5 Amendments of Robert STURDY related to 2013/2708(RSP)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. Whereas neither the European Union has notnor the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have so far adopted or developed a system of traceability of origin as regards goods being produced by forced labour.
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. Whereas the European Union supports the ratification and application of the core labour conventions and standards and the implementation of decent work programmes as agreed in the ILO.
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the European Union can make a significant contribution towards the promotion of decent work for all through both its internal and external policies, applying internationally agreed social standards in line with its social values and principles;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls also on the EU to actively engage in WTO, and bilaterally with its trade and investment partners, to set up such a traceability mechanism for the goods being produced through forced labour in order to improve transparency and enable better informed consumer choice.
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to swiftly table a proposal for a regulation banning the import into the EU of goods produced using modern forms of slavery, forced labour, especially forced labour of particularly vulnerable groups and forced child labour, in violation of basic human rights standards;