2 Amendments of Isabella LÖVIN related to 2013/2179(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas both the ILO and various NGOs (EJF and Finnwatch) have recently uncovered serious shortcomings with regard to social and labour conditions and respect for human rights in the Thai industry; whereas the media have reported and the Government of Thailand has acknowledged that a section of the Thai fishing industry uses forced labour performed by immigrants who are victims of people trafficking, and that two multinational tuna canning companies in Thailand use child labour;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that the best way to ensure the full cooperation of Thailand in the fight against IUU fishing is to insert an explicit reference to the EU’s IUU Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 in the text of the Agreement;