Activities of Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER related to 2015/2233(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for all ILO core labour standards to be a compulsory element of EU trade agreements such as TiSA from the outsetratified by the TiSA signatories; expects the European Union to play a leading role in reaching this objective;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls the essential role played by the services sector in the creation of skilled jobs in the European Union;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that the signing of a balanced agreement would create strong potential for growth and for the creation of new skilled jobs;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that the opportunities represented by TiSA for the internationalisation of European companies must be accompanied by genuine policies to help workers adapt to the new environment; underlines that the European Union has put financing mechanisms in place that could accompany these steps, such as the European Social Fund;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls furthermore, in negotiations on international trade in services, for mandatory working conditions to be secured in accordance with the respective laws on labour and social affairs, and for mandatory conclusion of collective agreements to be provided for, as well as a ban on the dismantling of workers’ rights and social standards when services are liberalisedUrges the Commission to pursue the social objective that it set for itself during TiSA negotiations in the form of the ‘labour clause’; recalls that the provisions of social and employment legislation at both European and national levels, as well as collective agreements, must be guaranteed under TiSA;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the right of the State to organise and regulate the provision of services, taking account of social and environmental criteria as well as the public interest, must be retained in full, and calls for services of general interest to be excluded from the agreement, irrespective of whether they are provided privately or publicly, as well as services of general economic interest, such as social services and social security systems, to be excluded from TiSA negotiations;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers furthermoreRecalls that the mobility of highly qualified workers could be advantageous not only for European companies, but also for European workers; insists, however, that the EU- wide posting of workers should not be regulated in trade agreements; stresses the importance of defining the precise criteria for providing a service under TiSA, such as the limited duration of the service and the anticipated level of competences, and of ensuring that these elements are clearly set out in the service contract;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that the clauses of TiSA relating to the transport sector should not harm European workers in that sector; urges the Commission to establish clear restrictions on cabotage in order to prevent social dumping;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expects the agreement to include a clause makCalls on the Commission to be proactive ing it possible to revise the liberalisation of services, particularly in the event of infringements of labour and social standardss negotiations, with a view to ensuring that a mechanism for the settling of disputes between signatory states is established so that proportionate penalties may be imposed on stakeholders who fail to uphold the social clauses of TiSA;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the immediate publication of all documents relevant to TiSA, and urges that the European social partners be permitted to participate transparently in the negotiating processHighlights the efforts made by the Commission to make the negotiations as transparent as possible; stresses the importance of involving civil society and the social partners in the development of the European Union’s position; calls on the Commission to continue in this direction.