2006/2009(INI) | [ParlTrack]

2006/2009(INI) Perspectives of women in international trade

Progress: Procedure completed

Role	Committee	Rapporteur	Shadows
Lead	FEMM	BREYER Hiltrud ( Verts/ALE)

Lead committee dossier:

FEMM/6/33016

Legal Basis:

RoP 54

Subjects

4.10.09 Women condition and rights

Events

2006/10/19

EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary

Documents

SP(2006)4772

2006/09/28

EP - Results of vote in Parliament

Documents

Results of vote in Parliament

2006/09/28

EP - Decision by Parliament

Details

The European Parliament adopted a resolution based on the own-initiative report by Hiltrud BREYER (Greens/EFA, DE) on perspectives of women in international trade. Pointing out that 70% of the 1.3 billion people living in poverty in the world are women, Parliament stressed the need for coherence between the objectives of European policy for gender equality and the objectives of trade, development and aid policy. Whilst many women had also benefited from trade liberalisation and foreign direct investment, liberalisation had contributed to the informalisation of labour relations, the decline in working conditions and the feminisation of employment in several sectors of the economy.

Parliament called for the following:

- prioritising the lifting of all reservations to the CEDAW and ratification of its Optional Protocol by all partner states;

- studies on the way in which women could benefit from trade liberalisation and for systematic collection of gender disaggregated data in order to remedy the gender blindness of current trade policies and policies of global economic institutions;

- gender impact assessments before the conclusion of trade agreements with third countries and effective conditionality clauses with those countries in which violation of human rights, particularly women's rights, are wide-spread;

- the formal establishment of a trade and gender desk within its DG Trade;

- ensuring that companies profiting from EU market access programmes in the framework of EU cooperation policy do not contribute to the spread of practices such as the inhuman exploitation of employees, in particular women;

- the submission to Parliament of a report co-signed by the donors and beneficiaries of aid, in order to prove that specific funding has not been used for purposes other than those initially intended;

- special attention to the legal restrictions on women's access to means of production such as credit, land rights and capital, in the Commission’s discussions with third countries;

- the "aid-for-trade" programmes should be designed to promote gender equality and sustainable development, and be financed through additional funds;

- Member States must do their utmost to ensure that a gender perspective is taken into account in world trade negotiations.

Documents

T6-0389/2006

2006/09/28

EP - End of procedure in Parliament

2006/09/27

EP - Debate in Parliament

Documents

Debate in Parliament

2006/07/20

EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading

Documents

A6-0254/2006

2006/07/20

EP - Committee report tabled for plenary

Documents

A6-0254/2006

2006/06/22

EP - Vote in committee

Details

The committee adopted the own-initiative report by Hiltrud BREYER (Greens/EFA, DE) entitled "perspectives of women in international trade". MEPs said that trade had the potential to contribute to gender equality and to empower women economically, socially and politically. They pointed out, however, that the trade globalisation process had in practice contributed to the increase in insecure work and growing female unemployment in many economic sectors.

The report noted that 70% of the 1.3 billion people living in poverty in the world are women, who generally have greater difficulty gaining access to education, property, credit and other resources as well as to political decision-making and are restricted by gender roles. These inequalities hamper their ability to take advantage of trade liberalisation. The committee urged the Commission to try to introduce an action plan for gender mainstreaming in international trade policies and create a special fund in development cooperation policy to support women's access to credit, education and vocational training. MEPs also said that the Commission should operate a gender impact assessment before concluding any trade agreements with third countries.

Finally, to raise the profile of gender issues in world trade negotiations the report called on the Member States to "do their utmost" to recruit women to their trade ministries at all levels, including at ministerial level, and to support women candidates for positions in international organisations.

2006/06/06

EP - Amendments tabled in committee

Documents

PE374.364

2006/05/29

EP - Amendments tabled in committee

Documents

PE374.266

2006/04/05

EP - Committee draft report

Documents

PE371.992

2006/01/24

EP - BREYER Hiltrud (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in FEMM

2006/01/19

EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament

Documents

Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2006)4772
Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
Decision by Parliament: T6-0389/2006
Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A6-0254/2006
Committee report tabled for plenary: A6-0254/2006
Amendments tabled in committee: PE374.364
Amendments tabled in committee: PE374.266
Committee draft report: PE371.992
Committee draft report: PE371.992
Amendments tabled in committee: PE374.266
Amendments tabled in committee: PE374.364
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A6-0254/2006
Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2006)4772

Activities

Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN
Plenary Speeches (3)
- 2016/11/22 Women and international trade (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Women and international trade (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Women and international trade (debate)
Anna ZÁBORSKÁ
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 Women and international trade (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Women and international trade (debate)
Irena BELOHORSKÁ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Women and international trade (debate)
Hiltrud BREYER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Women and international trade (debate)
Edite ESTRELA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Women and international trade (debate)
Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Women and international trade (debate)
Urszula KRUPA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Women and international trade (debate)
Katalin LÉVAI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Women and international trade (debate)
Helmuth MARKOV
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Women and international trade (debate)
Marianne MIKKO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Women and international trade (debate)
Teresa RIERA MADURELL
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Women and international trade (debate)
Maria ROBSAHM
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Women and international trade (debate)
Eva-Britt SVENSSON
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Women and international trade (debate)

History

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events/5	date 2006-09-28T00:00:00 type Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body EP docs url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-6-2006-0389_EN.html title: T6-0389/2006 summary The European Parliament adopted a resolution based on the own-initiative report by Hiltrud BREYER (Greens/EFA, DE) on perspectives of women in international trade. Pointing out that 70% of the 1.3 billion people living in poverty in the world are women, Parliament stressed the need for coherence between the objectives of European policy for gender equality and the objectives of trade, development and aid policy. Whilst many women had also benefited from trade liberalisation and foreign direct investment, liberalisation had contributed to the informalisation of labour relations, the decline in working conditions and the feminisation of employment in several sectors of the economy. Parliament called for the following: - prioritising the lifting of all reservations to the CEDAW and ratification of its Optional Protocol by all partner states; - studies on the way in which women could benefit from trade liberalisation and for systematic collection of gender disaggregated data in order to remedy the gender blindness of current trade policies and policies of global economic institutions; - gender impact assessments before the conclusion of trade agreements with third countries and effective conditionality clauses with those countries in which violation of human rights, particularly women's rights, are wide-spread; - the formal establishment of a trade and gender desk within its DG Trade; - ensuring that companies profiting from EU market access programmes in the framework of EU cooperation policy do not contribute to the spread of practices such as the inhuman exploitation of employees, in particular women; - the submission to Parliament of a report co-signed by the donors and beneficiaries of aid, in order to prove that specific funding has not been used for purposes other than those initially intended; - special attention to the legal restrictions on women's access to means of production such as credit, land rights and capital, in the Commission’s discussions with third countries; - the "aid-for-trade" programmes should be designed to promote gender equality and sustainable development, and be financed through additional funds; - Member States must do their utmost to ensure that a gender perspective is taken into account in world trade negotiations.
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2019-07-06Show (12) Changes | Timetravel

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commission	body: EC dg: Trade commissioner: MANDELSON Peter
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events	date: 2006-01-19T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP date: 2006-06-22T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP summary: The committee adopted the own-initiative report by Hiltrud BREYER (Greens/EFA, DE) entitled "perspectives of women in international trade". MEPs said that trade had the potential to contribute to gender equality and to empower women economically, socially and politically. They pointed out, however, that the trade globalisation process had in practice contributed to the increase in insecure work and growing female unemployment in many economic sectors. The report noted that 70% of the 1.3 billion people living in poverty in the world are women, who generally have greater difficulty gaining access to education, property, credit and other resources as well as to political decision-making and are restricted by gender roles. These inequalities hamper their ability to take advantage of trade liberalisation. The committee urged the Commission to try to introduce an action plan for gender mainstreaming in international trade policies and create a special fund in development cooperation policy to support women's access to credit, education and vocational training. MEPs also said that the Commission should operate a gender impact assessment before concluding any trade agreements with third countries. Finally, to raise the profile of gender issues in world trade negotiations the report called on the Member States to "do their utmost" to recruit women to their trade ministries at all levels, including at ministerial level, and to support women candidates for positions in international organisations. date: 2006-07-20T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2006-254&language=EN title: A6-0254/2006 date: 2006-09-27T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20060927&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament date: 2006-09-28T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=12509&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament date: 2006-09-28T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2006-389 title: T6-0389/2006 summary: The European Parliament adopted a resolution based on the own-initiative report by Hiltrud BREYER (Greens/EFA, DE) on perspectives of women in international trade. Pointing out that 70% of the 1.3 billion people living in poverty in the world are women, Parliament stressed the need for coherence between the objectives of European policy for gender equality and the objectives of trade, development and aid policy. Whilst many women had also benefited from trade liberalisation and foreign direct investment, liberalisation had contributed to the informalisation of labour relations, the decline in working conditions and the feminisation of employment in several sectors of the economy. Parliament called for the following: - prioritising the lifting of all reservations to the CEDAW and ratification of its Optional Protocol by all partner states; - studies on the way in which women could benefit from trade liberalisation and for systematic collection of gender disaggregated data in order to remedy the gender blindness of current trade policies and policies of global economic institutions; - gender impact assessments before the conclusion of trade agreements with third countries and effective conditionality clauses with those countries in which violation of human rights, particularly women's rights, are wide-spread; - the formal establishment of a trade and gender desk within its DG Trade; - ensuring that companies profiting from EU market access programmes in the framework of EU cooperation policy do not contribute to the spread of practices such as the inhuman exploitation of employees, in particular women; - the submission to Parliament of a report co-signed by the donors and beneficiaries of aid, in order to prove that specific funding has not been used for purposes other than those initially intended; - special attention to the legal restrictions on women's access to means of production such as credit, land rights and capital, in the Commission’s discussions with third countries; - the "aid-for-trade" programmes should be designed to promote gender equality and sustainable development, and be financed through additional funds; - Member States must do their utmost to ensure that a gender perspective is taken into account in world trade negotiations. date: 2006-09-28T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
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other	body: EC dg: url: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/ title: Trade commissioner: MANDELSON Peter
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procedure/subject	Old 4.10.09 Women condition and rights New 4.10.09 Women condition and rights

2014-11-10Show (5) Changes

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committees	body: EP responsible: True committee: FEMM date: 2006-01-24T00:00:00 committee_full: Women's Rights and Gender Equality rapporteur: group: Verts/ALE name: BREYER Hiltrud
links
other	body: EC dg: url: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/ title: Trade commissioner: MANDELSON Peter
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FEMM/6/33016

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