Activities of Nirj DEVA related to 2010/2233(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on European Union relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council PDF (260 KB) DOC (137 KB)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Draws attention to the social and political developments that have taken place in recent years in most countries in the Gulf; encourages the Gulf states to sustain and extend their efforts to promote human rights, gender equality, the right to work – including for migrant workers – and freedom of expression and opinion; invites the Gulf states to listen to the voices of civil society and to support the emergence of local structures and associations;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the urgent need to address the civil rights of migrant workers in particular, as outlined in the 2009 ILO Report "The Cost of Coercion"; specifically the right to a fair wage and fair treatment, highlighting that migrant workers are the worst paid workers and often forced to live in labour camps, even having their passports withheld;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Encourages the Gulf states to further sustain the promotion of freedom of expression and opinion; invites the Gulf states' governments to more positively interact with civil society and to support the emergence of local structures and associations;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that education is a national priority in the GCC countries, with high levels of need in terms of human resources (there are not enough teachers), course content (which has not kept pace with changing labour markets) and, syllabus quality (teaching methods and materials are out of date) and the use of new technologies; asks that the authorities‘ efforts to address these shortcomings be actively supported and proposes cooperation on an ambitious scale in higher, secondary and primary education;