8 Amendments of Catherine BEARDER related to 2012/0000(RSP)
Amendment 26 #
Recital J
J. whereas, despite these efforts, Colombia has beenis still the country with the highest murder rate of trade unionists worldwide and whereas more than 90% of these crimes still remain unpunished; whereas nearly 4 million people are internally displaced;
Amendment 38 #
Paragraph 4
4. Strongly supports the inclusion of a chapter on Trade and Sustainable Development ion the TA, and the creation of domestic mechanisms and the dialogue with civil societies, which will involve all citizens interested, be it individually or in a collective organised manner;
Amendment 46 #
Paragraph 7
7. In order to fully accomplish the high standards in HRs advanced by the TA and to which both the Andean governments and the European Union are committed, suggests to to, urges the parties involved to swiftly establish a dedicated Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) on HRs and Democratic Principles, which should accompany and monitor the implementation of this or other TAs, and work as an effective internal consultation body to the domestic offices that participate in the Committee on Trade of the TA, using as model for its functioning the legal framework envisaged in the TA for the participation of the civil society in the Subcommittee on Trade and Sustainable Development; calls upon the parties of the TA to guarantee these DAGs the same level of binding involvement ofor civil society as in the Free Trade Agreement with South Korea, including a formaliszed and institutionaliszed complaint mechanism; furthermore calls upon the parties to ensure the full independence of the DAGs, also as regards their own choice of members of the DAG;
Amendment 57 #
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the parties to provide sufficient technical and financial capacities in order to guarantee the full compliance with the sustainability standards under the TA and to provide for the full review, monitoring and assessment of the implementation of the chapter for trade and sustainable development at the latest, three years after the coming into effect of the FTA;
Amendment 61 #
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the robust environmental laws which have been introduced to the statute book by the Colombian authorities but underlines the need for full and proper enforcement of these laws; highlights potential environmental problems which could be accentuated by the immediate introduction of the FTA as identified in the European Commission's own Sustainable Impact Assessment including increased deforestation and industrial, agricultural and mining pollution, giving rise to potential negative effects for safe water supplies and the protection of biodiversity;
Amendment 66 #
Paragraph 14
14. Requests from the European Commission and from bothe Andean Countries to ensure the establishment of a transparent and binding Action Plan on Labour RightsHuman, Environmental and Labour Rights; furthermore, the Action Plan should be aimed essentially at preventing all types of violence against employees, especially trade unionists and at protecting the environment and safeguarding human rights; suggests it to take into account the Action Plan related to Labour Rights between Colombia and the US and comprising the following: • the• enacting of new legislation and policy measures which guarantee freedom of association and the right to bargain collectively, without loopholes, in particular for workers in the informal sector, and especially through eliminating the use of cooperatives, collective pacts or other measures that have the purpose or effect of denying workers their trade union rights or the benefits of a direct employment relationship; • strict labour inspections which lead to penalties in the case of discrimination, non-justified dismissals, intimidation and threats against workers; • clear and verifiable steps to strengthen • To assess progress in implementing• measures to guarantee the effective enforcement of legislation protecting the environment and biodiversity, particularly from the negative effects of deforestation and the extraction of raw materials; • clear and verifiable steps to strengthen social dialogue on the regional and social dialogue on the regional and local level as well as on the side of local level as well as on the side of enterprises; enterprises; • To assess progress in implementing this Action Plan, the parties should this Action Plan, the parties should produce an annual report, to be produce a yearly report, to be presented presented and assessed by the and assessed by the European European Parliament. Parliament.
Amendment 67 #
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines that some of the targets of this Action Plan should come into effect before the entry into force of the FTA;
Amendment 68 #
Paragraph 14 b (new)