Activities of Bodil VALERO related to 2015/2118(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims from a gender perspective
Amendments (24)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 (new)
Citation 1 (new)
– having regard to Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 (new)
Citation 2 (new)
– having regard to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Citation 3 (new)
Citation 3 (new)
– having regard to the 1979 UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW),
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Citation 4 (new)
Citation 4 (new)
– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Citation 5 (new)
Citation 5 (new)
– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention),
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Citation 6 (new)
Citation 6 (new)
– having regard to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women on 15 September 1995, and to the subsequent outcome documents adopted at the United Nations Beijing +5, Beijing +10 and Beijing +15 special sessions and the Beijing +20 review conference,
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Citation 7 (new)
Citation 7 (new)
– having regard to Article 5 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the demand for women, girls, men and boys in the prostitution industries is a decisive pull factor for THB for sexual exploitation; and whereas the demand for cheap labour and incapacity to uphold labour rights are pull factors for THB for labour exploitation;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the closing of borders makes people more vulnerable to traffickers and exploitation;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas women and children may be compelled to exchange sex for protection, in order to survive, in order to advance along their migratory route, and for basic sustenance. Survival sex is frequently a direct consequence of gaps in assistance, failures of registration systems, family separations, and absence of safe and legal entry ways into the EU;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that migrant smuggling and THB are different phenomena but that they often overlap and need to be tackled in a consistent manner; recalls the role of Frontex and other EU agencies in the early identification of victims at EU borders;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Member States and intergovernmental organizations to ensure that their interventions address the factors that increase vulnerability to trafficking, including inequality, poverty and all forms of discrimination;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States and the European Commission to develop concrete measures to decrease the demand for women, girls, men, and boys in prostitution as a key strategy to prevent and decrease THB, in this context urges the Member States to fully implement Art. 18.4 and the European Commission to report back on the outcome;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Member States to make legal aid available to victims of trafficking not only in criminal proceedings, but also in civil, labour or immigration/asylum proceedings in which they are involved;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses the importance of 'following the money' as a key strategy to investigate and prosecute the organised crime networks that profit from THB, and calls on Europol and Eurojust to reinforce its capacities in the field of combating THB; Member States should freeze and confiscate the assets of individuals involved in trafficking, the confiscated assets of persons convicted of trafficking offences should be used to support and compensate victims of trafficking;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Insists on the need for member states to enhance their police and judicial cooperation, particular via Europol and Eurojust, including information sharing and combating recruitment of people for THB through internet;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure that law enforcement personnel, including border agencies such as Frontex, are provided with adequate training in THB, with emphasise on the gender dimension, special needs of trafficked women, children and other vulnerable groups and how to provide incentives for victims of THB and others to report traffickers;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c Calls for Member States to implement Directive 2011/36/EC, as well as all other relevant legal frameworks on THB, without any delay; Urges the Commission to take legal actions against neglecting Member States;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Stresses that NGOs and individuals working to protect and help victims of THB should not be held responsible of any crime;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Calls for Member States to educate their citizens on THB and victim identification through information campaigns; Calls on the Member States and the EU to target funding to NGOs supporting victims of THB;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to implement the principle of non- refoulement in their anti-trafficking directives as is the case in the UN Trafficking Protocol and the CoE Trafficking Convention and in accordance with States obligations under international refugee law and international human rights law;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Highlights that third country nationals victims of trafficking should be given the possibility to safe return, but also be entitled to residence permits, in order to ensure their proper access to justice, support and assistance;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Considers that safe and legal ways of entry to the EU would decrease vulnerability and trafficking in human beings;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Recalls the obligation of Member States to pay special attention to child victims of trafficking including unaccompanied minors coming from third countries, and to provide special protection to children in criminal procedures, the best interests of the child must be considered paramount at all times (Art 13, 14,15,16);