4 Amendments of Mara BIZZOTTO related to 2010/2301(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the competition between different social systems resulting from the opening up of the world market; notes a rise in the level of informal work in urban areas as well as violations of the principles of decent work despite the existence of a legislative framework governing employment conditions; notes better that unfair competitive practices involving abuses of workers’ rights, human rights and children’s rights and breacchess to the employment market and a fall in rural unemployment as a result of the opening up of environmental and human health standards remain a feature of the Chinese economy;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the impact which China, as the biggest exporting country, has on the world economy and the responsibility which this entails to comply with minimum social standards; welcomescalls for the efforts made by Chinese central and local government in this area; emphasises the importance of a comprehensive law on social protection and health care and strict monitoring of compliance with legislation on employment condition, which currently fall far short of what is required, to be stepped up; emphasises the importance of strict monitoring of compliance with legislation on employment conditions; stresses the importance of monitoring unfair competitive practices and compliance with consumer health standards; underlines the importance of compliance with International Labour Organisation rules and respect for the right to freely form trade unions;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that European direct foreign investment in China is not having any measurably negative impact on employment in Europe, but, on the contrary, is having a positive effect on employment in the European branches of the companies concerned, in seeking to take advantage of disparities in labour costs, European direct foreign investment in China is relocating manufacturing and weakening Europe’s industrial base, with all that this entails in terms of jobs; draws attention, furthermore, to the adverse impact that Chinese direct investment is having outside the EU, such as in African countries.