19 Amendments of Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS related to 2015/2315(INI)
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas a significant number of corporations operating in third countries are based in Europe, are owned by European corporations, have assets or goods in Europe or control other corporations in Europe; whereas there is a practice whereby European corporations outsource activities to local suppliers or use goods or services in their supply and production chains that have been produced or provided by other corporations in countries where human rights standards are lower or enforcement and victim protection are legally or factually lacking;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas a holistic approach to the way in which corporations abide by human rights standards globally is still lacking, and that this is allowing certain states and companies to circumvent such rules;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is deeply concerned at the human rights violations committed in third countries by EU corporations and business enterprises;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is deeply concerned at the human rights violations committed in third countries by corporations and business enterprises; reminds corporate actors of their responsibility to respect human rights throughout their global operations, regardless of where their users are located and independently of whether the host state meets its own human rights obligations;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reminds that EU corporations and business enterprises must effectively apply the principles of respect of human rights and rule of law contained in our treaties and, whenever found to have caused or contributed to human rights abuses, shall be prosecuted accordingly;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the adoption of the UNGPs; emphasises that the UNGPs were agreed unanimously in the UN with the full support of EU Member States, the ILO and the International Chamber of Commerce, including support for the concept of a ‘smart mix’ of regulatory and voluntary action; strongly supports the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and calls on companies to implement them, including through the establishment of due diligence policies and risk management safeguards, and the provision of effective remedies when their activities have caused or contributed to an adverse human rights impact;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises the major importance of CSR and welcomes the growing use of instruments based on CSR and the self- commitment by corporations; strongly emphasises, however, that avoiding violations of human rights is not a matter of charity or something to be done on a voluntary basis but avoluntary action but an ethical question and legal obligation on enterprises and their management, wherever they may act and whatever their size or industrial sector;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that, if when companies find that theyare found to have caused or contributed to harm, they mustall instruments must be used so that the companies provide for or participate in effective remedy processes for the individuals and communities affected;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Warmly welcomes the preparCalls on the EU and its Member States to constructively engage in the negotiations of a binding UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights, and strongly calls for the EU Member Statethe Open-ended Inter- Governmental Working Group on the elaboration of an international legally binding instrument on transnational corporations and othe EU itself to promote and take part in this procesr business enterprises with respect to human rights and to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls the different but complementary roles of states and companies with regard to human rights protection; recalls that states have a duty to protect everyone within their jurisdiction, including against human rights abuses committed by companies, even if they operate in third countries; strongly recalls that, where human rights abuses occur, the victims’ states must grant them access to an effective remedy, and points out that the EU shares that duty with regard to areas of exclusive or shared competence;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on all national and international authoritiMember States to ensure that binding instruments devoted to the effective protection of human rights in this field are adopted as a matter of urgency and as widely as possible, and that all obligations stemming from the abovementioned international rules are enforced;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for the Member States to legislate in a coherent, holistic, and effective and binding manner in order to meet their duty to prevent, investigate, punish and redress human rights violations, including those perpetrated in third countries, directly or indirectly, by corporations acting under their jurisdiction;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to lay down clear requirements as to the fact that companies domiciled in their territory and/or jurisdiction must respect human rights throughout their operations, in every country and context in which they operate; considers that theycompanies should ensure that they have systems in place to assess risks and mitigate potential negative impacts related to human rights, labour, environmental protection and disaster-related aspects of their operations and value chains, and periodically assess the adequacy of such lawsmitigation measures put in place and address any shortcomings;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that collective redress mechanisms could potentially decrease the costs of litigation for victims of human rights infringements; welcomes the recommendation on collective redress adopted by the Commission9 and regrets that only a fewurges all Member States haveto compliedy with it; this recommendation; encourages all Member States to comply with this recommendation; __________________ 9this type of class action to be applicable to non-EU citizens who are victims of human rights abuses by EU companies found to have caused or contributed to harm; __________________ 9 OJ L 201, 26.7.2013, p. 60. OJ L 201, 26.7.2013, p. 60.
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the non-binding private sector initiatives for responsible supply chain management introduced by the Commission’s services, but stresses that non-binding private sector initiatives are by themselves not sufficient; calls for urgent binding and enforceable rules and related sanctions and independent monitoring mechanisms;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28