Traduction de «raréfaction de la main-d'oeuvre » (Français → Anglais) :

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation concerning labour cost index (COM(2001) 418 – C5-0348/2001 – 2001/0166(COD))

By letter of 23 July 2001 the Commission submitted to Parliament, pursuant to Article 251(2) and Article 285 of the EC Treaty, the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on labour cost index (COM(2001) 418 - 2001/0166 (COD)).

The example of assisting child labour in to education, rather than dismissing contractors who use child labour, demonstrates the positive and constructive approach.

Mr. Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labour, explains the phenomenon in his well-known book The Work of Nations: The head office with some managers and employees is in one country; the engineering, design or technological division can be anywhere the expertise exists; and the manufacturing sector, particularly if much labour cost is involved, is in a low-wage country.

That the National Assembly reaffirm the consensus expressed in this House on December 13, 1990, on the occasion of the ministerial statement on manpower adjustment and occupational training, to the effect that Quebec must have sole responsibility for policies pertaining to manpower adjustment and occupational training within its borders and patriate accordingly the funding allocated by the federal government to these programs in Quebec. Within the current constitutional framework and in order to improve services to customers, Quebec must take over the control and management of various services pertaining to employment and manpower develo ...[+++]pment and all programs that may be funded through the Unemployment Insurance Fund within Quebec's borders, and must therefore receive the funding appropriate to such responsibilities.

He also added: ``What is unacceptable with this approach is that it is totally improvised, this at a time when, more than ever, government intervention in the manpower development sector must be planned according to priorities, so as to deal efficiently with issues such as manpower shortage, retraining in growing economic sectors, as well as improvement of skills, and thus benefit from market globalization'' (1235) Minister Bourbeau continued by saying: ``I find it hard to believe that the federal government would wilfully do things which, under the pretence of initiating a rapprochement with the private sector, would result in the estab ...[+++]lishment of a network of intermediaries, given that it pledged it would not do such a thing''.