Activities of Arne GERICKE related to 2015/2118(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Preventing and combating trafficking in human beings (A8-0144/2016 - Catherine Bearder) DE
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on implementation of the Directive 2011/36/EU of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims from a gender perspective PDF (412 KB) DOC (199 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas THB takes many different forms across many legal and illegal activities, including, but not limited to, agriculture, food processing, prostitution, domestic work, manufacturing, care, cleaning, other types of forced labour (particularly in the service industries), forced begging, forced marriage, illegal adoptions and the trade in human organs; including human embryos for surrogacy in all of its forms;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Calls on Member States to cooperate in better developing guidelines for border guards and consular services to help identify victims of human trafficking;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that a strong and coordinated approach to tackling the problem of human trafficking across the EU is essential in order to avoid ''forum shopping'' for criminal groups and individuals who look may look to exploit the weaknesses in individual Member States' criminal systems;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes with disappointment the low number of prosecutions and successful convictions of the criminal offence of human trafficking at a national level;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that while sexual exploitation of children is illegal in all Member States, this does not prevent trafficking of children for sexual exploitation; calls on the Commission to examine how the demand for sexual services drives child trafficking, and how best to reduce demandgive directives in order to punish the client;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes the lack of a common understanding among the Member States about what constitutes demand for exploitation, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen gender-sensitive guidelines on how to discourage demandpropose guidelines on the punishment of the client based on the Nordic Model while raising awareness about all forms of THB, especially sexual exploitation;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Highlights the good work done by a number of government services and civil society in identifying victims of human trafficking and providing assistance and support to victims, although this work is not carried out consistently across Member States or with respect to the different types of THB;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Notes that there are a number of different reasons that women are trafficked; sexual exploitation; forced marriage; forced pregnancy and servitude. The impact of trafficking can vary from individual to individual and there is no one type of trafficking which should been seen as more damaging;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Notes that despite the clear definition of THB given in the Directive, a number of different definitions have been adopted in Member States’ national legislation; Even though it recognizes the competence of the Member States on the regulation of prostitution, it calls on the Commission to conduct research on this and to report on what these differences in definition mean practically for the application of the directive;