7 Amendments of Laura AGEA related to 2016/2140(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes thatEmphasizes the need to move beyond voluntary initiatives, as they are not adequately addressing issues such as child labour, health and safety, wages, social security and, working time and integration of people with disability;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the EU initiative to promote skills training, including training as micro-entrepreneurs, which contributes to economic and social development and women’s empowerment;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises existing efforts on management and worker training in health and safety, labour law and gender equality as fundamental to improving workers’ rights, and calls on the flagship initiative to develop a dedicated platform for sharing best practice on worker and management/worker training, focusing in particular on middle management positions;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes the importance of increasing gender balance in management positions as the predominance of men at the management level is one reason behind the high rate of sexual harassment experienced by women workers;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises the importance of training new labour inspectors to international conventions and standards, local labour laws and appropriate inspection techniques;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that responsibility should extend throughout the entire supply chain, and with the implementation, among others, of an information system using a public online database linking the actors along the supply chain to provide the needed traceability; commends existing efforts to this effect; believes, however, that the EU is best placed to develop a common framework through legislation on mandatory due diligence and supply chain transparency; recommends that regulation should come in addition to and in support of voluntary initiatives, and that information gathered as a result of EU action should be publicly available.
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that the new Flagship Initiative should bear in mind the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.