Activities of Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA related to 2022/2171(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU strategy for sustainable and circular textiles
Amendments (10)
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas this initiative also aims to ensure the sustained recovery of the textile industry following the COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas this strategy is part of the EU's horizontal plan to move towards a climate-neutral, circular economy;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
B c. whereas European textile consumption has the fourth highest environmental and climate change impact, after food, housing and mobility;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
B d. whereas the textile industry is the third most significant sector in terms of the percentage of water and land used and the fifth in terms of primary raw material consumption and greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
B e. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has affected both men and women in a significant manner, and in particular those working in low-paid jobs, precarious forms of employment and feminised sectors, including, for example, the textile industry;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that in addition to its significant negative environmental and climate impacts, the textile industry also has a detrimental social impact; stresses that a disproportionate number of women and marginalised groups carry out precarious work, often involuntarily and hold low-paid jobs, often involuntarily; points out, in this context, the need to protect the social and labour rights of those employed in the textile industry, as well as the need for sufficient improvements in working conditions and standards in this economic sector;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Member States to ratify the relevant International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions and implement its recommendations, especially those intended to reduce the scale of precarious work and protect workers from the harmful effects of chemicals, as well as from violence andall forms of violence, including harassment, in the workplace;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to carry out extensive information and awareness-raising campaigns to draw attention to the negative impact of the textile sector on the environment and climate change, as well as to the need to improve employment conditions and labour standards in the sector;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the relevant public institutions and employers in the textile sector to facilitate the training and upskilling of low-wage textile sector workers, inwith a particular focus on women and other marginalised groups, including during working hours;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that the textile industry needs to be thoroughly restructured in order to establish a circular economy and to reduce its negative impact on the climate and the environment; points out, however, having regard in particular to the post-COVID-19 pandemic situation and the ongoing humanitarian and economic crisis, that in order to achieve the objectives set out in the Strategy, very high levels of investment and a significant amount of time will be needed for operators in this sector to adapt;