12 Amendments of Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK related to 2023/2027(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard the 2007 ILO Work in Fishing Convention (No. 188),
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
– having regard the 2012 Cape Town Agreement on the Implementation of the Provisions of the Torremolinos Protocol of 1993 relating to the Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels, 1977,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas labour abuses and IUU fishing are often interlinked and the risk still exists that products from IUU fishing and/or forced labour still enter the EU market;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Notes that fisheries play an important role in safeguarding global food and nutrition security and providing a livelihood for the people living in coastal areas; underlines that the Union attaches great importance to the sustainable development of global fisheries and to abolish forced labour, trafficking and other abuses, also in the fishing sector;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms the need for the EU and its Member States to continue taking a zero-tolerance approach to IUU fishing, applying this approach equally to all countries, irrespective of size, and to promote sustainable fisheries with a view to combating overfishing and ensuring food security; Underlines that the EU IUU card system could be more effective when used in a holistic approach;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Acknowledges that the 2012 IMO Cape Town Agreement, the 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures, the ILO Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) and the ILO Work in Fishing Convention (No. 188) are important instruments to ensure decent working conditions and helps to prevent unacceptable forms of work for all fishers, especially forced labour, trafficking and other abuses, and to combat IUU fishing; calls on the authorised Member States to sign and ratify, or accede to these conventions;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Encourages national authorities to ensure an adequate implementation of the IUU Regulation in order to set an example of good practice for other Member States, contribute to implementing an adequate traceability system; ensure responsible fishing practices, improving the safety at sea and labour conditions on fishing vessels and to enhance accurate reporting of catch;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to increase awareness on the protection of human rights in the fishing sector; Underlines that the fisheries sector in specific geographic areas have a higher risk of forced labour imposed by state authorities; urges that when forced labour is identified, measures should be taken at EU level to avoid those products entering the EU market;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Stresses that available IUU databases suffer from opaqueness, i.e. unknown vessel names or origin or ownership which causes loss of income, notably in poor countries;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Stresses that international bodies involved in the fight against IUU fishing should coordinate their IUU fishing control activities with shared electronic databases, clear strategies and structured plans that result in the lowest possible level of IUU fishing practices at an international level;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Notes that regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) are proven to be useful in the fight against illegal fishing; calls on the Commission to actively promote the establishment of more relevant RFMOs;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Encourages Member States in promoting the initiatives of the FAO and of relevant RFMOs aiming at fighting IUU fishing activities and exchanging information relating to fishing vessels suspected of such activities;