Activities of Javier COUSO PERMUY related to 2015/2340(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The fight against trafficking in human beings in the EU's external relations (A8-0205/2016 - Barbara Lochbihler) ES
Amendments (11)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the ILO estimates that there are around 21 million people in forced labour globally, being trafficked for labour and sexual exploitation or being held in slave- like conditions and whereas of these people 14.2 million were trapped in forced labour, 4.5 million in a situation of forced sexual exploitation, and 2.2 million in state- imposed forced labour; whereas women and girls make up 55% of the total, while men and boys account for 45%;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas military interventions by NATO, the United States and Member States in recent years, especially in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Mali and Syria have destabilised the region as a whole – in many cases under the false pretext of the 'responsibility to protect' – and have triggered an exponential increase in arms trafficking and driven thousands from their homes, hence encouraging armed groups and/or terrorists to take over control of those areas, and condemning entire populations to trafficking and exploitation;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers it essential that strategies aimed at the prevention of THB address the factors facilitating and causes underlying THB;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the EU and its Member States to constructively engage in the negotiations of the Open-ended InterGovernmental Working Group on the elaboration of an international legally binding instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights and to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; Urges the EU and Member States to apply a gamut of charges and penalties, including the confiscation of property and freezing of assets belonging to European companies that fail to respect human rights;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the EU and its Member States to make a particular effort to combat forced labour in EU industries abroad, and in relation to third countries, by applying and enforcing labour standards and supporting governments in adopting labour laws providing minimum protection standards for workers, including foreign workers and to make these standards a precondition for European companies operating in third countries; stresses that exploitation and undeclared work and THB can only be effectively combatted if the same rights are guaranteed to all workers in a country irrespective of their nationality or origin;
Amendment 107 #
15a. Calls on the EU and Member States to develop a legislative initiative which sets quality guidelines for domestic and care work in the EU, which should include specific recommendations for women and migrants;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. WelcomNotes the inclusion of forced begging as a form of trafficking in human beings by the Directive 2011/36/EU; calls on the Member States to harmonise national legislation and on third-country governments to enact and enforce legal provisions; condemns any criminalisation of, or enforcement action against, beggars and the homeless under the pretext of 'combating begging'; believes that no action can be taken to stop begging unless it also enables reintegration into the job market and access to housing for all;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Member States to adopt measures to end prostitution and sexual exploitation, basing these on assistance – including psychological assistance – to victims and their reintegration into society, and on the penalisation of traffickers and clients; stresses that such measures must be accompanied by educational and awareness-raising measures;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Urges the EU to refrain from addressing THB primarily as a security issue and from disproportionately focusing on the fight against smuggling; emphasises that the policy of rejecting and criminalising migrants being adopted by the EU and most Member States, and the deplorable reception conditions for immigrants act as an incentive for THB controlled by criminal gangs and exploitation; urges the EU and its Member States to pay attention to the identification of refugees and migrants as victims of THB or as victims of violations and abuse as part of smuggling;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Rejects any attempt to outsource the EU's migration policies, especially under the pretext of combating THB, and condemns in this respect the proposals made by Member States and the Commission to establish asylum application processing and holding centres in third countries, as well as the proposal to involve North African countries and Turkey in search and rescue operations at sea aimed at intercepting refugees and returning them to Africa or Turkey; calls on the Commission to ensure that Parliament has an assessment of the extent to which these proposals comply with international law, and particularly the Geneva Convention, and with other practical and legal impediments to their implementation; calls on the Commission and Member States to immediately suspend cooperation with third countries aimed at preventing migrants and refugees reaching Europe and tightening up border control; calls for the ending of negotiations in the Khartoum Process and suspension of the Rabat Process;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Urges the EU to find tangible solutions regarding regular, non-exploitative and safe ways into the EU for migrants and refugees; reminds Member States and the EU that they must comply with international law, including the principle of non-refoulement, in all their policies and in particular those on migration; recalls that safe and if possible voluntary return should be guaranteed to trafficked persons by the receiving state and state of origin, and legal alternatives offered for repatriation in cases where such repatriation would pose a risk to their safety and/or of their family;