Activities of Heidi HAUTALA related to 2016/2140(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the EU is a key player as investor, buyer, retailer and consumer in the garment industry and trade, and is therefore most suited to bundle multiple initiatives worldwide to substantially improve the infrahuman situation of tens of millions of workers in this sector and create a level playing field for all actors;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear sector provides the elements which an EU legal approach to the topic should contain;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for a unified approach to the collection of data on social, environmental and labour performance, to be applied along the whole supply chain; points out thaturges the EU Commission to go beyond the presentation of a Staff Working Document and asks for the elaboration of a fully fletched legal and enforceable tool box; points out that in addition to the OECD Guidance the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the French law on mandatory due diligence and the UK anti-slavery bill, as well as the industry-driven Higg Index covers all the main key impact areas and serve as a basis for such a Communication;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Asks the Commission to pay special attention to the aspects of access to justice, remedy for victims and their families and the protection of whistleblowers in this Communication;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the traceability and transparency of the supply chain is the key to achieving sustained change; recommends that trustworthy, clear and meaningful information on sustainability be made available to consumers, covering all subcontractors of a brand to be included as part of mandatory reporting schemes for all companies operating in Europe and to be made publicly available;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that EU should revise its current trade instruments, from the unilateral ones such as GSP and GSP+, to bilateral ones, such as Partnership and Cooperation Agreements (PCAs), Associations Agreements (AAs) and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), in order to enshrine legally enforceable criteria or mechanisms, and provide the Sustainable Development Chapters of agreements under negotiation with enforceable language on this issue;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Asks for clarification on how garments produced in Export Processing Zones, with low or no labour protection, can be identified in general and excluded from the GSP+ scheme in a given beneficiary country;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Is convinced that public procurement is useful tool for the promotion of a responsible garment industry;