13 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2009/2219(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
- having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and other United Nations instruments in the field of human rights, in particular the Covenants on Civil and Political Rights (1966) and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1965), the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), having regard to the outcome document of the United Nations Millennium Summit September 20-22, 2010 in New York,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Aa (new)
Recital Aa (new)
Aa. whereas in the 2006 Ministerial Declaration of the UN Economic and Social Council on Full Employment and Decent Work, the parties recognised full and productive employment and decent work for all as a key element of sustainable development for all countries and as a priority objective of international co-operation and to promoting the development of international trade in a way that is conducive to full and productive employment and decent work for all, including men, women and young people,
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to develop a more consistent benchmarking system for all countries that are assisted under the GSP+ system in order to monitor in a clear and transparent fashion achievements as well as setbacks in the development of human rightssocial and political human rights; also takes the view, however, that one-sided insistence on the application in practice of universal human rights ignores the fact that their implementation also requires funding, which, under the existing conditions, cannot be provided by emerging economy and developing countries alone;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ha (new)
Recital Ha (new)
Ha. whereas other countries have set positive examples for including social standards in trade agreements, such as in the draft proposal for a new US Trade Act, or such as in the trade agreement between Canada and Peru of 2009, which permits complaints by the public in both states on issues of conformity concerning implementation of national legislation with regard to ILO Standards, and has an independent expert panel reviewing these complaints, which may commit the violating state to pay up to $15 million per year into a cooperation fund for the implementation of relevant programmes to ensure that any identified problems will be solved, while the agreement provides for relatively short decision deadlines, for example 30 days to decide whether a violation is associated with trade (Art. 15.1 (b)).
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4a (new)
Paragraph 4a (new)
4a. Draws attention to the fact that, despite the welcome introduction of social, human rights and environmental clauses in international trade agreements, these are minimum requirements and one instrument among others, and stresses that they must absolutely be prevented from being misused in a protectionist way, and therefore a gradual approach to implementing these clauses should be taken which promotes consultation and democratic inclusion of all parties in the decision-making process and, first and foremost, favours incentives over penalties;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4a (new)
Paragraph 4a (new)
4a. reconfirms that trade should promote sustainable development in all its dimensions, and recognises the beneficial role that ILO core labour standards and the ILO Decent Work Agenda can have on economic efficiency, innovation and productivity, and highlights the value of greater policy coherence between trade policies, on the one hand, and employment and labour policies on the other;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5a (new)
Paragraph 5a (new)
5a. Takes the view that social rights are universal rights, which, however, must not only be proclaimed, but the implementation of which in practice must also be promoted; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to show solidarity and support in particular the poorest countries in the world in implementing these rights;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of improving access to green goods and technologies to achieve sustainable development objectives, and encourages all the parties to the negotiations to redouble their efforts to reach a rapid conclusion to the negotiations on reducing or removing tariff and non- tariff barriers for environmental goods and services, in order to promote new forms of employment policies and the creation of jobs meeting ILO decent work standards and growth opportunities for European industries and SMEs;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13a (new)
Paragraph 13a (new)
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13b (new)
Paragraph 13b (new)
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15a (new)
Paragraph 15a (new)
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15b (new)
Paragraph 15b (new)
15b. Demands that in sustainable development chapter in future trade agreements with the EU, an article should state that each Party shall promote compliance with and effectively enforce its labour law through appropriate government action, such as: I. establishing and maintaining effective labour inspection services, including by appointing and training inspectors; II. monitoring compliance and investigating suspected violations, including through onsite inspections; III. requiring record keeping and reporting; IV. encouraging the establishment of worker-management committees to address labour regulation of the workplace; V. providing or encouraging mediation, conciliation and arbitration services; and, VI. initiating, in a timely manner, proceedings to seek appropriate sanctions or remedies for violations of its labour law;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16a (new)
Paragraph 16a (new)
16a. Notes that in the current negotiations on a trade agreement between the EU and Canada, the proposals made by Canada in January 2010 on employees’ rights go further than those of the EU and address, in addition to the core Labour Standards, provisions for minimum wage, working hours, health and safety in the workplace and non-discrimination of migrants; calls on the Commission to respond positively to the Canadian approach;