Activities of Sajjad KARIM related to 2017/2015(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on gender equality in EU trade agreements PDF (517 KB) DOC (93 KB)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas trade policies should aim to reduce socio-economic gaps between the Global North and the Global South in terms of development and wealth, and between women and generate economic growth and wealth creation and contribute to women empowermen,t and realispromote women’s rights by ensuring decent work conditions for women and contributing to sustainable and equitable economic development;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the expansion of global trade, and integration of developing countries into global value chains in particular, has allowed many women workers to move from informal economy to the formal sector;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas these new trade related employment opportunities for women in developing countries contributed significantly to the household income and poverty reduction;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) and GSP+ systems aim to ensure the ratification and implementare designed to help developing countries assume responsibilities resulting from the ratification of international conventions ofn human and labour rights c, environvmentions in developing countries;al protection and good governance as well as from the effective implementation thereof
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas private sector, civil society, particularly women’s rights organisations and trade unions, has the knowledge and potential to strengthen women’s economic empowerment;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas special attention must be given to thepotential negative consequences of trade liberalisation as regards basic public services and goods, such as water and sanitation, education and healthcare;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that fair and inclusive international trade policies require a clearer framework aiming to enhance women’s livelihoods, strengthen gender equality, protect the environment, and promote social justiceprogress and international solidarity;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the urgent need to adopt gender-sensitive binding human rights regulations on an international level to regulate transnational companies (TNCs) and other companies; wWelcomes the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for bindingeffective measures to combat exploitation and improve working conditions for women in the export- oriented industries, in particular the garment and textile manufacturing and agriculture sectors where trade liberalisation has contributedresulted in some cases to precarious labour rights and gender wage gaps;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that binding instruments are needed in EU trade policy to ensure that decent work standards, women’s rights, human rights principles and environmental protection are at the core of all types of EU trade agreements and that EU trade policy is coherent with the Union’s overarching aims of sustainable development, poverty reduction and gender equality;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to reinforce corporate social responsibility and due diligence mechanisms in free trade agreements with a focus on upholding human rights and their social, labour, gender and environmental aspects;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Stresses the importance of implementation, enforcement or transposition of already existing legislation at regional, national and international levels;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that trading commitments in EU agreements should never overrulego hand in hand with human rights, women’s rights or environmental concerns;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the EU and the Member States to ensure that binding clauses on labour rights, based on the ILO Conventions, including Conventions No 189 on Domestic Workers and No 156 on Workers with Family Responsibilities, are included in trade agreements, and that social clauses in trade agreements also apply to informal work;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Emphasises the need to enhance codes of conduct, labels and fair-trade schemes, and of ensuring alignment with international standards such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, UN Global Compact and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises;