Activities of Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL related to 2016/2226(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EC-Uzbekistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement and bilateral trade in textiles - EC-Uzbekistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement and bilateral trade in textiles (resolution) (debate) DE
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, amending the Agreement in order to extend the provisions of the Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement PDF (437 KB) DOC (58 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the eradicaabolition of forced labour isand child labour in Uzbekistan is still an ongoing process which needs to be further supported by the EU and the international community;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the sudden death of President Islom Karimov has given rise to temporary political uncertainty regardingshould not have any impact on the continuity of the ongoing process of improving labour conditions in the cotton fields in Uzbekistan;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the progress that has been made in Uzbekistan, achieving the almost total eradicaabolition of child and forced labour;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Appreciates the fact that the Government of Uzbekistan is also pursuing the eradicaabolition of forced labour in cooperation with the ILO, but realises that this is a complex process, requiring, among other things, reform of employment policies;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises that continued pressure odialogue and cooperation between the Government of Uzbekistan from the Union, the EU, the ILO and the World Bank will still be needed to achieve this goale full abolition of child and forced labour in Uzbekistan; reserves the right to call on the Commission and the Council to activate Articles 2 and 95 of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement so as to take all necessary general and specific measures if the commitment to the abolition of child and forced labour is not lived up to;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Shares the view that the Decent Work Country Programme should be extended beyond 2016 and should be deepened so as to consider the modernisation of the Uzbek economy, employment policy, occupational health and safety and labour inspection, also taking gender equality into accountin this regard welcomes the Uzbek Governmental Decree №909 (dated 16 November 2015) which is aimed to improve labour conditions, employment and social protection of workers in the agricultural sector during 2016-2018;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to provide Parliament regularly with detailed information on the situation in Uzbekistan, in particular with regard to the eradicaabolition of child and forced labour; decides to continue to monitor developments in Uzbekistan and to organise a regular dialogue with the ILO, the Commission, the EEAS and other stakeholders aimed at the total eradication ofabolition of child and forced labour in Uzbekistan;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to submit to Parliament a legislative proposal for an effective traceability mechanism in the garment sectors soon as possible a proposal for an EU Garment Initiative;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to submit the EU Garment Initiative as soon as possible; notes that in 2013 the Commission launched the Sustainability Compact with Bangladesh, the ILO and the USA, and stresses that this type of initiative can serve as a basis for devising new actions, in partnership with third countries, in order to pursue the objectives of improving working conditions, health and safety at work in the garment sector in third countries;