14 Amendments of Younous OMARJEE related to 2015/2340(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the globalisation of trade has facilitated the global commodification of human beings and human activities, thus contributing to the development of modern slavery and new types of people trafficking;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for all the EU institutions and the Member States to place, in line with the fundamental values of the Union, human rights at the centre of the EU’s relations with all third countries;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Invites the EU to pursue and promote dialogue on human rights with its international state and non-state partners, to formalise partnerships with international and national human rights organisations and do everything in its power to strengthen cooperation and coordination with third countries with a view to improving victim detection, enhancing measures to prevent human trafficking and ensuring the effective prosecution of traffickers;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b.Urges the EU institutions and Member States to ensure that all products marketed within the EU’s territory comply with international standards concerning respect for human rights and the fight against human trafficking throughout the production chain;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses the importance of a multi- sector, multi-disciplinary approach to combating human trafficking, encompassing in particular the health sector, and calls for civil society platforms to be set up in Member States to raise awareness of fundamental rights, anti- trafficking policies and victim support measures;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the Commission communication 'The EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings 2012–2016' stated that 79% of identified victims of human trafficking were subject to sexual exploitation, 18% to forced labour and 3% to other forms of exploitation, of these victims, 66% were women, 13% girls, 12% men and 9% boys;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Condemns the illicit business of human trafficking, human trafficking for removal of organs and any other exploitative business related to violating the right to bodily integrity and inflicting physical and psychological violence;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that there is a strong risk that human cloning will give rise to people trafficking, owing to the domination and commercial relationship it engenders;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to tackle human trafficking, the majority of whose victims are women, who are exploited for sexual purposes and to maintain a victim-centred approach;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that victims should receive full assistance, for not only the immediate and chronic health consequences, but also the effects on their psychological well-being; calls on the Commission and Member States to guarantee victims of trafficking both immediate medical attention and specific long-term support, to ensure their gradual rehabilitation and long-term treatment to address the harm they have suffered;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Invites the Member States to define a legal status to protect the victims of trafficking, in particular for all cases of sexual exploitation;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out the importance of the role of doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, who are mostly the first contact points for victims and play a key role in preventing people trafficking and attending to victims and referring them to the relevant social services;;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Points out that, according to the WHO, there are limited scientific data on trafficking and health, particularly concerning mental and psychological health; also points out that the needs of victims and survivors are often underestimated; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the relevant authorities of the Member States to set up a monitoring system and disseminate information on the consequences of trafficking and victims' needs in terms of both physical and psychological health;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Highlights the particular vulnerability of refugees in Europe, especially women and children, who are potential victims of people trafficking in Europe; is extremely concerned at the disappearance from reception centres of several thousands of children, who are, as a result of their extreme vulnerability, targets for people traffickers; urges the Commission and Member States to do all in their power to eradicate trafficking and to take all necessary measures to ensure the protection of refugees arriving on their territory;