9 Amendments of Thomas MANN related to 2010/2301(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the competition between different social systems resulting from the opening up of the world market; notes a rise in the level of informal work in urban areas as well as violations of the principles of decent work despite the existence of a legislative framework governing employment conditions; notes better access to the employment market and a fall in rural unemployment as a result of the opening up of the Chinese economy; considers it desirable for observance of human rights to be an essential pillar of economic cooperation between the EU and China, which will, inter alia, generate respect for employees in undertakings;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the competition between different social systems resulting from the opening up of the world market; notes a rise in the level of informal work in urban areas as well as violations of the principles of decent work despite the existence of a legislative framework governing employment conditions; notes better access to the employment market and a fall in rural unemployment as a result of the opening up of the Chinese economy; observes that human rights are still not sufficiently taken into account in China, although they are an indispensable basis for stable relations between employees and employers;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the competition between different social systems resulting from the opening up of the world market; notes a rise in the level of informal work in urban areas as well as violations of the principles of decent work despite the existence of a legislative framework governing employment conditions; notes better access to the employment market and a fall in rural unemployment as a result of the opening up of the Chinese economy; observes that, despite the ratification of ILO Conventions Nos 138 and 182, shortcomings remain in the field of the prohibition of child labour;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the impact which China, as the biggest exporting country, has on the world economy and the responsibility which this entails to comply with minimum social standards; welcomes the efforts made by Chinese central and local government in this area; emphasises the importance of a comprehensive law on social protection and health care and strict monitoring of compliance with legislation on employment conditions; stresses in this connection the Social Security Reform Cooperation Project between the EU and China, which aims to give Chinese citizens access to adequate and affordable social insurance; underlines the importance of compliance with International Labour Organisation rules and respect for the right to freely form trade unions;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the impact which China, as the biggest exporting country, has on the world economy and the responsibility which this entails to comply with minimum social standards; welcomes the efforts made by Chinese central and local government in this area; emphasises the importance of a comprehensive law on social protection and health care and strict monitoring of compliance with legislation on employment conditions; underlines the importance of compliance with International Labour Organisation rules, particularly on health and safety in the workplace, and respect for the right to freely form trade unions;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the impact which China, as the biggest exporting country, has on the world economy and the responsibility which this entails to comply with minimum social standards; welcomes the efforts made by Chinese central and local government in this area; emphasises the importance of a comprehensive law on social protection and health care and strict monitoring of compliance with legislation on employment conditions; underlines the importance of compliance with International Labour Organisation rules and respect for the right to freely form trade unions; observes that, as a member of the WTO, China does not sufficiently guarantee compliance with the principles and obligations accepted by means of the protocol of accession, particularly with regard to protection of copyright and avoidance of export restrictions, which is distorting global competition and thus having an adverse impact in the EU;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the impact which China, as the biggest exporting country, has on the world economy and the responsibility which this entails to comply with minimum social standards; welcomes the efforts made by Chinese central and local government in this area; emphasises the importance of a comprehensive law on social protection and health care and strict monitoring of compliance with legislation on employment conditions; underlines the importance of compliance with International Labour Organisation rules and respect for the right to freely form trade unions; considers the intensification of the dialogue between the EU and China which was launched in 2009 to improve working conditions and reduce the number of occupational accidents and cases of occupational disease to be an essential measure;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the impact which China, as the biggest exporting country, has on the world economy and the responsibility which this entails to comply with minimum social standards; welcomes the efforts made by Chinese central and local government in this area; emphasises the importance of a comprehensive law on social protection and health care and strict monitoring of compliance with legislation on employment conditions; underlines the importance of compliance with International Labour Organisation rules and respect for the right to freely form trade unions; notes that, as part of closer economic cooperation between China and the EU, the labour-law dimension should loom larger in the bilateral dialogue between Europe and China on the rule of law;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the Chinese population is getting older and that the seemingly endless growth in the available workforce, in particular lower-skilled workers, appears to be drying up; notes that a shift in trade from China to other South-East Asian countries is taking place as a result of potential cost advantages; calls, therefore, on the Commission to introduce an integrated European policy for the South- East Asia region; observes that a stronger awareness of employment standards should arise in China’s growing middle class – an awareness which is relatively undeveloped in the population as a whole at present;