Activities of Liliana RODRIGUES related to 2015/2316(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Human rights and migration in third countries (A8-0245/2016 - Marie-Christine Vergiat) PT
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on human rights and migration in third countries PDF (443 KB) DOC (84 KB)
Amendments (94)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 a (new)
Citation 32 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 8 March 2016 on the situation of women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU (2015/2325(INI)),
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 b (new)
Citation 32 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 9 September 2015 on empowering girls through education in the EU (2014/2250(INI)),
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas migration is a factor benefiting demographic development;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas migration is also a consequence of increasing globalisation and the interdependence of markets;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas as a result of global interdependence, migration is increasing and becoming more diverse;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas most developed countries have selective migration control policies;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas the different factors involved in migration prefigure its effects and make it essential to frame appropriate policies;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas changes in migration flows, especially in times of crisis, entail far- reaching economic, social, and political impacts for migrants’ countries of origin and for their countries of destination;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B g (new)
Recital B g (new)
Bg. whereas there have to be effective ways of monitoring, and checking on, the entry and exit of foreign nationals, together with analyses and projections of the impact of migration, in order to provide the necessary basis for drawing up any form of migration management policies;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the distinction between migrants and refugees is an artificial one and whereas migration for economic reasons is very often enforced;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the refugee-economic migrant dichotomy is now inaccurate and whereas we are having to deal with ‘mixed flows’ comprising several categories of migrants, each with their own particular reasons and protection needs;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the authorities in transit and destination countries, and also in reception centres, must be properly trained and prepared to treat migrants and asylum-seekers flexibly, according to their individual circumstances;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas cooperation and sharing of information among countries of origin, transit, and arrival are essential in order to prevent and combat illegal migration and human trafficking, serving as they do to identify common interests and concerns;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas policies of any description intended to guarantee the rights and well- being of refugees, migrants, and asylum- seekers cannot be neutral where gender issues are concerned and whereas they are certain to fail unless they address the specific challenges which women and other gender categories have to face in host countries;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas resolving the health problems of migrant women is a humanitarian effort linked directly to a long-term political strategy for their empowerment;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Recital I c (new)
Ic. whereas an appropriate well-organised specific response to migration matters constitutes an opportunity for individuals and countries; whereas such a response must be underpinned by the principles of fighting poverty and promoting sustainable development and respect for the rights and dignity of migrants and refugees; whereas it must be based on close cooperation among countries of origin, transit, and destination;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I d (new)
Recital I d (new)
Id. whereas migration is an important dynamic element that can counteract the population crisis and the percentage drop in the working-age population in some countries;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I e (new)
Recital I e (new)
Ie. whereas international migration can be used to remedy specific manpower shortages;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I f (new)
Recital I f (new)
If. whereas migrants help to enhance diversity and the cultural richness of receiving countries; whereas if this is to happen, they must be fully integrated in their host societies in order that these may tap their economic, social, and cultural potential; whereas political decision- makers must, as a matter of priority, inform the public at large about the economically, culturally, and socially beneficial influence that migrants have on society, thereby forestalling xenophobic and discriminatory attitudes;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I g (new)
Recital I g (new)
Ig. whereas integrating migrants into host societies contributes to social policy revenue;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I h (new)
Recital I h (new)
Ih. whereas proper reception and integration policies ensure that migrants will not suffer any exacerbated or prolonged effects arising out of the traumatic episodes that they often experience in their lives;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I i (new)
Recital I i (new)
Ii. whereas sociocultural development depends on integration and whereas this requires serious commitment on the part both of migrants, who have to be willing to adapt to their host society without necessarily giving up their native cultural identity, and of institutions and communities in host countries, which have to be prepared to receive migrants and meet their needs;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I j (new)
Recital I j (new)
Ij. whereas migrant women are the group most exposed to unemployment and whereas they are less economically active than any other population group on the labour market; whereas statistics show that migrant women are over-represented in the domestic work sector;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I k (new)
Recital I k (new)
Ik. whereas participation in public life and politics is central to the integration of migrants in host countries;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I l (new)
Recital I l (new)
Il. whereas language is vital for the integration of migrants, whereas it helps children to participate actively at school, whereas it opens the way to employment opportunities, and whereas it reduces isolation and marginalisation;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for effective public policy- making on migration;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for checks on movements to be made effective and to proceed without delay;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls for welfare provision for migrants and refugees to be established by receiving countries;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls for migrants and refugees fleeing hunger to be given particular attention by the Western community, and especially by European countries, and for Western and European macroeconomic and agricultural dumping policies to be changed as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Denounces the arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of migrants and refugees, and recalls to mind that detention, in particular of children and their families, and recalls to mind that detention is to be confined to cases of absolute necessity;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. DeploresWarns that the recourse to a lists of safe countries whichmust not causes a threat to hang over the examination of individual applications for international protection;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls attention to the specific types of violence to which women and young female migrants, and, moreover, the elderly and LGBTI people, are subjected;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for the socio-legal arrangements applied to LGBTI migrants and asylum- seekers to be analysed and for the quality of judicial decisions to be subject to searching review by appeal bodies;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls for guarantees of quality regarding the information and legal assistance provided to migrants and asylum-seekers and communication with them;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Proposes that the time allowed to appeal against administrative decisions, in cases where applications for asylum or territorial protection have been rejected, should be at least 20 working days;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls on receiving countries to take into account the degree and nature of persecution that migrants, refugees, and asylum-seekers have suffered;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Urges that better information about countries of origin be used for the purposes of judicial and administrative decision-taking;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Points to the need to bear in mind that asylum-seekers have difficulties in resettling in their home country when another country has refused to admit them;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Calls for European human rights instruments on migration in third countries to be improved in legislative terms, as regards judicial and administrative practices, and as regards support facilities;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 h (new)
Paragraph 6 h (new)
6h. Points to the pressing need to provide special support as a matter of priority to unaccompanied children and minors and to ensure that they are registered and looked after;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 i (new)
Paragraph 6 i (new)
6i. Points out that learning the language of their host country can significantly improve migrants’ quality of life and their economic and cultural independence and also help them to obtain information about their rights and obligations in the host society; considers that language learning must be organised by the education authorities in host countries and made compulsory for migrants;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 j (new)
Paragraph 6 j (new)
6j. Recommends that host countries with a high proportion of migrants reorganise their social systems (education, health, justice, and the like) in order to cope with an increasingly diverse population;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 k (new)
Paragraph 6 k (new)
6k. Points to the urgent need to stamp out casual work, in which migrants, and migrant women in particular, tend to be employed in host countries, adding to their vulnerability; notes that the above point also applies to child labour;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 l (new)
Paragraph 6 l (new)
6l. Urges host countries to combat violence against migrant women with a view to empowering and emancipating them;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 m (new)
Paragraph 6 m (new)
6m. Urges that gender equality be fully realised, de jure and de facto, as this is a key element in preventing violence against women in host countries;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 n (new)
Paragraph 6 n (new)
6n. Points to the need to treat any type of violence against women as a form of persecution, not least sexual assault, female genital mutilation, forced marriage, domestic violence, honour crimes, and sexual discrimination; points to the need for host countries to prevent, investigate, and punish instances of violence against women and other genders;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 o (new)
Paragraph 6 o (new)
6o. Calls for the social experts who deal with migrants, and migrant women in particular, to be specially trained in gender issues;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 p (new)
Paragraph 6 p (new)
6p. Calls for specialist protection and assistance for women, pregnant women, children, minors and elderly people during their stay in reception camps;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 q (new)
Paragraph 6 q (new)
6q. Points out that host states must help to empower migrants, especially migrant women, providing them with access to knowledge and the necessary social skills, above all those linked to professional and vocational training and language learning, as part of an approach geared to sociocultural inclusion;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 r (new)
Paragraph 6 r (new)
6r. Calls on states to provide educational reception structures for children and minors so that migrant mothers and fathers can attend training courses and/or seek employment, which would also contribute to the social inclusion of children and minors;
Amendment 149 #
6s. Urges host countries not to allow mobility policies to prevent less-skilled migrants from entering those host countries;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 t (new)
Paragraph 6 t (new)
6t. Proposes that cooperation protocols be drawn up between countries of origin and countries of destination in order to establish effective temporary migration schemes and thereby combat informal and parallel channels of employment;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 u (new)
Paragraph 6 u (new)
6u. Highlights the need to overcome the increased obstacles to the inclusion and empowerment of migrant women in the host countries, often as a result of their lack of independent status in the countries and communities of origin;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 v (new)
Paragraph 6 v (new)
6v. Calls on host countries to guarantee that women have access to training, skills and participation in the labour market in order to safeguard their fundamental rights;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 w (new)
Paragraph 6 w (new)
6w. Draws attention to the need to recognise the qualifications obtained by migrants in their countries of origin as a means of facilitating their independence and social inclusion in various aspects of society;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates that economic, social and cultural rights, and in particular the rights to health and, education and housing, are fundamental rights which migrants should be able to enjoy in the same way as nationals of the host country concernedies, and it is crucial to inform migrants about these rights; is concerned over breaches in labour law with reference to migrants;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that cultural, language and economic differences may make it difficult to access healthcare, and it is therefore necessary to invest in training for health professionals and in interpretation and cultural mediation services in order to provide an adequate response;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on host countries to safeguard migrant women’s right of access to sexual and reproductive health;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Recommends that host states promote practical measures to involve migrants in political and social decision-making processes in order to make them active citizens and foster inclusion; recommends that such efforts should be redoubled in the case of migrant women, who are for the most part underrepresented;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Calls for the right to housing as a platform enabling access to the labour market, leisure and other possibilities for social integration;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Draws attention to the need to avoid creating separate districts for migrants, promoting inclusion and the opportunity to make use of all the social opportunities offered;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 f (new)
Paragraph 7 f (new)
7f. Calls for access to protected or publicly owned housing in line with the characteristics and incomes of migrant families, avoiding the use of privately rented properties;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 g (new)
Paragraph 7 g (new)
7g. Suggests that migrants and refugees should be involved in the process of choosing housing and area of residence;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 h (new)
Paragraph 7 h (new)
7h. Calls for tax benefits to be introduced for families whose per capita income is lower than the minimum wage in the host country, lasting for at least 18 months, which generally corresponds to the period required for resettlement;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates that the children of migrants and refugees are entitled to special protection based on the best interests of the child, and is concerned about difficulties in registering their birth; is particularly concerned about the nationality of children born to refugee mothers outside their country of origin, who risk being considered stateless children;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges states to develop social inclusion programmes for migrant children and young people, involving cultural and sporting activities, leisure activities and holiday camps, with a view to providing equal opportunities, social cohesion and contact with young people from the host country;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls onUrges all warring parties to cease their attacks on civilians, to protect them and allow them to leave areas affected by violence safely or receive assistance from humanitarian organisations;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for a commitment to creating the necessary conditions to enable refugees to remain close to their country of origin, strengthening partnerships with neighbouring states providing temporary protection and with the main transit countries, guaranteeing funding for the UNHCR, the World Food Programme and other competent bodies, stepping up the fight against traffickers and increasing the level of diplomatic intervention in the main crises;
Amendment 206 #
11b. Points out that practical support from specialist teams or agencies from the European Union, UNHCR, International Organisation for Migration, Red Cross, African Union and other institutions is essential in managing migration, particularly in the most affected states, and in helping to receive, identify and register migrants, this being the only way of safeguarding the future of people who lack protection and at the same time combating people traffickers, identifying suspects and assisting with investigations in partnership with the national authorities;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Highlights the need to guarantee support for and the smooth functioning of the World Food Programme, the Red Cross, the World Health Organisation and other partners, with a view to anticipating and preventing inadequacies and interruptions in the food supply chain and the provision of healthcare for migrants in transit and host countries and in reception centres;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Urges that migration should be included in economic policy, since emigration can make a positive contribution to development in immigrants’ country of origin;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Stresses that development strategies should recognise migration and mobility as motors for development in both the host country and the country of origin, through remittances and investments;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Calls for a programme to be set up between the European Union and host countries aimed at resolving the problems that growing urbanisation and migration pose for cities and urban regions;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Underlines that it is important for migration governance to be based on regional and local cooperation, with the involvement of civil society;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 e (new)
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12e. Suggests that host countries introduce a policy of tax benefits for small firms, flexible administrative procedures, infrastructure facilities and opportunities for small-scale migrant investors, particularly women entrepreneurs;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 f (new)
Paragraph 12 f (new)
12f. Suggests creating reintegration programmes for migrants returning to their country of origin;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 g (new)
Paragraph 12 g (new)
12g. Urges host countries to promote the importance of migrant associations, which should be directly involved in community development programmes;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 h (new)
Paragraph 12 h (new)
12h. Highlights the need for more effective coordination and for an assessment of the implementation, impact and hence continuity of the various financial instruments available at European Union level for third countries in the field of migration, which are currently spread across areas such as migration policy, international development cooperation, external policy, the neighbourhood policy and humanitarian support, and which mobilised more than EUR 1 billion for more than 400 projects between 2004 and 2014;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 i (new)
Paragraph 12 i (new)
12i. Highlights the importance of increased European Union involvement with third countries in the field of Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (GAMM) instruments in order to enhance the partnership nature of these instruments, their efficiency and their contribution to migratory challenges;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 j (new)
Paragraph 12 j (new)
12j. Considers it advisable for European Union financial assistance to third countries to be dependent on progress made towards improving migrants’ living conditions and their inclusion in society;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
Highlights the impact of immigration on demographic and economic development;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Asks that staff working for asylum authorities and reception centres, and other staff who come into contact with people seeking international protection, should receive appropriate training so that they can give due regard to the general and personal circumstances involved in applications to enter a country;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls for independent observers and national or international NGOs and humanitarian aid organisations to be authorised to enter refugee camps and support migrants;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Takes the view that systematic half- yearly reports should be drawn up at European level on legislative, judicial and administrative procedures in host countries in order to safeguard inclusion and respect for human rights;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Calls for host countries to provide regular information on reception centres and takes the view that the media should be permitted to enter reception centres in order to guarantee transparent information for the public;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Regrets the failure to involveCalls for the European Parliament to be involved in the setting up of a cross-cutting approach to human rights in migration policies; regrets the lack ofcalls for parliamentary oversightmonitoring of the outside activities of the EU’s Frontex Agency;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Asks that those responsible for managing Europe’s external borders should not confine or criminalise migrants and refugees in reception camps because of flaws in the management of those same borders;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recommends that civil society organisations, including migrant organisations, should be consulted on the drawing-up, implementation and assessment of inclusion policies at local, regional, national and European level;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Urges European undertakings operating in third countries to respect human rights scrupulously, particularly as regards the rights of migrants;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Recommends that third countries that fail to respect human rights and the rights of migrants should be penalised in their trade relations with Europe;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18d. Calls for migrants’ dignity to be respected and their fundamental and human rights upheld, whatever their legal status;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls for the development of an approach to security that promotes safe routes out of areas of conflict;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the European Union and host countries to create effective tools for the coordination and alignment of information flows and the compilation, cross-referencing and analysis of data;