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34 Amendments of Nirj DEVA related to 2018/2656(RSP)

Amendment 4 #

Citation 5
– having regard to the Commission’s Trade for All Strategy,deleted
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

Citation 6
– having regard to the Commission’s Sector Guides on Implementing the UNGPs1 , _________________ 1 https://ec.europa.eu/anti- trafficking/publications/european- commission-sector-guides-implementing- un-guiding-principles-business-and-hum- 0_endeleted
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

Citation 7
– having regard to the Commission staff working document of 14 July 2015 on Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights – State of Play (SWD(2015)0144),deleted
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

Citation 8
– having regard to the Opinion of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) entitled “Improving access to remedy in the area of business and human rights at the EU level”2 , _________________ 2 FRA Opinion - 1/2017 [B-HR].deleted
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

Citation 9
– having regard to the UN Human Rights Council resolution 26/9 of 26 June 2014, whereby it decided ‘to establish an open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights, whose mandate shall be to elaborate an international legally binding instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises’,deleted
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

Citation 16
– having regard to its resolution of 13 March 2018 on gender equality in EU trade agreements4 , _________________ 4deleted Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0066.
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 28 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Citation 20
– having regard to resolution of 14 February 2017 on the revision of the European Consensus on Development8 , _________________ 8deleted Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0026.
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

Citation 21
– having regard to its resolution of 14 December 2016 on the Annual Report on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter 20159 , _________________ 9deleted Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0502.
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

Citation 22
– having regard to its resolution of 22 November 2016 on increasing the effectiveness of development cooperation10 , _________________ 10 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0437.deleted
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 31 #

Citation 23
– having regard to its resolution of 25 October 2016 on corporate liability for serious human rights abuses in third countries11 , _________________ 11 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0405.deleted
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 32 #

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– having regard to its resolution of 5 July 2016 on the fight against trafficking in human beings in the EU’s external relations12 , _________________ 12deleted Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0300.
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 33 #

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– having regard to its resolution of 17 December 2015 on the Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2014 and the European Union’s policy on the matter13 , _________________ 13deleted Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0470.
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 34 #

Citation 27
– having regard to the question to the Commission on the EU’s input to a UN Binding Instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with transnational characteristics with respect to human rights (O-0000/2018 – B8-0000/2018),deleted
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 36 #

Citation 28
– having regard to the motion for a resolution of the Committee on Development,deleted
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 47 #

Recital B
B. whereas development should go hand-in-hand with social justiceprogress and good governance, and whereas development, trade and human rights can have an impact on each other and may reinforce each other;
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 50 #

Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas trade and investment contribute significantly to development, wealth creation, decent jobs and inclusive and sustainable growth;
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 52 #

Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas global supply chains most often have a positive impact on local working conditions by setting higher standards;
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 53 #

Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas OECD studies suggest that to the extent that trade itself raises per capita income, it advances both working conditions;
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 59 #

Recital D
D. whereas States should set out clearly the expectation that all business enterprises domiciled in their territory and/or jurisdiction respect human rights throughout their operationsfulfil their human rights obligations within their territory and/or jurisdiction;
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 66 #

Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights endorsed by consensus in the Human Rights Council remain the authoritative framework for preventing and addressing the risk of adverse impacts on human rights linked to business activity;
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 71 #

Recital E
E. whereas the UNGPs apply to all States and to all business enterprises, both transnational and others, regardless of their size, sector, location, ownership and structure and are grounded in recognition of the following: States’ existing obligations to respect, protect and fulfil human rights and fundamental freedoms; the role of business enterprises as specialized organs of society performing specialized functions, required to comply with all applicable laws and to respect human rights; and the need for rights and obligations to be matched to appropriate and effective remedies when breached; whereas available evidence suggests that where the UNGPs are implemented, the incidence of corporate related human rights harm is reduced;
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 78 #

Recital G
G. whereas corporations are one of the major players in economic globalisation, financial services and international trade and are required to comply with all applicable laws and international treaties in force, and to respect human rights; whereas these business enterprises as well as national corporations may at times cause, or contribute to human rights violations, and whereas they may also have an important role to play in offering positive incentives in terms of promoting human rights, democracy, environmental standards and corporate social responsibility;
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 81 #

Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas corporations are more and more willing to support corporate social responsibility initiatives; whereas companies are progressively integrating CSR into their strategies, not because they are forced to do so but because they believe in the benefits of doing so;
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 93 #

Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the major problem lies not so much in the governance gap at the international level but in the lack of capacity at the national level to effectively implement and enforce laws;
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 94 #

Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas inappropriate working conditions and negative impacts on the environment are often due to a high level of informality, in effective governmental inspections, a lack of government frameworks, high levels of corruption, ineffective judiciary systems at national level and lack of information about workers’ rights;
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 122 #

Paragraph 3
3. Strongly supports the full implementation of the UNGPs, unanimously endorsed by the Council in June 2011 and calls on the EU and Member States to elaborate and adopt an EU, respectively national action plans that set out clear expectations for governments and all types of business enterprises for the swift, effective and comprehensive implementation of the said Principles;
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 126 #

Paragraph 4
4. Considers it regrettableNotes that a global approach to the way in which transnational corporations abide by human rights law is still lacking;
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 132 #

Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on national governments to reinforce their efforts to ensure, through judicial, administrative, legislative or other appropriate means, that when human abuses occur within their territory and/or jurisdiction, those affected have access to effective remedy;
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 139 #

Paragraph 6
6. Considers it necessary to establish primacy of human rights in international law through a clear system whereby human rights obligations take precedence over other types of conflicting obligations;deleted
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 149 #

Paragraph 7
7. Warmly welcomNotes in this context the work initiated in the United Nations through the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) to create a binding UN instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights and considers this to be a step forward in the promotion and protection of human rights;
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 154 #

Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that it is crucial to define objective, scope, content and limits of the negotiated binding UN instrument;
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 161 #

Paragraph 8
8. Regrets any obstructive behaviour in relation to this process and to the sessions of the IGWG;deleted
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 169 #

Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of the EU and its Member States being actively involved in this intergovernmental process;
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 184 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the EU to ensureReminds that the European Union has observer status in the United Nations as a non-state participant and that any revision or future strategy document linked to the EU Strategic Framework and Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy include clear objectives and measurable benchmarks for EU’sshould be considered by Member States in this context of inclusion in participation in the UN treaty negotiations;
2018/06/06
Committee: DEVE