7 Amendments of Stephen HUGHES related to 2012/2097(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Encourages the EU to play an active role in raising awareness of the contribution enterprises can give to societytheir workers, communities and to society in general through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the field of culture and education, including through on-going development of workers' skills and qualifications through training and lifelong learning;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Insists that trade union rights and freedoms are at the centre of any CSR strategy, commends the extensive EU framework of sectoral and cross-sectoral social dialogue structures and calls for full and active consultation and involvement of representative organisations and trade unions in particular in the development, operation and monitoring of companies' CSR processes and structures, working with employers in a genuine partnership approach;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Calls for CSR policies to include specific measures to tackle the unlawful practice of blacklisting workers and denying them access to employment, often due to their trade union membership and activities or health and safety representative role;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Insists that any enterprise that is found to be blacklisting workers or breaching human rights and labour standards should be excluded from receiving EU grants and funding and from taking part in calls for tender for other public procurement contracts at EU, national or public authority level;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23d. Asks the Commission to introduce a more open and clear procedure for filing and considering complaints of non- compliance to CSR principles, including enforcement mechanisms and initiating investigations, where necessary;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 e (new)
Paragraph 23 e (new)
23e. Notes that CSR policies must be respected not only by the main company or contractor but also by any sub- contractors or supply chains which it may use, whether in the supply of goods, workers or services and whether based in the EU or in a third country, thereby ensuring a level playing field based on fair pay and decent working conditions, and guaranteeing trade union rights and freedoms;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 f (new)
Paragraph 23 f (new)
23f. Endorses the Commission's Directive on minimum standards for victims and calls for the CSR policies of companies in the relevant sectors (such as travel, insurance, accommodation and telecommunications) to include positive and practical strategies and structures to support victims of crime and their families during a crisis, and to set up specific policies for any employee who becomes a victim of crime, whether in the workplace or outside;