and health strategy framework and the new legislation on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work; believes the agency can provide useful information and analysis on the impact of telework and other digital solutions for both employers and workers on occupational safety and health in the context of working conditions in the pandemic with particular attention to mental health;


### 3. takes notes that two corrective actions on the previous years’ court’s observations are ongoing; ### 3. takes notes that two corrective actions on the previous years’ court’s observations relating to excessive carry-overs of committed appropriations are ongoing;


### 10. notes that the implementation of the agency’s document management system has been completed in 2020; further notes the adoption of e-procurement , notably e-tendering and e-submission , the electronic signature procedure , and simplification and digitalisation of several internal workflows; ### 10. notes that the implementation of the agency’s document management system has been completed in 2020; further notes the adoption of e-procurement , notably e-tendering and e-submission , the electronic signature procedure , and simplification and digitalisation of several internal workflows; recalls the importance to increase the digitalisation of the agency in terms of internal operation and management but also in order to speed up the digitalisation of procedures; draws attention to the need to take all the necessary security measures to avoid any risk to the online security of the information processed;


### 17. notes that in 2020 , the agency continued to effectively communicate and promote osh; notes that the agency , despite covid-19 restrictions , managed to actively present its work at over 300 events; notes that the agency provided a multilingual (25 languages) guidance for workplaces and a range of other covid-19 resources were developed and communicated via the agency’s website; ### 17. notes that in 2020 , the agency continued to effectively communicate and promote osh; notes that the agency , despite covid-19 restrictions , managed to actively present its work at over 300 events; notes that the agency provided a multilingual (25 languages) guidance for workplaces , which is amongst the most downloaded and accessed publications in the agency’s history , and a range of other covid-19 resources were developed and communicated via the agency’s website; encourages the agency to continue working on guidelines to help employers and workers adapt to the evolution of the covid-19 pandemic;


### 2. appreciates the foundation activities in helping transition and developing countries harness the potential of their human capital through the reform of education , training , and labour market systems , in the context of the union ’s external relations policies; ### 2. appreciates the foundation activities in helping the union’s partner countries harness the potential of their human capital and improve the employment prospects of their citizens through the reform of education , vocational training , skills and labour market systems , in the context of the union’s external relations policies;


### 4. notes that the foundation still has to take action to respond to the court’s observations of 2018 as regards the use of mostly non-competitive price elements in award criteria for a public procurement procedure for a temporary-agency services; ### 4. notes that the foundation still has to take action to respond to the court’s observations of 2018 as regards the use of mostly non-competitive price elements in award criteria for a public procurement procedure for a temporary-agency services; stresses that the foundation should respond to the court’s observation and use award criteria that focus on competitive price elements;


### 7. notes that the gender balance among middle and senior management in 2020 was six women out of ten (in 2019 , 5 out of 9); notes that the gender balance among the members of the management board is 40 % men and 60 % women and among staff overall 32 ,28 % men and 67 ,72 % women; notes that the foundation receives a higher number of applications from its host country despite the wide publication of its vacancy notices , which explains the higher number of italian nationals recruited (in 2020 , 41 % of staff had the italian nationality); notes that the foundation is using a merit-based selection procedure , with in presence of equal merits , the choice in favour of candidates with under-represented nationalities; ### 7. notes that the gender balance among middle and senior management in 2020 was six women out of ten (in 2019 , 5 out of 9); notes that the gender balance among the members of the management board is 40 % men and 60 % women and among staff overall 32 ,28 % men and 67 ,72 % women; notes that the foundation receives a higher number of applications from its host country despite the wide publication of its vacancy notices , which explains the higher number of italian nationals recruited (in 2020 , 41 % of staff had the italian nationality); notes that the foundation is using a merit-based selection procedure , with in presence of equal merits , the choice in favour of candidates with under-represented nationalities; calls on the foundation to enhance the geographical balance of its staff in order to establish a proper representation of nationals from all member states , with a particular focus at management level;


### 11. notes with satisfaction that the foundation in 2020 has started to implement green public procurement; further notes that the foundation’s e-procurement project progressed with the receipt of electronic invoices (54 % of incoming invoices were received electronically in 2020 versus 42 % in 2019) and the receipt of electronic tenders for all open tenders (e-tendering and e-submission); notes that , apart from efficiency gains and reduction of paper use in the procurement and payment processes , this deployment also guaranteed business continuity in the area of work programme implementation , especially while working under remote conditions; ### 11. notes with satisfaction that the foundation in 2020 has started to implement green public procurement; further notes that the foundation’s e-procurement project progressed with the receipt of electronic invoices (54 % of incoming invoices were received electronically in 2020 versus 42 % in 2019) and the receipt of electronic tenders for all open tenders (e-tendering and e-submission); notes that , apart from efficiency gains and reduction of paper use in the procurement and payment processes , this deployment also guaranteed business continuity in the area of work programme implementation , especially while working under remote conditions; encourages the foundation to make further use of innovative digital solutions;


### a. whereas 20 % of jobs in europe are of poor quality and put workers at increased risk regarding their health; whereas 14 % of workers have been exposed to a high level of psychosocial risks4 ; whereas 23 % of european workers believe that their safety or their health is at risk because of their work; ### a. whereas 20 % of jobs in europe are of poor quality 3c and put workers at increased risk regarding their health; whereas 14 % of workers have been exposed to a high level of psychosocial risks4 ; whereas 23 % of european workers believe that their safety or their health is at risk because of their work;


### d. whereas over a quarter of workers in europe experience excessive work-related stress; whereas 51 % of eu workers say stress is common in their workplace and nearly 80 % of managers are concerned about work-related stress8 ; whereas there are significant variations between the member states’ legislation on psychosocial risks; ### d. whereas , according to eurofound and eu-osha , in europe 25% of workers say they experience work-related stress for all or most of their working time and nearly 80 % of managers are concerned about work-related stress , which shows that psychosocial risks are of concern to a majority of companies8 ; whereas a european opinion poll conducted by eu-osha shows that about a half of workers consider the problem with work-related stress to be common in their workplace 8a ; whereas there are significant variations between the member states’ legislation on psychosocial risks;


### 1. welcomes the commission’s strategic framework and , in particular , the introduction of the vision zero approach to work-related accidents and diseases; calls on the commission to expand the vision zero approach to other injuries and accidents , as well as physical and mental attrition; calls on the commission to significantly increase the focus on prevention strategies; calls for the ambitious implementation of the 7-year plan , also in the light of the impact of the covid-19 pandemic , and believes that strong legislative action is needed on several aspects of eu policy on occupational health and safety in order to complement the variety of soft measures envisaged in order to make vision zero a reality; calls for a clear focus on workers’ participation in the vision zero approach; ### 1. welcomes the commission’s strategic framework and , in particular , the introduction of the vision zero approach to work-related accidents and diseases; calls on the commission to expand the vision zero approach to other injuries and accidents , as well as physical and mental attrition; stresses however that the vision zero should not lead to under-reporting of work-related accidents and diseases; calls on the commission to significantly increase the focus on prevention strategies; calls for the ambitious implementation of the 7-year plan , also in the light of the impact of the covid-19 pandemic , and believes that strong cooperation with social partners and legislative action are needed on several aspects of eu policy on occupational health and safety in order to complement the variety of soft measures envisaged in order to make vision zero a reality; calls for a clear focus on employers’ and employees' participation in the vision zero approach;


### 2. calls for directive 2004/37/ec of 29 april 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work to be updated on a continual basis and in an ambitious timeframe , ensuring that occupational exposure limits contained in the directive exist for a minimum of 50 priority substances by 2024; calls for the inclusion of reprotoxic substances and hazardous medicinal products in the scope of the directive; ### 2. calls for directive 2004/37/ec of 29 april 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work to be updated on a continual basis and in an ambitious timeframe , ensuring that occupational exposure limits contained in the directive exist for a minimum of 50 priority substances by 2024; stresses in that regard the need for the commission to increase the capacity for reviewing occupational exposure limits and adding new ones , including through increased staffing in relevant units and authorities; reminds the opportunity of the ongoing negotiations on the fourth revision of directive 2004/37/ec to include hazardous medicinal products in annex 1 in order to ensure the best possible general and individual protection measures for workers handling these drugs as well as to include reprotoxic substances in the scope of the directive; reiterates its call for a new coherent , transparent and risk-based system to be established for setting exposure limits and to better take into account workers' exposure to a combination of substances;


### 3. welcomes the commission’s commitment to present in 2022 a legislative proposal to further reduce workers’ exposure to asbestos; calls on the commission to be ambitious in its endeavours to achieve the total ban of asbestos and with regard to its zero accidents at work vision , and to update the exposure limit for asbestos to 0.001 fibres/cm3 (1 000 fibres/m3); stresses the need for an eu framework directive for national asbestos removal strategies , including public asbestos registers; ### 3. welcomes the commission’s commitment to present in 2022 a legislative proposal to further reduce workers’ exposure to asbestos; calls on the commission to be ambitious in its endeavours to achieve the total ban of asbestos and with regard to its vision zero approach , reiterates in this regard all the parliament’s requests formulated in its report on protecting workers from asbestos (2019/2182(inl);


### 4. believes that council directive 89/391/eec on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work has not proven effective enough for the assessment and management of psychosocial risks; recalls its request that the commission include in the strategic framework for occupational safety and health the right to disconnect and , explicitly , that it develop new psychosocial measures as part of the framework; calls on the commission , in this regard , to step up the ambition of the strategic framework for occupational safety and health; calls on the commission to propose a directive on psychosocial risks and well-being at work aimed at the efficient prevention in the workplace of , inter alia , anxiety , depression , burnout and stress; calls on the commission to aim for the recognition of anxiety , depression and burnout as occupational diseases , to establish mechanisms for their prevention and the reintegration into the workplace of affected employees , and to shift from individual-level actions to a work organisation approach; ### 4. believes that council directive 89/391/eec on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work should be complemented to strengthen the assessment and management of psychosocial risks; recalls its request that the commission include in the strategic framework for occupational safety and health the right to disconnect and , explicitly , that it develop new psychosocial measures as part of the framework; calls on the commission , in this regard , to step up the ambition of the strategic framework for occupational safety and health; calls on the commission to propose a directive on psychosocial risks and well-being at work aimed at the efficient prevention in the workplace of , inter alia , anxiety , depression , burnout and stress; calls on the commission and the member states to aim for the recognition of anxiety , depression and burnout as occupational diseases , to establish mechanisms for their prevention and the reintegration into the workplace of affected employees , and to shift from individual-level actions to a work organisation approach; calls on the commission to define eu recommendations on minimum standards as regard the number of occupational physicians and psychologists per number of workers;


### 7. calls on the commission to guarantee that all workers , including non-standard workers , workers in platform companies and the self-employed are covered by occupational safety and health (osh) legislation and policies; ### 7. calls on the commission to guarantee that all workers , including non-standard workers , workers in platform companies and the self-employed are covered by occupational safety and health (osh) legislation and policies; reiterates , in this regard , its recommendations formulated in the report on fair working conditions , rights and social protection for platform workers – new forms of employment linked to digital development (2019/2186(ini)); stresses that all platform workers should be entitled to receive compensation in case of work accidents and occupational diseases , and be provided with social protection , including sickness and invalidity insurance coverage;


### 7. calls on the commission to guarantee that all workers , including non-standard workers , workers in platform companies and the self-employed are covered by occupational safety and health (osh) legislation and policies; ### 7. calls on the commission to guarantee that all workers , including non-standard workers , workers in platform companies and the self-employed are covered by occupational safety and health (osh) legislation and policies; urges the commission to take into consideration the needs of workers with disabilities in its initiatives to promote osh;


### 8. calls on the commission to include health and safety in all eu strategies and policies on the green and digital transitions , including on artificial intelligence (ai); ### 8. calls on the commission to include health and safety in all eu strategies and policies on the green and digital transitions , including on artificial intelligence (ai); specifically , calls on the commission to assess the osh opportunities and challenges of automation and robotics in the workplace as well as the adverse health effects of exposure to climate-related hazards in the workplace;


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### 9. recalls the commitment by the commission to assess the need for further actions to improve the functioning of the existing eu regulatory framework for health and safety and the need to amend the biological agents directive; calls on the commission to conduct , without delay , a targeted revision of the biological agents directive , drawing on the lessons learned from the unprecedented crisis with a view to better preparedness and response planning in all workplaces; ### 9. recalls the commitment by the commission to assess the need for further actions to improve the functioning of the existing eu regulatory framework for health and safety and the need to amend the biological agents directive; calls on the commission to conduct , without delay , a targeted revision of the biological agents directive , drawing on the lessons learned from the unprecedented crisis with a view to better preparedness , response planning and increasing resilience in all workplaces;


### 10. calls on the commission and the member states to improve research and data collection and to conduct a detailed assessment of problems with health and safety associated with teleworking; ### 10. calls on the commission and the member states to improve research and data collection and to conduct a detailed assessment of problems with health and safety associated with teleworking , with a particular focus on the situation of persons with disabilities;


### 10. calls on the commission and the member states to improve research and data collection and to conduct a detailed assessment of problems with health and safety associated with teleworking; ### 10. calls on the commission and the member states to improve research and data collection and to conduct a detailed assessment of problems , as well as opportunities and challenges , related to health and safety associated with teleworking;


### 11. calls on the commission to propose a legislative framework with a view to establishing minimum requirements for remote work across the union; stresses that such a framework should clarify working conditions , including the provision , use and liability of equipment , including as regards existing and new digital tools , and that it should ensure that such work is carried out on a voluntary basis and that the rights , workload and performance standards of teleworkers are equivalent to those of comparable workers; ### 11. calls on the commission to propose a legislative framework with a view to establishing minimum requirements for remote work across the union; stresses that such a framework should clarify working conditions , including the access to insurance coverage , as well as the provision , use and liability of ergonomic equipment , including as regards existing and new digital tools , and that it should ensure that such work is carried out on a voluntary basis and that the rights , workload and performance standards of teleworkers are equivalent to those of comparable workers;


### 11. calls on the commission to propose a legislative framework with a view to establishing minimum requirements for remote work across the union; stresses that such a framework should clarify working conditions , including the provision , use and liability of equipment , including as regards existing and new digital tools , and that it should ensure that such work is carried out on a voluntary basis and that the rights , workload and performance standards of teleworkers are equivalent to those of comparable workers; ### 11. calls on the commission to propose a legislative framework with a view to establishing minimum requirements for remote work across the union; stresses that such a framework should clarify working conditions , including the provision , use and liability of equipment , including as regards existing and new digital tools , and that it should ensure that such work is carried out on a voluntary basis and that the rights , work-life balance , workload and performance standards of teleworkers are equivalent to those of comparable workers;


### 11. calls on the commission to propose a legislative framework with a view to establishing minimum requirements for remote work across the union; stresses that such a framework should clarify working conditions , including the provision , use and liability of equipment , including as regards existing and new digital tools , and that it should ensure that such work is carried out on a voluntary basis and that the rights , workload and performance standards of teleworkers are equivalent to those of comparable workers; ### 11. calls on the commission to propose a legislative framework with a view to establishing minimum requirements for remote work across the union; stresses that such a framework should clarify working conditions , including the provision , use and liability of equipment , including as regards existing and new digital tools , and that it should ensure that such work is carried out on a voluntary basis and that the rights , workload and performance standards of teleworkers are equivalent to those of comparable workers; calls on the commission and the member states to include prevention measures on accessibility and inclusive technology for people with disabilities in the transition to teleworking and/or undergoing remote vocational training;


### 12. calls on the commission to propose a directive on minimum standards and conditions to ensure that workers are able to exercise effectively their right to disconnect and to regulate the use of existing and new digital tools for work purposes; ### 12. calls on the commission to propose a directive on minimum standards and conditions to ensure that workers are able to exercise effectively their right to disconnect and to regulate the use of existing and new digital tools for work purposes; in line with its resolution of 21 january 2021 with recommendations to the commission on the right to disconnect (2019/2181(inl));


### 13. welcomes the commission’s commitment to revise directive 90/270/eec laying down minimum safety and health requirements for work with display screen equipment; calls on the commission to be more ambitious in this regard and to propose a directive on work-related musculoskeletal disorders (msds); ### 13. believes that in light of the link between public health and osh , healthy work environments that support health and prevent diseases through organisational improvements should be supported; welcomes the commission’s commitment to revise directive 90/270/eec laying down minimum safety and health requirements for work with display screen equipment; calls on the commission to be more ambitious in this regard and to propose a directive on work-related musculoskeletal disorders (msds); recalls that the council recommended that member states monitor physical activity levels and health-enhancing physical activity (hepa) policies by using as an indicator the existence of company schemes for companies to promote physical activity at the work place , among others; 1a


### 14. repeats its call on the commission to undertake an urgent study of the situation of the employment and health and safety conditions of cross-border and seasonal workers , including the role of temporary work agencies , recruiting agencies , other intermediaries and subcontractors , with a view to identifying protection gaps and the need to revise the existing legislative framework as well as pandemic-proofing; ### 14. repeats its call on the commission to undertake an urgent study of the situation of the employment and health and safety conditions of cross-border and seasonal workers , including the role of temporary work agencies , recruiting agencies , other intermediaries and subcontractors , with a view to identifying protection gaps and the need to revise the existing legislative framework in order to close the identified gaps as well as ensuring pandemic-proofing;


### 15. calls on the member states to implement the ilo recommendation of one labour inspector per 10 000 workers; calls on the commission to conduct a survey on how labour inspectorates conduct the inspections and on their scope and content; ### 15. calls on the member states to implement the ilo recommendation of one labour inspector per 10 000 workers; calls on the commission to conduct and disseminate the results of a survey on how labour inspectorates conduct the inspections of osh and on their scope and content;


### b. whereas the covid-19 crisis has had a severe impact on labour income and wealth and is halting improvements in arope; whereas support measures have cushioned the negative effects of the crisis in the short run; ### b. whereas the covid-19 crisis has had a severe impact on labour income and wealth and is halting improvements in arope; whereas women are more at risk of covid-19 contamination due to their overrepresentation in essential frontline and more exposed occupations; whereas the pandemic disproportionately affects them in the socio-economic sphere , deepens existing discrimination and results in even more inequalities between women and men in the labour market , considering that women are more at risk of unemployment or reducing their working hours as a result of the health crisis and resulting care responsibilities; whereas support measures have cushioned the negative effects of the crisis in the short run; whereas the full economic , employment and social consequences of the pandemic are still unknown;


### b. whereas the covid-19 crisis has had a severe impact on labour income and wealth and is halting improvements in arope; whereas support measures have cushioned the negative effects of the crisis in the short run; ### b. whereas the covid-19 crisis has had a severe impact on labour income and wealth and is halting improvements in arope; whereas the pandemic has increased the pressure on mothers , who have grappled with an increase in "double shifts/double burdens"; whereas support measures have cushioned to some extent the negative effects of the crisis in the short run;


### b. whereas since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic , the employment rate of women has even fallen more sharply than it did during the 2008 recession and has also resulted in a lower labour intensity , leading to significant increases in women’s poverty; whereas according to estimates for 2019 in the eu-27 , women are particularly affected by the risk of poverty (arop) , with the poverty rate standing at 25.1 % before social transfers and 17.1 % after such transfers; ### b. whereas since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic women have been disproportionately affected in the socio-economic sphere , the employment rate of women has even fallen more sharply than it did during the 2008 recession and has also resulted in a lower labour intensity , leading to significant increases in women’s poverty; whereas according to estimates for 2019 in the eu-27 , women are particularly affected by the risk of poverty (arop) , with the poverty rate standing at 17.1 % after social transfers; whereas the effects of the covid-19 pandemic are not yet fully comprehended and the socio-economic impact will continue to be experienced in the coming years;


### c. whereas poverty in general , and thus also women’s poverty , is multidimensional , and therefore includes not only material deprivation , but also a lack of access to many different resources and even an inability to fully exercise the rights of citizenship; ### c. whereas women’s poverty is multidimensional and therefore includes not only material deprivation , but also a lack of access to many different resources and services; whereas it is directly influenced by the lack of fair valuation of work typically carried out by women , career breaks due to maternity leave or care responsibilities , unequal sharing of unpaid caring responsibilities and domestic work and segregation in education and subsequently in the labour market;


### d. whereas women are over-represented in non-standard forms of work , in the hardest-hit sectors and among frontline workers in healthcare; whereas more women than men are in occupations that can be carried out remotely; ### d. whereas women , who constitute 76% of the healthcare workers in the eu5a , are over-represented among frontline workers , in non-standard forms of work and in the hardest-hit sectors by the pandemic;


### d. whereas although work in highly female-dominated sectors is essential and of high socioeconomic value , it is undervalued and lower paid than work in male-dominated sectors; whereas there is an urgent need to reassess the adequacy of wages in female-dominated sectors related to their social and economic value and to advance on minimum wages , minimum income and pay transparency in eu regulations; ### d. whereas although work in highly female-dominated sectors , is essential and of high socioeconomic value , it is undervalued and lower paid than work in male-dominated sectors; whereas there is an urgent need to reassess the adequacy of wages in female-dominated sectors related to their social and economic value and to advance on minimum wages and pay transparency in eu regulation;


### e. whereas low pay and low career prospects are barriers to achieving equal economic independence for women and men and can lead to higher risks of poverty and social exclusion; ### e. whereas across the eu women receive disproportionately lower earnings than men; whereas low pay and low career prospects are barriers to achieving equal economic independence for women and men and can lead to higher risks of poverty and social exclusion; whereas non-discriminative remuneration is an essential requisite for women; whereas women's economic empowerment is key to achieve gender equality and combat women's poverty;


### 1. calls for an overarching european anti-poverty strategy , with ambitious targets for reducing poverty and a focus on breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty risks; ### 1. calls for an overarching european anti-poverty strategy , with ambitious targets for reducing poverty and a focus on breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty risks; stresses the importance of ensuring an intersectional approach so that all women , including those from minority and vulnerable groups , benefit from its objectives and actions;


### 1. calls for an overarching european anti-poverty strategy , with ambitious targets for reducing poverty and a focus on breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty risks; ### 1. calls for an overarching european anti-poverty strategy , with ambitious targets for reducing poverty , coherent measurements and a focus on breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty risks; highlights that said strategy should be in line with the eu’s commitment towards sdgs 1and 10 and the agenda 2030;


### 1. calls on the commission to develop an ambitious 2030 european anti-poverty strategy , with concrete targets for reducing poverty and a focus on ending women’s poverty and the risk of intergenerational poverty; ### 1. calls on the commission to develop an ambitious 2030 european anti-poverty strategy , with concrete targets for reducing poverty and a focus on ending women’s poverty and breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty risks;


### 2. calls on the commission and the member states to reduce the burden of women by ensuring affordable and quality care and services for people with disabilities , the elderly and other dependants; calls on the commission and the member states to adequately fund public services and social infrastructure , as this would allow more women to participate in the labour market and would also contribute to reducing the risk of women falling into poverty; ### 2. calls on the commission and the member states to improve opportunities for the women in the labour market and to reduce the burden of women by ensuring affordable and quality care and services for people with disabilities , the elderly and other dependants; calls on the member states to adequately fund affordable public services and social infrastructure , as this would allow more women to participate in the labour market and would also contribute to reducing the risk of women falling into poverty; stresses the role of the social partners , in efforts to improve gender employment , pay and pension gaps;


### 2. calls on the commission and the member states to reduce the burden of women by ensuring affordable and quality care and services for people with disabilities , the elderly and other dependants; calls on the commission and the member states to adequately fund public services and social infrastructure , as this would allow more women to participate in the labour market and would also contribute to reducing the risk of women falling into poverty; ### 2. calls on the commission and the member states to reduce the burden of women by ensuring affordable and quality care and services for persons with disabilities , persons in need of care and support , including older persons; calls on the commission and the member states to adequately fund public services and social infrastructure , as this would allow more women to participate in the labour market and would also contribute to reducing the risk of women falling into poverty;


### 3. highlights that universal access to public , solidarity-based and adequate retirement and old age pensions must be granted to all; underlines the importance of public and occupational pension systems that provide an adequate retirement income above the poverty threshold and allow pensioners to maintain their standard of living; asks the member states to consider factoring child-raising responsibilities into pension schemes when women are not able to work and make suitable contributions during such periods; ### 3. highlights that universal access to public , solidarity-based and adequate retirement and old age pensions must be granted to all; underlines the importance of public and occupational pension systems that provide an adequate retirement income above the poverty threshold and allow pensioners to maintain their standard of living; asks the member states to consider factoring child-raising responsibilities into pension schemes when women are not able to work and make suitable contributions during such periods; underlines the importance of survivors’ pensions and minimum pensions to tackle social exclusion and poverty among older women; stresses the importance of addressing the need to ensure the adequacy of minimum pensions in the planned council recommendation on minimum income in 2022; calls on the member states to further break down data regarding old-age pensions by gender and different age groups;


### 3. highlights that universal access to public , solidarity-based and adequate retirement and old age pensions must be granted to all; underlines the importance of public and occupational pension systems that provide an adequate retirement income above the poverty threshold and allow pensioners to maintain their standard of living; asks the member states to consider factoring child-raising responsibilities into pension schemes when women are not able to work and make suitable contributions during such periods; ### 3. highlights that universal access to public , solidarity-based and adequate retirement and old age pensions must be granted to all; underlines the importance of public and occupational pension systems that provide an adequate retirement income above the poverty threshold and allow pensioners to maintain their standard of living; asks the member states to consider factoring caring responsibilities into pension schemes and make suitable contributions during such periods to address the fact that women are most often required to take career breaks to fulfil such responsibilities due to entrenched gender roles;


### 3. calls on the commission to put forward a ‘care deal for europe’ , which should take a holistic , gender-sensitive and lifelong approach to care while envisaging legislative measures and investment at eu level; ### 3. calls on the commission to put forward a ‘care deal for europe’ , which should take a holistic , gender-sensitive and lifelong approach to care while envisaging legislative measures and investment at eu level; believes that this 'care deal' should promote fair working conditions and adequate wages in order to maintain the attractiveness of the care sector;


### 4. stresses that the recovery efforts should boost jobs and growth , and the resilience and fairness of our societies , and should be complemented by a strong social dimension , paying attention to women who have a disability or who stay at home to care for a family member , as they are particularly at risk of falling into poverty; ### 4. stresses that the recovery efforts should boost jobs and growth , and the resilience and fairness of our societies , and should be complemented by a strong social dimension for all women , with an intersectional approach to support women who have a disability , minority background , who stay at home to care for a family member and/or from different vulnerable groups , as they are particularly at risk of falling into poverty;


### 4. stresses that the recovery efforts should boost jobs and growth , and the resilience and fairness of our societies , and should be complemented by a strong social dimension , paying attention to women who have a disability or who stay at home to care for a family member , as they are particularly at risk of falling into poverty; ### 4. stresses that the recovery efforts should boost jobs and growth , and the resilience and fairness of our societies , and should be complemented by a strong social dimension , paying attention to women who have a disability or who stay at home to care for a family member , as they are particularly at risk of falling into poverty and isolation;


### 5. recognises the crucial role of all european funds and programmes in the social area , particularly the european social fund plus and the european globalisation adjustment fund for displaced workers; calls on the member states to make full use of these funds; ### 5. recognises the crucial role of all european funds and programmes in the social area , particularly the recovery and resilience facility , european social fund plus and the european globalisation adjustment fund for displaced workers; highlights that through the esf+ , member states and the commission should aim to increase the participation of women in employment as well as conciliation between working and personal life , combat the feminisation of poverty and gender discrimination in the labour market and in education and training as well as to support the most vulnerable and combat child poverty; calls on the member states to make full , effective and transparent use of these funds to mitigate the socio-economic impacts of the crisis , particularly on women and mainstream gender equality objectives throughout their national recovery and resilience plans (nrrps);


### 5. highlights that in order to tackle the multidimensionality of women’s poverty , it is necessary to overcome the segregation of unpaid domestic care work mainly performed by women and to introduce flexitime in order to allow women and men to better reconcile their professional life with their private life (time use policy); ### 5. highlights that in order to tackle the multidimensionality of women’s poverty , it is necessary to overcome the segregation of unpaid domestic work and care responsibilities mainly performed by women and strengthen the fight against stereotypes , as well as to introduce family-friendly working arrangements , such as adaptable working hours and the possibility of teleworking , in order to allow women and men to better reconcile their professional life with their private life;


### 6. calls on the commission and the member states to submit initiatives to promote women’s empowerment through education , vocational training and lifelong learning , as well as access to finance , female entrepreneurship and women’s representation in future-oriented sectors with a view to ensuring access to high-quality employment; calls for greater promotion of stem subjects , digital education , artificial intelligence and financial literacy in order to ensure that more women enter these sectors and contribute to their development. ### 6. calls on the commission and the member states to submit initiatives to promote women’s empowerment through education , vocational training and lifelong learning , as well as access to finance , female entrepreneurship and women’s representation in future-oriented sectors with a view to ensuring access to high-quality employment; calls on the member states to implement policies that contribute to the skilling , up-skilling and re-skilling of women , especially with regard to the green and digital transitions; calls for greater promotion of stem subjects , digital education , artificial intelligence and financial literacy in order to ensure that more women enter these sectors and contribute to their development.


### 6. underlines the crucial role of high-quality public services in combatting women’s poverty , in particular services for early childhood education and care , or care for other dependent persons such as elderly people; ### 6. underlines the crucial role of high-quality and affordable universal services in combatting women’s poverty , in particular services for early childhood education and care , or care for other dependent persons such as elderly people and people with disabilities;


### g. whereas investment in universal services , including care services , has a positive impact on women’s fundamental rights; ### g. whereas investment in universal services , including care services , has a positive impact on women’s economic independence and their ability to participate in the labour market;


### h. whereas poverty also makes women more vulnerable to gender-based violence; whereas this includes disproportionate vulnerability to trafficking and sexual exploitation; ### h. whereas poverty also makes women more vulnerable to gender-based violence; whereas this includes the inability to leave an abusive partner and disproportionate vulnerability to trafficking and sexual exploitation; whereas gender-based violence contributes to poverty as it leads to social isolation of women subject to violence;


### i. whereas women have a lower employment rate and are disproportionally highly represented in low-paid , precarious and dead-end job sectors; whereas the gender pay gap stands at 14.1 %; ### i. whereas women have a lower employment rate and are disproportionally highly represented in low-paid and precarious jobs; whereas the gender pay gap stands at 14.1 % in 2019 although this varies significantly between member states;3a


### j. whereas the pension entitlements gap averages at almost 30 % as a result of the imbalances created by persistent lifelong inequalities; whereas this pension gap means that women fall below the poverty line as they get older; ### j. whereas the gender pension gap averages at 29.4 % in 20194a as a result of the imbalances created by persistent lifelong inequalities; whereas this pension gap means that women are more likely to fall below the poverty line as they get older;


### k. whereas the current eu and national taxation policies reinforce existing gender gaps; whereas these schemes reproduce traditional gender roles and disincentivise women from entering , remaining and in particular returning to the labour market; ### deleted


### l. whereas the current eu model of socio-economic governance is harmful to the eu’s commitment to reduce inequalities and eradicate poverty , in particular women’s poverty resulting from a lifetime of discrimination; ### l. whereas the discussions on the review of the current eu model of socio-economic governance should take into consideration the eu's commitment to reduce inequalities and eradicate poverty , in particular women' s poverty;


### 12. calls on the commission to design a special programme to fight against women’s digital poverty in order to equip women with the necessary skills to operate safely in the digital environment; ### 12. calls on the commission to use existing programmes and funding to fight against women’s digital poverty in order to equip women with the necessary skills to operate safely in the digital environment;


### 13. calls on the member states to ensure that all new gender-fair fiscal policy , including taxation , tackles and eliminates socioeconomic and gender inequalities in all their dimensions; ### deleted


### 16. points out that the eu’s fiscal capacity urgently requires the revision of the current economic and social governance so that it contributes to reaching gender equalities and ending female poverty and does not just include austerity measures; ### 16. points out that the eu’s fiscal capacity requires a review of the current economic and social governance regarding its ability to contribute to reaching gender equalities and ending female poverty;


### b. whereas the voice of workers is a key element of the european social model , whose shared legacy of social dialogue , workers’ participation , collective bargaining , employee representation on boards , health and safety representation , and tripartism are the building blocks of a diverse and socially sustainable future; ### b. whereas the voice of workers is a key element of the european social model , whose shared legacy of social dialogue , workers’ participation , collective bargaining , employee representation on boards , promotion of occupational health and safety , and tripartism are the building blocks of a diverse , economically and socially sustainable future;


### c. whereas democracy at work plays a key role in strengthening human rights in the workplace and society , not least when trade unions and workers’ representatives are actively involved in business due diligence processes; whereas more democracy at work would be an effective way of addressing the inequalities at work and in society; ### c. whereas democracy at work plays a key role in strengthening human rights in the workplace and society , not least when trade unions and workers’ representatives are actively involved in business due diligence processes; whereas more democracy at work as well as increased transparency in big corporations would be an effective way of addressing the inequalities at work and in society;


### d. whereas workers’ participation , collective bargaining coverage and unionisation are declining across the eu; ### d. whereas workers’ participation , collective bargaining coverage and unionisation are declining across the eu; whereas eurofound reported that fewer than one-third (31%) of companies in the eu facilitated the regular direct participation of employees in organisational decision-making in 2019;


### e. whereas trade unions and workers’ representatives have played a key role in mitigating the impact of the covid-19 pandemic in the workplace , from the introduction of measures to protect the health and safety of workers , notably essential workers in highly exposed workplaces , to the implementation of job retention schemes such as short-time work and new forms of work organisation like working from home; ### e. whereas trade unions and workers’ representatives have played a key role in mitigating the impact of the covid-19 pandemic in the workplace , from the introduction of measures to protect the health and safety of workers , notably essential workers in highly exposed workplaces , to the implementation of job retention schemes such as short-time work and new forms of work organisation like working from home; whereas the covid-19 pandemic has aggravated pre-existing gender inequalities on the labour market and widened the gender gap in labour force participation;


### f. whereas sustainable corporate governance can only be achieved with employee involvement; whereas the economic model based on the short-term ‘shareholder value’ principle has failed to encourage long-term investment and proper respect for human rights and , in particular , for the participation rights of trade unions and workers during past crises20 ; ### f. whereas sustainable corporate governance can only be achieved with employee involvement; whereas a mere focus on the short-term ‘shareholder value’ principle might hamper long-term investment in human capital and proper respect for human rights and the environment.


### h. whereas studies have shown that worker participation enhances productivity , innovation , work organisation , gender equality , decision-making and alternatives to crisis-induced employment reduction22 ; ### h. whereas studies have shown that worker participation enhances productivity , work engagement , innovation , gender equality , and improves good work organisation and decision-making and provides alternatives to crisis-induced employment reduction22 ;


### j. whereas the active inclusion of workers in companies’ decision-making processes will be essential to ensure the fast , substantial and sustainable policy and strategy changes required by the twin digital and green transitions , which will herald tremendous changes in the world of work; ### j. whereas the active inclusion of workers in companies’ decision-making processes will be essential to ensure the fast , substantial and sustainable policy and strategy changes required by the twin digital and green transitions , which will herald tremendous changes in the world of work; it will also lead to a better inclusion of the most vulnerable workers in the transition process towards a green and digital economy;


### 4. calls on the commission to respect the agreements between european social partners at both cross-industry and sectoral level and to refrain from unilaterally deciding , in spite of the joint request of those social partners , not to transpose such agreements through a generally binding council decision; ### 4. calls on the commission to respect the agreements between european social partners at both cross-industry and sectoral level and to examine the possibility to transpose , upon the join request of those social partners , such agreements in a binding council decision;


### 5. notes that through loopholes , the eu statute for a european company (societas europeae – se) is inadvertently enabling companies to circumvent national regulations , particularly on board-level employee representation; regrets the fact that the 2019 company law package24 is serving to perpetuate these shortcomings rather than resolve them; notes that cross-border mergers are also used to avoid representation rights; stresses that companies use complex corporate structures and supply or subcontracting chains to circumvent social standards; ### 5. notes that through loopholes , the eu statute for a european company (societas europeae – se) is inadvertently enabling companies to circumvent national regulations , particularly on board-level employee representation; regrets the fact that the 2019 company law package24 is serving to perpetuate these shortcomings rather than resolve them; notes that cross-border mergers are also used to avoid representation rights; stresses that letterbox companies and companies that use complex corporate structures and supply or subcontracting chains to circumvent social standards;


### 5. notes that through loopholes , the eu statute for a european company (societas europeae – se) is inadvertently enabling companies to circumvent national regulations , particularly on board-level employee representation; regrets the fact that the 2019 company law package24 is serving to perpetuate these shortcomings rather than resolve them; notes that cross-border mergers are also used to avoid representation rights; stresses that companies use complex corporate structures and supply or subcontracting chains to circumvent social standards; ### 5. notes that through loopholes , the eu statute for a european company (societas europeae – se) can inadvertently enable companies to circumvent national regulations , particularly on board-level employee representation; regrets the fact that the 2019 company law package24 does not resolve them; notes that cross-border mergers might be used to avoid representation rights; stresses that companies use complex corporate structures and supply or subcontracting chains to circumvent social standards;


### 8. calls on the commission to make the necessary improvements to the frameworks regulating ses and european cooperative societies and to the company law package , and to amend council directive 2001/86/ec to introduce minimum eu rules governing employee representation on supervisory boards; ### 8. calls on the commission to make the necessary improvements to the frameworks regulating ses and european cooperative societies and to the company law package , and to amend council directive 2001/86/ec to introduce minimum eu rules governing employee representation , including on gender equality , on supervisory boards;


### 9. calls on the commission and the member states to establish the necessary conditions and requirements to ensure that at least 80 % of corporations in the eu are covered by sustainable corporate governance agreements by 203025 ; calls , to this end , for the establishment of strategies agreed with workers to positively influence environmental , social and economic development through governance practices and market presence , to strengthen the role of directors in pursuing the long-term interests of their company , to improve directors’ accountability towards integrating sustainability into corporate decision-making , and to promote corporate governance practices that contribute to company sustainability , including corporate reporting , board remuneration , a maximum ceo-to-worker pay ratio , board composition and stakeholder involvement26 ; ### 9. calls on the commission and the member states to establish the necessary conditions and requirements to ensure that at least 80 % of corporations in the eu are covered by sustainable corporate governance agreements by 203025 ; calls , to this end , for the establishment of strategies agreed with workers to positively influence environmental , social and economic development through governance practices and market presence , to strengthen the role of directors in pursuing the long-term interests of their company , to improve directors’ accountability towards integrating sustainability into corporate decision-making , and to promote corporate governance practices that contribute to company sustainability , including corporate reporting , increased transparency on board remuneration , and more balanced rules on ceo-to-worker pay ratio , gender-balanced board compositions and stakeholder involvement26 ;


### 10. calls on the commission to deliver on its commitment to put forward without further delay a directive on binding human rights due diligence and responsible business conduct , including workers’ rights such as the right to organise and collectively bargain , health and safety , social protection and working conditions; stresses that this directive should establish mandatory due diligence covering companies’ activities and their business relationships , including supply and subcontracting chains , and should ensure the full involvement of trade unions and workers’ representatives throughout the whole due diligence process; ### 10. calls on the commission to deliver on its commitment to put forward without further delay a directive on binding human rights and environmental due diligence and responsible business conduct , including workers’ rights such as the right to organise and collectively bargain , health and safety , social protection and working conditions; stresses that this directive should establish mandatory rules on due diligence covering companies’ activities , including those of supply and subcontracting chains , and should ensure the full involvement of trade unions and workers’ representatives throughout the whole due diligence process;


### 11. is convinced that introducing and monitoring new digital technologies in the workplace successfully and in a trustworthy manner will require timely and meaningful information for and consultation with trade unions and workers’ representatives to ensure full respect for their health , safety , data protection , equal treatment and well-being at work and prevent undue exploitation and surveillance of workers , in particular via management by algorithms; underlines the fact that trade unions and workers’ representatives should have the necessary access and means to assess and evaluate digital technology; ### 11. is convinced that introducing and monitoring new digital technologies in the workplace successfully and in a trustworthy manner will require timely and meaningful information for and consultation with trade unions and workers’ representatives to ensure full respect for their health , safety , data protection , equal treatment and well-being at work and prevent undue exploitation and surveillance of workers , in particular via management by algorithms; emphasises that new digital technologies and artificial intelligence should not replicate existing discrimination and societal biases but should help the social inclusion and participation of diverse groups; underlines the fact that trade unions and workers’ representatives should have the necessary access and means to assess and evaluate digital technology;


### 15. states that much remains to be done to ensure gender equality in all aspects of worker participation across the eu; ### 15. states that much remains to be done to ensure gender equality in all aspects of worker participation across the eu; reiterates that gender equality and diversity in the boardrooms is a key democratic principle with positive economic side effects;


### 15. states that much remains to be done to ensure gender equality in all aspects of worker participation across the eu; ### 15. states that much remains to be done to ensure gender equality and proper representation of employees with disabilities and chronically ill employees in all aspects of worker participation across the eu;


### 17. stresses that many shortcomings in eu law would be overcome by introducing thresholds for a minimum eu standard of board-level representation under this new framework directive; considers , to this end , that workers’ representatives should have the following number/proportion of seats on boards: 2 or 3 seats in small companies with 50 to 250 employees , one third of all seats in companies with 250 to 1 000 employees , and half of all seats in big companies with more than 1 000 employees (within the company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries); ### 17. stresses that many shortcomings in eu law would be overcome by introducing thresholds for a minimum eu standard of board-level representation under this new framework directive;


### 19. calls on the commission to guarantee information and consultation rights to ensure that the european works council can deliver its opinion before consultation is completed at the respective level; calls on the commission , moreover , to ensure access to justice , to put an end to exemptions for old , so-called ‘voluntary’ pre-directive agreements after more than 20 years , to introduce sanctions , to consolidate the concept of the ‘transnational character of a matter’ and incorporate it into the european works council directive , to prevent the abuse of confidentiality rules , and to ensure the efficient coordination of information , consultation and participation at local , national and eu levels; ### 19. calls on the commission to guarantee information and consultation rights to ensure that the european works council can deliver its opinion before consultation is completed at the respective level; calls on the commission , moreover , to ensure access to justice , to put an end to exemptions for old , so-called ‘voluntary’ pre-directive agreements after more than 20 years , to strengthen reinforcement mechanisms , to consolidate the concept of the ‘transnational character of a matter’ and incorporate it into the european works council directive , to prevent the abuse of confidentiality rules , and to ensure the efficient coordination of information , consultation and participation at local , national and eu levels;


### european parliament resolution on the introduction of a european social security number with a personal labour card ### european parliament resolution on the introduction of a european social security pass


### — having regard to the question to the commission on the introduction of a european social security number with a personal labour card (o-xxx/2021 – b9-xxxx/2021) , ### — having regard to the question to the commission on the introduction of a european social security pass (o-xxx/2021 – b9-xxxx/2021) ,


### b. whereas the challenges concerning unfair competition based on labour exploitation and wage dumping remains significant across many members states; whereas one of the causes is the lack of effective enforcement of applicable union law as regards the principles of equal treatment and equal pay for equal work at the same place; ### b. whereas the effective enforcement of applicable union law as regards the principles of equal treatment and equal pay for equal work at the same place needs to be improved;


### c. whereas the european parliament resolution of 14 january 2014 on effective labour inspections calls on the commission to investigate the benefits of introducing a european social security card; whereas the european parliament resolution of 19 january 2017 on a european pillar of social rights points to potential of accessible e-government solutions , possibly including a european social security card; ### c. whereas the european parliament resolution of 14 january 2014 on effective labour inspections calls on the commission to investigate the benefits of introducing a european social security card; whereas the european parliament resolution of 19 january 2017 on a european pillar of social rights points to the potential of accessible e-government solutions , possibly including a european social security card;


### 1. recalls that the european parliament has called on the commission on several occasions since 2014 to present a legislative proposal for a essn; regrets that the commission has not yet presented a proposal for a essn despite several commitments; reiterates its call on the commission to present a proposal without undue delay; ### 1. recalls that the european parliament has called on the commission on several occasions since 2014 to present a legislative proposal for an eu-wide digital instrument for social security coordination; regrets that the commission has not yet presented a proposal despite several commitments; reiterates its call on the commission to present a proposal without undue delay;