3 Amendments of Juan FRAILE CANTÓN related to 2008/2135(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the EU and India committed themselves to strengthening their consultations in the United Nations Human Rights Council and sustaining their dialogue with a view to promoting the universality of human rights at the ninth India-EU Summit on 29 September 2008, as reflected in the published Joint Action Plan; underlines the importance of not separating the developing trade relations between the EU and India from human rights reforms in India, and commends its expansion to include research and cooperation in the areas of decent work, sustainable development and climate change;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that increasing environmental destruction in India is a constantly growing problem with unimaginable economic, social and environmental consequences, particularly for the large number of Indians living in poverty, and thus stresses the particular need for continued EU cooperation with India in this field;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for EU-India cooperation in the area of employment and social policy to be focused on the problems of labour discrimination against women, forced labour and child labour - given the fact that India has one of the largest numbers of child labourers in the world, at approximately 150 million - in order to observe the basic International Labour Organisation (ILO) labour standards and avert social dumping;