2016/2140(INI) EU flagship initiative on the garment sector
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
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SZEJNFELD Adam ( PPE),
LIETZ Arne ( S&D),
ZAHRADIL Jan ( ECR),
BECERRA BASTERRECHEA Beatriz ( ALDE),
SARGENTINI Judith ( Verts/ALE),
CORRAO Ignazio ( EFDD)
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| Committee Opinion | INTA |
KARIM Sajjad ( ECR)
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Marielle DE SARNEZ ( ALDE),
Eleonora FORENZA ( GUE/NGL),
Alessia Maria MOSCA ( S&D),
Tokia SAÏFI ( PPE)
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| Committee Opinion | EMPL |
LAMBERT Jean ( Verts/ALE)
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Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO ( S&D),
Marian HARKIN ( ALDE),
Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO ( GUE/NGL),
Dominique MARTIN ( ENF),
Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ ( ECR)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Subjects
Events
2017/09/07
EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2017/04/27
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
2017/04/27
EP - Decision by Parliament
Details
The European Parliament adopted by 505 votes to 49, with 57 abstentions, a resolution on the EU flagship initiative on the garment sector.
Members recalled that 60 million people worldwide work in the textile and clothing sector, which creates many jobs, particularly in developing countries. However, textile manufacturers in developing countries are constantly exposed to aggressive purchasing practices by the international wholesale and retail trade, which is also due to fierce global competition. This state of affairs has led to widespread labour rights violations , including: poverty wages, forced labour and child labour, arbitrary dismissals, unsafe workplaces, violence against women, etc.
These practices are also detrimental to the European industry as they lead to social dumping .
In order to follow up on the flagship initiative which seeks to avoid disasters such as the Rana Plaza building collapse in 2013 in Bangladesh, Parliament presented a series of recommendations.
Due diligence obligations : Members noted with concern how the existing voluntary initiatives for the sustainability of the garment sector’s global supply chain have fallen short of effectively addressing human rights and labour rights-related issues in the sector.
Therefore, the Commission is called upon to propose binding legislation on due diligence obligations for supply chains in the garment sector. This legislative proposal must be aligned with the new OECD due diligence guidance for responsible supply chains in the garment and footwear sector in line with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises which are importing into the European Union, the ILO resolution on decent work in supply chains and internationally agreed human rights, social and environmental standards.
This legislative proposal should include core standards, such as: (i) occupational health and safety, (ii) health standards, (iii) a living wage, (iv) freedom of association and collective bargaining, (v) the prevention of sexual harassment and violence in the workplace, (vi) the elimination of forced and child labour.
Members called for an effective and compulsory reporting system and due diligence for garment products entering the EU market with a view to ensure increased access to information on the conduct of enterprises.
The also recommended that further action be taken to improve inspections and social audits in the clothing and footwear supply chain.
Consumer information : Parliament called for consumers to be provided with clear, trustworthy information about sustainability in the garment sector, where products originate from and the extent to which workers’ rights have been respected. It proposed, to this end, the development of EU-wide labelling standards for “fair clothing” , accessible to both multinational companies and SMEs, to assist customers in their purchasing decisions.
Trade preferences and sustainability : Members considered that sustainable development chapters of EU trade agreements should be mandatory and enforceable. They called on the Commission to introduce tariff preferences for demonstrably proven sustainably produced textiles in the forthcoming reform of the GSP / GSP + rules and to promote the production of Fair Trade products through this instrument of tariff preferences.
The Commission is called upon to: (i) continue to include the ratification of core ILO standards, health and safety inspection, and freedom of association in discussions on continued preferential trade with countries linked to the global supply chain for the garment sector, and; (ii) strengthen human rights, labour and environmental conventions under the Generalised System of Preferences.
Documents
2017/04/27
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2017/04/26
EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
2017/03/28
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details
The Committee on Development adopted an own-initiative report by Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY (GUE/NGL, ES) on the EU flagship initiative on the garment sector.
Members recalled that 60 million people worldwide work in the textile and clothing sector, which creates many jobs, particularly in developing countries. However, textile manufacturers in developing countries are constantly exposed to aggressive purchasing practices by the international wholesale and retail trade, which is also due to fierce global competition. This state of affairs has led to widespread labour rights violations , including: poverty wages, forced labour and child labour, arbitrary dismissals, unsafe workplaces, violence against women, etc.
Most human rights violations in the garment sector concern various aspects of labour rights, such as the denial of workers’ fundamental right to join or form a union of their choosing and bargain collectively in good faith.
Members noted that voluntary initiatives led by the private sector over the last 20 years have not proven to be effective enough in bringing about a real improvement in workers’ rights. Multi-stakeholder initiatives like the German partnership for sustainable textiles or the Dutch agreement on sustainable garment and textile have still to produce concrete results. The efforts of corporations to promote workplace compliance can support, but not replace, the effectiveness and efficiency of public governance systems.
Members welcomed the increasing attention given to the promotion of decent working conditions through global supply chains following the Rana Plaza factory collapse and acknowledged the Commission’s commitment towards responsible management of supply chains, including in the garment sector, as outlined in the Communication entitled “Trade for All”.
Members noted, however, that existing voluntary initiatives not only recurrently overlap and fail to cover the whole supply chain’s loopholes , but also fall short of effectively addressing human rights issues.
Consequently, a legally binding institutional framework is urgently needed.
The Commission, aligned with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development reflected in Art. 208 TFEU, must develop a legislative proposal for binding supply chain due diligence obligations in the garment sector, aligned with OECD Guidelines and the highest internationally agreed standards on human rights and social and environmental standards.
This proposal must be human rights centred and must focus the spotlight on the core problems garment workers face (occupational health and safety, a living wage, freedom of association, sexual harassment and violence in the workplace and the elimination of forced and child labour). The following matters must also be addressed: (i) key criteria for sustainable production, (ii) transparency and traceability, including the transparent collection of data and tools for consumer information, (iii) due diligence checks and auditing, (iv) access to remedy, (v) gender equality, (vi) supply-chain due diligence reporting, (viii) the responsibility of companies in the event of man-made disasters and awareness raising in the European Union.
Members called for consumers to be provided with clear, trustworthy information about sustainability in the garment sector, where products originate from and the extent to which workers’ rights have been respected. They proposed, to this end, the development of EU-wide labelling standards for ‘fair clothing’, accessible to both multinational companies and SMEs, to assist customers in their purchasing decisions.
Members called for an effective and compulsory reporting system and due diligence for garment products entering the EU market to ensure increased access to information on the conduct of enterprise. It encouraged the EU to work with all relevant stakeholders to promote a successful social partnership and to support stakeholders in the development and implementation of wage-setting mechanisms in accordance with relevant International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions, especially in countries where there is a lack of adequate legislation.
They recommended further research on ways of improving audits and inspections in the clothing and footwear supply chain. They emphasised the importance of independent labour inspections in early warning and prevention, as well as in enforcement of national rules and regulations on health and safety at the workplace.
The Commission is called upon to: (i) continue to include the ratification of core ILO standards , health and safety inspection, and freedom of association in discussions on continued preferential trade with countries linked to the global supply chain for the garment sector, and; (ii) strengthen human rights, labour and environmental conventions under the Generalised System of Preferences.
Documents
2017/03/21
EP - Vote in committee
2017/02/28
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2017/02/10
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2017/02/06
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2017/01/12
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2016/09/28
EP - LAMBERT Jean (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in EMPL
2016/09/15
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2016/09/15
EP - Referral to associated committees announced in Parliament
2016/08/31
EP - KARIM Sajjad (ECR) appointed as rapporteur in INTA
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2017)472
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0196/2017
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A8-0080/2017
- Committee opinion: PE592.396
- Committee opinion: PE593.891
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE599.614
- Committee draft report: PE595.670
- Committee draft report: PE595.670
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE599.614
- Committee opinion: PE593.891
- Committee opinion: PE592.396
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2017)472
Activities
- Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY
Plenary Speeches (2)
- Adam SZEJNFELD
Plenary Speeches (2)
- Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Nicola CAPUTO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- José Inácio FARIA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Ivan JAKOVČIĆ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Jean LAMBERT
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Arne LIETZ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Notis MARIAS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Igor ŠOLTES
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Bogdan Brunon WENTA
Plenary Speeches (1)
Votes
A8-0080/2017 - Lola Sánchez Caldentey - Résolution #
2017/04/27 Outcome: +: 505, 0: 57, -: 49
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2016/2140(INI)
2016/12/13
EMPL
107 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas 60 million people worldwide work in the textile and clothing sector and the sector creates many jobs, particularly in developing countries;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Calls on the Commission to publish the report it commissioned on the rules, regulations and laws already present in this field at EU level;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Calls for national and European initiatives to encourage consumers to buy products made locally;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 c (new) 10c. Notes that the Everything But Arms (EBA) initiative has played an important role in the economic development of many countries related to the garment sector and has contributed to improving material conditions for millions of people, in particular women; is convinced, however, that without a sound conditionality in the area of human and labour rights, EBA and the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) risk exacerbating low standards in worker protection and undermining decent work; calls on the Commission to strengthen human rights, labour and environmental conventions under the GSP; stresses that countries that make good progress in social and labour standards should be rewarded by preserving full market access for their products;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 c (new) 10c. Notes the particular situation of Export Processing Zones (EPZs) which, in some countries, are exempt from local labour laws, forbid union activity, and do not provide legal redress to workers which raises questions as to their compliance with ILO standards; calls for greater transparency in EPZs through monitoring and reporting;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 c (new) 10c. Stresses the importance of a garment industry founded on innovations and higher added-value products in the Member States; calls on the Commission to provide financial support and to simplify financing under EU programmes for SMEs in the garment industry, as well as to support material research;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 c (new) 10c. Recommends that information gathered as a result of EU action should be publicly available; asks the Commission to provide the European Parliament with a regular report on progress in implementing the initiative and the results achieved.
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 d (new) 10d. Encourages the European Commission to continue to include the ratification of core ILO standards, health and safety inspection and freedom of association in discussions with countries linked to the global supply chain on the garment sector on continued preferential trade;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 d (new) 10d. Supports SMEs in the Member States that make a significant contribution to preserving and enhancing European cultural heritage in the garment industry;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to provide incentives for enterprises to enter into CSR commitments and an obligation of diligence for enterprises and groups of enterprises, i.e. an obligation to take proactive measures to identify and prevent any violation of human or environmental rights, corruption or tax evasion, including in their subsidiaries and supply chains, to be included in EU flagship initiative on the garment sector;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points out that globalisation has forced the garment sector to relocate to countries with low pay and low standards of worker protection, thereby causing restructuring in the garment industry in Europe and the loss of tens of thousands of jobs;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that ratification and implementation of ILO conventions and the Decent Work Agenda must be a binding clause in both bilateral and multilateral trade agreements;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that the garment industry creates jobs for a wide range of skillsets, from low-skilled workers to highly specialised roles;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Points out the need to provide for the garment sector a notion of CSR including new areas such as the organisation of work, equal opportunities and social inclusion, anti-discrimination measures, the development of lifelong education and training; emphasises that CSR should cover, for example, quality of work, equal pay and career prospects and the promotion of innovative projects so as to assist the shift towards a sustainable economy;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that voluntary initiatives are not adequately addressing issues such as health and safety, wages, social security and working time; therefore believes that any initiative should go beyond compliance and responsible management supply chains and support the capacities of public authorities including the strengthening of labour administration and labour inspection systems as well as ensuring that national laws and regulations are in conformity with ILO Core Conventions. Action undertaken should also strengthen Minimum Wage setting mechanisms in accordance with relevant ILO conventions
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that voluntary initiatives are not adequately addressing issues such as
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas this industry is particularly closely intertwined internationally and supply chains are therefore particularly complex and as a result isolated national initiatives quickly reach their limits;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that voluntary initiatives are not adequately addressing issues such as health and safety, wages, social security and working time and cannot therefore guarantee at present EU citizens decent work and well-being at work;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that voluntary initiatives are not adequately addressing issues such as health and safety, wages, social security and working time, therefore the possibility to use regulatory measures should be investigated;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that voluntary initiatives
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that voluntary initiatives are not adequately addressing workers' protection, freedom of association and issues such as health and safety, wages, social security
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that in many cases voluntary initiatives are not adequately addressing issues such as health and safety, wages, social security and working time;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that voluntary initiatives
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that voluntary initiatives a
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that governments of the producing countries must be able to implement international standards and relevant legislation, as they are a necessary partner in social dialogue and improvement efforts to be pursued under the flagship initiative;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Proposes the creation of a uniform EU-wide label for ‘fair clothing’, modelled on the EU eco-label, to support existing initiatives and assist better informed customers in their purchasing decisions;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas textile manufacturers in developing countries are constantly exposed to aggressive purchasing practices by the international wholesale and retail trade, which is also due to fierce global competition;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Encourages the EU initiative to promote skills training which contributes to economic and social development and women’s empowerment, since women represent a large share of the workforce in the global supply chain of the garment sector; therefore believes that the initiative should actively promote non- discrimination and gender equality including remuneration along the lines provided for by ILO conventions 100 and 111;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Encourages the EU initiative to promote skills training which contributes to economic and social development and women’s empowerment; points out however that a large number of European women are currently untrained and unemployed, and that taking care of its fellow citizens should be the EU's priority;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Encourages the EU initiative to promote skills training and lifelong learning, which contribute
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Encourages the EU initiative on the garment sector to promote skills training which contributes to economic and social development and
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Encourages the EU initiative to promote skills training, including training as micro-entrepreneurs, which contributes to economic and social development and women’s empowerment;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Encourages the EU initiative to promote skills training which contributes to economic and social development and
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Underlines that the abovementioned initiative should contribute to the empowerment of women, who comprise the majority of the garment workforce and yet are overwhelmingly underrepresented in higher skilled and management positions; recognises that this would improve economic development and women's social empowerment, which would benefit the wider family and society;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital A d (new) Ad. whereas the scope for entrepreneurial influence is limited, in particular in performing the tasks of sovereign States, but the governments of the producing countries should rather create the economic and legal framework conditions in order thereby to carry out their control functions;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Believes the c
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Believes the current flagship initiative
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Urges the Commission to present, as soon as possible, the EU flagship initiative on responsible management of the supply chain in the garment sector, promised as part of the European Year for Development 2015, which should take into account existing national initiatives such as those in Germany or the Netherlands; believes the EU has the ability and duty to be a global supporter of supply chain responsibility in response to the tragic events like the Rana Plaza collapse, in Bangladesh, and unprecedented interest of EU citizens;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes and supports initiatives from the voluntary sector which require participating suppliers to adopt an ecological, ethical and sustainable approach;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Believes that access to information in the garment sector is often the most important obstacle to tackling human and social and labour rights violations in the global supply chain and that a mandatory reporting system is needed which provides information linking all the actors within the value chain of a single product, from the production place to the retailers; considers that new EU legislation is necessary to create a legal obligation of due diligence for EU companies outsourcing production to third countries, including measures to secure traceability and transparency, in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Member States to support voluntary initiatives from suppliers aimed at improving working conditions for workers in the textile industry and the sustainability of textile production;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Believes that any action resulting from the flagship initiative should help foster multi-stakeholder initiatives such as the ILO/IFC Better Work Programme which combines a tripartite approach with factory compliance and the creation of worker-management dialogue at national level or ACCORD, created in Bangladesh, which is legally binding, includes trade unions and foresees not only inspections of factories but also remediation;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Calls on the Commission to issue a report that maps current initiatives and their contribution to improving conditions for workers in the garment industry;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that trade unions must be able to operate independently and freely to
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital A e (new) Ae. whereas international treaties are an essential part of combating labour and social protection abuses in third countries and companies are required to base their entrepreneurial activities on these principles;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that trade unions must be able to operate independently and freely to promote and protect workers
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses th
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that trade unions must be able to operate independently and freely to promote and protect workers
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that trade unions must be able to operate independently and freely within their competences to promote and protect workers’ rights, particularly health and safety, and that they are a necessary partner in social dialogue and collective bargaining;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Believes that compliance with applicable law and collective labour agreements is a sine qua non of corporate social responsibility; also believes that socially responsible behaviour must of necessity translate into proper relations with trade unions, in particular respect for trade union rights, a continuous flow of information to workers and their representative organisations, and their involvement in company decision-taking;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses also the need to strengthen the capacity building of rule- of-law structures in the producing countries, which should be consistently promoted and required within the framework of European development and foreign policy;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes health and safety protection for all workers should be ensured through international standards, national law implementation and collective bargaining, including at a factory
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes health and safety for all workers should be ensured through factory- level Occupational Safety and Health policies and action plans drawn up in writing with the involvement of workers’ representatives;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Notes that under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinationals, enterprises are accountable in their supply chain; notes also that enterprises should develop procedures that enable them to identify and mitigate the impact of their entrepreneurial activities on human rights and working conditions wherever European enterprises, which are often only contractors in producing countries, are able to do so; calls on the Commission to act to provide assistance in this area; stresses in this context the need to set different standards for small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) owing to their relatively scarcer financial and human resources than for multinational corporations; stresses that the different size and performance of textile enterprises stand in the way of introducing a binding legal obligation of due diligence;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Believes that the responsible management of the global supply chain in the garment sector can contribute to economic growth, decent job creation, poverty reduction, the strengthening of human and labour rights as well as to the transition from the informal to the formal economy; however, failures in the supply chain can contribute to decent work deficits for working conditions such as in the areas of occupational safety and health, wages, working time; is concerned that those decent work deficits are pronounced in a significant number of Export Processing Zones (EPZs) linked to global support chains, where, with the aim to attract investment and to create jobs, there are exemptions from labour laws and taxes, as well as restrictions on trade union activities and collective bargaining;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Recognises existing efforts on management and worker training in health and safety, labour law and gender equality as fundamental to improving workers’ rights
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Recognises existing efforts on management and worker training in health and safety, labour law and gender equality as fundamental to improving workers’ rights, and calls on the flagship initiative to develop a dedicated platform for sharing best practice on worker and management
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes the importance of increasing gender balance in management positions as the predominance of men at the management level is one reason behind the high rate of sexual harassment experienced by women workers;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Notes that price is
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Notes that price is still the determining factor in the buying practices of brands and retailers, often at the expense of workers
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Notes that price is still the determining factor in the buying practices of brands and retailers, often at the expense of workers
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Notes that price is still the determining factor in the buying practices of brands and retailers, often at the expense of workers’ welfare; calls for the EU to work with stakeholders to
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Notes that price is still the determining factor in the buying practices of brands and retailers, often at the expense of workers’ welfare;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Notes that price is still the determining factor in the buying practices of brands and retailers, often at the expense of workers’ welfare; calls for the EU to work with stakeholders to develop a fair and stable
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Emphasises the positive influence trade agreements may have on workers' labour conditions and encourages the EU to include provisions in its trade agreements for improving the lives of persons working in manufacturing;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the garment industry is one of the most precarious for workers both within and outside Europe; calls on the flagship initiative, therefore, to put ratification and implementation of ILO conventions and the Decent Work Agenda at its core, with particular focus on those
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls for the EU and national States to do everything within their power to completely eliminate the importation into the European single market of garments produced by child labour;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls for more awareness-raising among European consumers regarding the production of textile products, for the initiation of consumer awareness through product labelling and for the promotion of traceability and due diligence mechanisms;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Encourages the EU to support developing countries in the adoption and implementation of international standards and conventions;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises the importance of independent labour inspections in early warning and prevention, yet notes that
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises the importance of independent labour inspections in early warning and prevention, yet notes that factors such as audit fatigue can undermine their effectiveness; recommends further research on ways of improving audits and inspections, such as sending different labour inspectors each time, which can lead to more stringent standards, especially in
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises the importance of independent labour inspections in early warning and prevention, as well as in enforcement of national rules and regulations of safety and health at the workplace, yet notes that factors such as audit fatigue can undermine their effectiveness; recommends further research on ways of improving audits and inspections, such as converging audit standards and methods and sending different labour inspectors each time, which can lead to more stringent standards, especially in countries with corruption issues;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises the importance of independent labour inspections in early warning and prevention, yet notes that factors such as audit fatigue can undermine
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises the importance of independent labour inspections in early warning and prevention, yet notes that factors such as audit fatigue can undermine their effectiveness; recommends further research on ways of improving audits and inspections in producer countries, such as sending different labour inspectors each time, which can lead to more stringent standards, especially in countries with corruption issues;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Notes that since the rise of social auditing in the apparel and footwear supply chain more than twenty years ago, the number of social audit standards and methods has increased dramatically, some with only minor differences. With brands and retailers each applying their own slightly different standards, manufacturers are allocating valuable resources to manage a steady stream of audits; therefore recommends accelerating and supporting existing industry efforts to converge audit standards and methods in consultation with stakeholders;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the garment industry is one of the most precarious for workers both within and outside Europe; calls on the flagship initiative, therefore, to put ratification and implementation of ILO conventions and the Decent Work Agenda at its core, with particular focus on those most vulnerable to exploitation; highlights the importance of a gender-specific approach considering the high rate of female employment in the industry;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Emphasises the importance of training new labour inspectors to international conventions and standards, local labour laws and appropriate inspection techniques;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Believes that responsibility should extend throughout the entire supply chain, and commends existing efforts to this effect;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Believes that responsibility should extend throughout the entire supply chain, including all sub-contractors in the formal and informal economy, and commends existing efforts to this effect; believes, however, that the EU is best placed to develop a common framework through legislation on mandatory due diligence and supply chain transparency; recommends that regulation should come in addition to and in support of voluntary initiatives, and that information gathered as a result of EU action should be publicly available
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Believes that responsibility should extend throughout the entire supply chain
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Believes that responsibility should extend throughout the entire supply chain, and commends existing efforts to this effect; believes, however, that the EU is
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Believes that responsibility should
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Believes that consumers play a key role in corporate social responsibility, as demonstrated by the Rana Plaza collapse; stresses that greater information on where products originate and the conditions in which they are produced play a key role in assuring decent working conditions in the global supply chain of the garment sector; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for harmonisation of CSR requirements, including a mandatory framework for social reporting and for companies and managers to take responsibility for the consequences of abuses or misdemeanours, and setting a framework for European agreements on CSR;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Commission, notably its DG Justice, to put forward proposals for better facilitating the access to justice in the EU Courts for the most extreme, egregious cases of human or labour rights violations by European-based businesses or their subsidiaries, subcontractors or business partners, as recommended by the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the garment industry is one of the most precarious for workers both within and outside Europe; calls on the flagship initiative
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stresses that working conditions in the garment industry within some European Union Member States have also repeatedly been found to be precarious on issues such as health and safety, wages, social security and working time; asks therefore that the flagship initiative should also be implemented at an intra- EU level and that inspections are duly carried out and sanctions enforced.
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Recalls that traceability and transparency of the supply chain is key to achieving sustained change; calls for consumers to be provided with trustworthy and clear information about the extent to which workers' rights, in particular their right to free association, have been respected and about sustainability;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on efficient and well-targeted initiatives which will improve the situation in the garment sector in Member States, make it more competitive and innovative in order to boost employment;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Encourages Member States to create incentives to boost production in Europe, where labour standards are high;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Believes that the new Flagship Initiative should bear in mind the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stresses the importance of informing consumers about possibilities for recycling textiles and sustainability in the garment sector;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Considers that the lack of respect for international social standards in the garment sector represents a kind of social and environmental dumping harming both businesses and workers; points out that the lacking observance of strict environmental provisions by European businesses in the third countries must be put on the same footing of the observance of workers' rights, as such a lack jeopardises the health of workers and destroys rural and fishing areas depriving local population of any development chance;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Welcomes the existence of Sustainable Development Goal 12 on ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns and calls on the Commission to streamline it in all its initiatives regarding the garment sector; in this sense, and taking into account the experience of the "child labour free" label calls on the creation of a "fair working conditions" label which assures these working standards and whose access requirements are guaranteed to both multinational companies and SMEs;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Congratulates the Commission on contributing to the Zero Vision Fund, and encourages continuing investment into improving workers' safety, however notes that the fund and the majority of existing initiatives do not adequately address the issue of fair wages, the right to organise or discrimination in the workplace;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Condemns all instances of child labour and stresses, in this connection, the importance of registers of responsible suppliers; condemns and draws attention to the practice of abusing subcontractors through inferior and unlawful labour standards;
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2017/01/30
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68 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the global
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas following these dramatic events European consumers' demand for increased transparency and traceability over the entire supply chain has strongly increased;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Recital B d (new) Bd. whereas, despite the various commitments undertaken by the EU, international organizations, local governments and private operators, labour rights' protection in suppliers countries continue to fall well short of international standards;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Recital B e (new) Be. whereas Export Processing Zones (EPZs) are often exploited in order to circumvent national labour laws and international commitments;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Recital B f (new) Bf. whereas the ILO Decent Work Agenda has, from 2015, become integral part of the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Recital B g (new) Bg. whereas many Member States, such as Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and France, giving the lack of a EU wide initiative, have promoted national programs;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas all
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas all recently concluded EU
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas all
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the substantial concentration of economic power in the hands of a few huge multinationals operating on the market has a negative impact on working conditions and wages due to aggressive management of global value chains, which seeks to make prices as low as possible and delivery times as short as possible, with small profit margins; whereas this makes it impossible for suppliers to pay decent wages or to maintain normal working hours;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the European Union must include among its priorities the promotion of social and environmental standards under the aegis of multilateral bodies such as the World Trade Organisation or the G20, as well as in all its bilateral relations with third countries;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the global apparel trade is worth an estimated USD 3 trillion and employs up to 75 million people; whereas about three quarters of these workers are female; whereas the wages paid are not enough to allow workers to provide their family with basic human necessities;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear sector provides the elements which an EU legal approach to the topic should contain;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights have clearly defined the responsibilities of governments and businesses, which are under an obligation to protect and respect human rights no matter at what point in the supply chain and in which country production takes place, and irrespective of whether it is the country of the principal or of the supplier; whereas the European Union has undertaken to encourage the adoption of the Guiding Principles and contribute to their implementation;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Supports the Commission
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Supports the Commission’s examination of a possible EU-wide initiative on the garment sector;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Believes that the proposal should enable a harmonic cooperation with international organisation as the UN, the WTO, the ILO and the OECD, establishing common definitions to allow for more clear and coordinated actions and evaluations; calls for the recognition and valorisation of the existing successful initiatives, for example, through sustainable public procurement, linking access to public procurement to compliance with Corporate Social Responsibility schemes; and in this regard, values the 'Compact for Continuous Improvements in Labour Rights and Factory Safety in the Ready- Made Garment and Knitwear Industry in Bangladesh' (the Sustainability Compact) as a step forward in regards to the monitoring activity but calls on the actors involved to reach the full compliance and demands the European Commission to take action against the shortfalls indicated by the evaluation reports;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Takes notes that the initiatives that followed the Rana Plaza disaster have suffered from slow implementation in particular at ensuring that rights are in fact respected; considers fundamental that the new garment framework contains provisions that EU-based companies to ensure that fundamental labour rights are respected throughout the supply chains trough also the provision of stronger, legally binding tools that will ensure that rights are protected in law and respected in practice;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses therefore the need to draw up an overview of existing corporate social responsibility measures being implemented by European businesses, in order to be able to identify good practices more effectively and contribute to the creation of a common action framework at European level; recalls, with this in mind, that the private sector has also launched many initiatives to increase the responsibility displayed within the supply chain;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas, despite the national and international initiatives already in place, women workers' rights are ignored in the garment industry, where women workers perform poorly paid jobs, face severe labour rights violations and do not enjoy their legal entitlements; whereas statutory maternity rights are rarely provided, overtime is compulsory and excessively long working days add to the burden of domestic responsibilities, denying women any rest periods or time with their children;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need for a unified approach to the collection of data on social, environmental and labour performance, to be applied along the whole supply chain;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need for a unified approach to the collection of data on social, environmental and labour performance, to be applied along the whole supply chain in order to increase the coherence of the assessment of corporate social responsibility, taking into account the diversity of the players in the sector; points out that the industry-driven Higg Index covers all key impact areas;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need for a
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need for a unified approach to the collection of data on social, environmental and labour performance and for standardised methodology for measuring the impact of garment value chains on sustainable development in particular, to be applied along the whole supply chain; points out that the industry- driven Higg Index covers all key impact areas;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need for a unified approach to the effective collection of data on human rights, social, environmental and labour performance, to be applied along the whole supply chain; points out that the industry-driven Higg Index covers all key impact areas;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission, as soon as possible, to draft a legislative proposal for binding compliance with the OECD Guidelines for textiles and shoes by means of obligations concerning due diligence and disclosure by businesses which import textiles into the EU. The new OECD guidelines for responsible textile and shoe supply chains must be recognised as a guiding principle and fully incorporated into law. Legislation should recognise national or industry programmes with similar or identical aims to those of the legislation if they fully comply with the requirements of the guidelines. Exceptions should apply to SMEs;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Asks the Commission to pay special attention to the aspects of access to justice, remedy for victims and their families and the protection of whistleblowers in this Communication;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to take into account the special needs of SMEs
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to take into account the special needs of SMEs and base its approach on the scalability principle; considers that the European SMEs and micro-enterprises which are establishing the initiative should receive European financial support via the COSME programme;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the EU is a key player as investor, buyer, retailer and consumer in the garment industry and trade, and is therefore most suited to bundle multiple initiatives worldwide to substantially improve the infrahuman situation of tens of millions of workers in this sector and create a level playing field for all actors;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to take into account the special needs of SMEs and base its approach on the scalability principle; calls in this context for SMEs not to be subjected to disproportionate burdens;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to take into account the special needs of SMEs and base its approach on the scalability principle by supporting them in their fulfilment of OECD Guidelines requirements;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that the traceability and transparency of the supply chain is the key to achieving sustained change; calls on the Commission, therefore, to increase the traceability and transparency of the supply chain in the garment industry in a realistic and balanced way which can be pursued while taking into account the diversity and specific characteristics of the players in the chain; recommends that trustworthy, clear and meaningful information on sustainability be made available to consumers;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that the traceability and transparency of the supply chain is the key to achieving sustained change; reco
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that the traceability and transparency of the supply chain is the key to achieving sustained change; recommends that trustworthy, clear and meaningful information on sustainability
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that the traceability and transparency of the supply chain
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission, in the forthcoming revision of the GSP Regulation, to introduce tariff preferences for textiles which have demonstrably been produced sustainably. The goods should be submitted on a voluntary basis for certification of their sustainable mode of production and proof thereof should be produced upon import into the EU. In this way, the EU could support the efforts of private industry to make the textile value chain sustainable. The recognition would be granted in accordance with established sustainability criteria and minimum requirements regarding evidence or certification systems. The sustainability requirements would be based, inter alia, on international conventions, for example the ILO’s core labour standards or the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD). Moreover, in this way the production of fair trade products (such as those certified by Social Accountability International (SAI) or under the Fairtrade Textile Standard) would be strengthened and promoted;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that the negotiation by the European Union of free trade agreements containing an ambitious sustainable development chapter represents an opportunity for the European Union to help to improve respect for the rights of workers – particularly women – and contribute to the abolition of all forms of child labour and forced labour; stresses that the implementation of free trade agreements facilitates, in particular, the development of a dialogue between businesses and civil society regarding the supply chain in the garment industry, and can thus help to improve production conditions and the safety of workers;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls for the inclusion in the garment initiative of the obligation for EU companies ensure that fundamental labour rights are respected in supply chains trough the introduction of mandatory due diligence aligned with OECD Guidelines as well as a reporting system with, inter alia, information concerning the list of suppliers as well as of the actions adopted to ensure respect for human rights together with progress reports concerning their implementation and effectiveness;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas at European level the textile and garment industry occupies 185 000 businesses, which employ 1.7 million people and generate a turnover of EUR 166 billion;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Recalls that the establishment of schemes such as the GSP+, by means of the requirement to ratify and implement the 27 conventions, could help to improve the situation with regard to workers’ rights, promotion of gender equality and abolition of child labour and forced labour; with this in mind, stresses the need to monitor carefully the implementation of the GSP+ and respect for the conventions by the countries concerned;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Encourages EU and member states to promote trough the garment initiative and other trade policy instruments, the effective implementation of the ILO standards on wages and working hours, with partner countries also in the garment sector. Further to this; calls the EU to provide guidance and support on how to enhance respect for these while helping to build sustainable enterprises and improve sustainable employment prospects;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Stresses that the Sustainability Pact launched after the Rana Plaza disaster is a worthwhile European initiative which could serve as a basis for the planning of fresh measures in partnership with third countries in order to pursue the aims of improving working conditions, health and safety at work in the garment industry;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Calls on the Commission to continue and intensify its international cooperation with such organisations as the ILO, the OECD or the United Nations in order to promote greater responsibility on the part of players in the supply chain of the textile and garment industry;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Believes that the development of industrial relations and collective bargaining and the establishment of easy- to-access and effective grievances mechanisms, according to internationally agreed standards, are among the main guarantees for the proper respect of labour standards and human rights in supplier countries;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Believes that the development of industrial relations and collective bargaining and the establishment of easy- to-access and effective non-judicial grievances mechanisms
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Underlines that EU should revise its current trade instruments, from the unilateral ones such as GSP and GSP+, to bilateral ones, such as Partnership and Cooperation Agreements (PCAs), Associations Agreements (AAs) and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), in order to enshrine legally enforceable criteria or mechanisms, and provide the Sustainable Development Chapters of agreements under negotiation with enforceable language on this issue;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for the EU and Members states to support the work of the UN's Human Rights Council and of the UNEP on an international treaty that would also improve the effectiveness of corporate social responsibility in the garment sector;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Hopes that the Commission proposal will draw inspiration from the ‘sustainability compact’ initiative launched in Bangladesh after the collapse of the Rana Plaza;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas the clothing and textile sector in Europe provides for 1.7 million workplaces and generates an output of EUR 166 million; whereas the EU imports about half of the world's total clothing production; whereas the manufacturing countries are mostly emerging economies;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Asks for clarification on how garments produced in Export Processing Zones, with low or no labour protection, can be identified in general and excluded from the GSP+ scheme in a given beneficiary country;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Is convinced that public procurement is useful tool for the promotion of a responsible garment industry;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the gender aspect to be
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the gender aspect to be taken into account in the EU garment initiative
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the gender aspect to be
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the gender aspect to be taken into account in the EU garment initiative, particularly to enable significant progress to be made with regard to wage equality.
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Reiterates its request for sustainable impact assessments for every newly negotiated agreement and calls for a gender-disaggregated collection of data;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on the Commission to engage with multinational companies, retailers and brands and encourage them to commit for an enhanced corporate social responsibility; expects EU companies to guaranty full respect of ILO core labour standards, across their supply chains in line with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy, demands them to engage in fruitful dialogues with local workers and organisations; invites the European Commission to favour the exchange of best practices;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Acknowledges the need of a global level playing field to protect workers from environmental and social dumping; taking into account its critical mass, trusts the EU capacity to be a global champion and to drive the change; believes that only a multilateral framework could prevent human and labour rights' violations; therefore encourages the European Commission to engage with international partners at the next World Trade Organisation ministerial meeting to launch a global initiative;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union demands the EU's trade policy to be built on EU's external policies principles and objectives; whereas Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union establishes the principle of policy
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas it is firmly established in Article 8 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union that "In all its activities, the Union shall aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women" and, therefore, the EU has a duty to mainstream gender equality in all its policies, guaranteeing that men and women benefit equally from social changes, economic growth and the creation of decent jobs, doing away with discrimination and promoting respect for women's rights in the world;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas 289 people perished in a blaze in Karachi, Pakistan, in September 2012; whereas, in the same year, a fire at the Tazreen Fashions factory, in Bangladesh, caused the death of 117 people and injured more than 200 workers; whereas the Rana Plaza's structural failure, in 2013, resulted in 1 129 casualties and caused injuries to approximately 2 500 people;
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2017/02/06
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187 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 b (new) - having regard to the fundamental Conventions of the International Labour Organisation on child labour, forced labour, discrimination and freedom of association and collective bargaining,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 c (new) Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Acknowledges the increasing attention given to promoting sustainability, transparency and traceability for the value and production chains and good working conditions through global supply chains following the Rana Plaza factory collapse, the introduction of the draft French law on mandatory due diligence, the UK anti-
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Acknowledges the increasing attention given to promoting
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Supports the Commission's examination of a possible EU-wide initiative on the garment sector; notes, in addition, that the current multiplication of existing initiatives could result in an unpredictable environment for companies; believes that the proposal should address human rights related issues, promote the traceability and the transparency of value chains, enhance conscious consumption, focus on labour rights and gender equality;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Believes that the EU consumers have the right to be informed on conformity of garment industry products with sustainability and respect for human rights and environment; believes that EU legislative effort and initiative to this regard on garments should be made visible in the final product;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to present a
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to present a
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to present
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal on binding due diligence obligations for supply chains in the garment sector as soon as possible, aligned with the new OECD guidelines
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 20 d (new) - having regard to the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact20d _________________ 20d http://www.ilo.org/global/docs/WCMS_40 8025/lang--en/index.htm
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal on binding due diligence obligations for supply chains in the garment sector aligned with OECD guidelines and internationally agreed standards on human rights and social and environmental standards; this proposal should focus on the core problems garment workers face (occupational health and safety, a living wage, freedom of association, sexual harassment and violence) and should address the following matters: key criteria for sustainable production, transparency and traceability, including collection of data and tools for consumer information, due diligence checks and auditing, access to remedy
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal on binding due diligence obligations for supply chains in the garment sector aligned with OECD guidelines and internationally agreed standards on human rights and social and environmental standards; this proposal should focus on the core problems garment workers face (occupational health and safety, a living wage, freedom of association, protection from sexual harassment and violence) and should address the following matters: key criteria for sustainable production, transparency and traceability, including collection of data and tools for consumer information, due diligence checks and auditing, access to remedy; gender equality, children's rights, supply-chain due diligence reporting; awareness raising; notes, however, with concern that a lot more needs to be done and urges the Commission to take further actions which have a direct impact on workers’ lives;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal on binding due diligence obligations for supply chains in the garment and footwear sector aligned with OECD guidelines and internationally agreed standards on human rights and social and environmental standards and rules; this proposal should focus on the core problems garment and footwear workers face (occupational health and safety, a living wage, sustainable insurance system, satisfactory healthcare, freedom of association, sexual harassment and violence) and should address the following matters: key criteria for sustainable production, transparency and traceability, including collection of data and tools for consumer information, due diligence checks and auditing, access to remedy;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal on binding due diligence obligations for supply chains in the garment sector aligned with OECD guidelines and internationally agreed standards on human rights, health standards and social and environmental standards; this proposal should focus on the core problems garment workers face (occupational health and safety, a living wage, freedom of association, sexual harassment and violence) and should address the following matters: key criteria for sustainable production, transparency and traceability, including collection of data and tools for consumer information, due diligence checks and auditing, access to remedy; gender equality
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Calls the Commission to introduce tariff preferences for proven sustainably produced textiles in the forthcoming reform of the GSP / GSP + rules; notes, that the goods would have to undergo a certification on their voluntary basis with regard to their sustainable production method, and corresponding proofs should be submitted during the import into the EU; encourages the Commission to support the efforts of the private sector to bring sustainability into the textile value chain in this way; urges the Commission to recognise established sustainability criteria and minimum requirements for the detection and certification systems on the basis of international conventions, such as the core labor standards of the International Labor Organization or the protection of biodiversity; calls on the Commission to promote the production of Fair Trade products through this instrument of tariff preferences;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes the cooperation agreement concluded between Inditex and IndustriALL Global Union – which together represent 50 million workers in 140 countries – on improving supply chain management in the garment sector; emphasises that the future of the garment sector is dependent on improving sustainable productivity and traceability so as to ensure the effective identification of the processes taking place throughout the value chain, which will make it possible to identify and introduce improvements;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Commission to bring forward clear guidelines for all stakeholders – especially businesses – on the relationship between competition policy and due diligence obligations, in accordance with OECD guidelines;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Reiterates its call on the Commission to
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Reiterates its call on the Commission to
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 b (new) - having regard to the 2013 Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh,
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Reiterates its call on the Commission to extend corporate social responsibility and binding due diligence initiatives beyond existing frameworks for the garment sector so as to ensure that the EU itself and its trading partners and operators live up to the obligation to respect both human rights and the highest social and environmental standards;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Reiterates its call on the Commission to extend corporate social responsibility and binding due diligence initiatives beyond existing frameworks for the garment and footwear sector so as to ensure that the EU and its trading partners and operators live up to the obligation to respect both human rights and the highest social and environmental standards;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Reiterates its call on the Commission to extend corporate social responsibility and binding due diligence initiatives beyond existing frameworks for the garment sector so as to ensure that the EU and its trading partners and operators live up to the obligation to respect both human rights and the highest social and environmental standards; urges the Commission to pay attention on remuneration and the working conditions in the garment sector in the Eastern Member States of the EU; urges the Eastern Member States to implement the ILO standards in the garment sector;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls on the Commission to reinforce corporate social responsibility initiatives and due diligence across the production chain with a focus on upholding human rights and their social, labour and environmental aspects;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Encourages the EU and its Member States to promote, through policy dialogue and capacity building, the take-up and effective enforcement of international labour standards and human rights by partner countries based on ILO Conventions and recommendations; stresses in this context that respecting the right to
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Encourages the EU and its Member States to promote, through policy dialogue and capacity building, the take-up and effective enforcement of international labour standards and human rights by partner countries based on ILO Conventions, including the ones on child labour, and recommendations; stresses in this context that respecting the right to join and form a union and engage in collective bargaining is a key criterion for business accountability;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Encourages the EU and its Member States to promote, through policy dialogue and capacity building, the take-up and effective enforcement of international labour standards and human rights by partner countries based on ILO Conventions, in particular ILO Conventions 138 and 182, and recommendations; stresses in this context that respecting the right to join and form a union and engage in collective bargaining is a key criterion for business accountability;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Encourages the EU and its Member States to promote, through policy dialogue and capacity building, the take-up and effective enforcement of international labour standards and human rights by partner countries based on ILO Conventions and recommendations; stresses in this context that respecting the right to join and form a union and engage in collective bargaining is a key criterion for business accountability; deplores that Freedom of Association is often violated in many production places and encourages states to strengthen labour laws;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Encourages the EU and its Member States to promote, through policy dialogue and capacity building, the take-up and effective enforcement of international labour standards and human rights by partner countries based on ILO Conventions and recommendations; stresses in this context that respecting the right to join and form a union and engage in collective bargaining is a key criterion for business accountability; on this line, calls on the EU to commit governments of developing countries to upgrade the role of labour unions and to actively promote social dialogue and fundamental principles and rights at work, including freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining for all workers, regardless of their employment status;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 20 c (new) - having regard to the Bangladesh Accord20c _________________ 20c http://bangladeshaccord.org/
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Acknowledges that, while the responsibility of enforcing labour laws remain with the State, developing countries may have limited capacity and resources to effectively monitor an enforce compliance with law and regulations; to close the governance gap, calls on the EU, in the remit of its development cooperation programmes, to strengthen capacity building and to provide governments of developing countries with technical assistance on labour administration and inspection systems, including in subcontracting factories, and access to appropriate and effective remedy and complaint mechanism, including in EPZs, where long working hours, forced overtime and pay discrimination are common practise;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Reiterates its commitment to gender equality and women empowerment; underlines the need to promote access to leadership positions of women by supporting training of female workers about their rights, labour legislation and safety and health issues, as well as training of male managers on gender equality and discrimination;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Stresses the importance of implementation, enforcement or transposition of already existing legislation at regional, national and international levels;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Points out that coordination, sharing information and exchange of best practices may contribute to increasing efficiency of private and public value chain initiatives and achieve positive results on sustainable development;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission to deliver on its objective to foster improvements in the
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission to deliver on its objective to foster improvements in the ready-made garment sector, including through a strong gender focus; calls on the Commission to make gender equality a central focus of its flagship
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission to deliver on its objective to foster improvements in the ready-made garment sector, including through a strong gender focus; calls on the Commission to make
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission to deliver on its objective to foster improvements in the ready-made garment sector, including
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission to deliver on its objective to foster improvements in the ready-made garment sector, including through a strong gender focus; calls on the Commission to make
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission to deliver on its objective to foster improvements in the ready-made garment sector, including through a strong gender and children focus; calls on the Commission to make gender equality and children's rights a central focus of its flagship legislative initiative;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) - having regard to the cooperation agreement signed on 25 April 2016 by the President of Inditex, Pablo Isla, and the Secretary-General of IndustriALL Global Union, Jyrki Raina, on responsible management of the supply chain in the garment sector,
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission to deliver on its objective to foster improvements in the ready-made garment sector, including through a strong gender focus; calls on the Commission to make gender equality a central focus of its flagship legislative initiative; calls for gender aspect to be mainstreamed in the EU garment initiative; therefore believes that the proposal should promote women empowerment, non-discrimination, gender equality and address the issue of harassments in workplaces as already envisaged by European and international commitments;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to promote actively the use of ecological and sustainably managed raw materials like cotton and to promote
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to promote actively the use of ecological and sustainably managed raw materials and to promote enthusiastically the re-use and recycling of garments and textiles through specific provisions in its
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Urges the commission to invest in Research and Development (R&D) aiming at building a sustainable alternative sourcing of raw materials for the EU garment sector and the recycling process within the European Union; calls on the Commission to put in place additional resources in institutions in order to follow up on the flagship initiative;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Welcomes initiatives aiming to implement the highest and strictest Animal Welfare standards available (like the Responsible Down Standard and the Responsible Wool Standard) and urges the Commission to follow them as guidelines to introduce specific provisions in its legislative proposal;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises the need to enhance codes of conduct, labels and fair trade schemes
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises the need to enhance codes of conduct, labels of excellence, other labels and fair trade schemes, and of ensuring alignment with international standards such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the upcoming OECD due diligence guidance for the garment and footwear sector;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises the need to enhance codes of conduct, labels and fair trade schemes, and of ensuring alignment with international standards such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, UN Global Compact, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the upcoming OECD due diligence guidance for the garment and footwear sector;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises the need to enhance codes of conduct, labels and fair trade schemes, and of ensuring alignment with international standards such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the Children's Rights and Business Principles developed by UNICEF, the UN Global Compact and Save the Children, and the upcoming OECD due diligence guidance for the garment and footwear sector;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises the need to enhance codes of conduct, labels and fair trade schemes, and of ensuring alignment with international standards such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 b (new) - having regard to the High-Level Conference on Responsible Management of the Supply Chain in the Garment Sector, held in Brussels on 25 April 2016,
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Recalls on the negative effects of social dumping against European garment industries and calls, therefore, for this initiative to effectively ensure protection of European producers;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission to put in place specific measures for small and medium-sized European enterprises to have access to financing for tools to invest in the sustainability and fairness of their supply chains by, inter
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission to put in place specific measures for small and medium-sized European enterprises to have access to tools to invest in the sustainability and fairness of their supply chains by, inter-alia, supporting match- making business platforms to connect them with responsible manufacturers, fair trade and ethical fashion importers and suppliers in the EU and in its partner countries;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission to put in place specific measures and rules for small and medium-sized European enterprises to have access to tools to invest in the sustainability and fairness of their supply chains by, inter-alia, supporting match- making business platforms to connect them with fair trade and ethical fashion importers and suppliers in the EU and in its partner countries;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission to put in place specific measures for small and medium-sized European enterprises to have access to
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Recalls that the inclusion of social provisions in public procurement processes can have a strong effect on workers' rights and working conditions along global supply chains; regrets however, that according to ILO studies[1], most social provisions limit the responsibilities to the first-tier contractor, while subcontracting and outsourcing provisions are included in public procurement contracts on an ad hoc basis; calls on the EU to provide assistance to developing countries to enable public procurement policy to be a tool to promote fundamental principles and rights at work; [1] Report IV of ILO, 105th Session, 2016 (p. 45)
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Recognises the special needs of European SMEs and that the nature and extent of due diligence, such as the specific steps to be taken by a company, are affected by the size of the enterprise, the context of its operations and the severity of its potentially adverse impact. Thereby calls for appropriate consideration of the SMEs which dominate the European manufacturing garment industry;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Emphasises that because SMEs have fewer resources, action must be taken to ensure that the administrative and financial obligations imposed on them do not represent a disproportionate burden;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10 b. Calls for the Commission to put in place mandatory measures to ensure that the companies importing to the European Union comply with the level playing field set up by the requested legislative proposal;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Believes that it is crucial to
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) - having regard to the EU's GSP+ scheme9a , _________________ 9a http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2015 /august/tradoc_153732.pdf
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Believes that it is crucial to ensure increased access to information on the conduct of enterprises; considers it fundamental to introduce a
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Believes that it is crucial to ensure increased access to information on the conduct of enterprises; considers it fundamental to introduce a
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Believes that it is crucial to ensure increased access to information on the conduct of enterprises; considers it fundamental to introduce a
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Believes that it is crucial to ensure increased access to information on the conduct of enterprises; considers it fundamental to introduce a mandatory reporting system and due diligence for EU companies that outsource their production to third countries; believes that responsibility should extend throughout the entire supply chain, including sub- contractors in the formal and informal economy, and commends existing efforts to this effect; believes,
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Believes that it is crucial to ensure increased access to information on the conduct of enterprises; considers it fundamental to introduce a mandatory reporting system and due diligence for EU companies that outsource their production within the EU or to third countries; believes that responsibility should extend throughout the entire supply chain to include all facilities producing for the buyer, including sub-
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Believes that it is crucial to ensure increased access to information on the conduct of enterprises; considers it fundamental to introduce a mandatory reporting system and due diligence for EU companies that outsource their production to third countries; believes that responsibility should extend throughout the entire supply chain, including sub- contractors in the formal and informal economy, including in Export processing zones, and commends existing efforts to this effect; believes, however, that the EU is best placed to develop a common framework through legislation on mandatory transnational, remedy for victims, due diligence and supply chain transparency and traceability;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses the need for collecting and publishing comprehensive data on corporate sustainability performance; in this context, the elaboration of common definitions and standards for the collection, comparison and assessment of statistical data notably on imports
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses the need for comprehensive data on corporate sustainability performance; in this context, the elaboration of common definitions and standards for the collection, comparison and assessment of statistical data notably o
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses the need for comprehensive data on corporate sustainability performance; in this context,
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses the need for comprehensive data on corporate sustainability performance; in this context, the elaboration of common definitions and standards for the collection, comparison and assessment of statistical data notably on imports, and welcomes the holistic approach of the Higg Index in measuring enterprises
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 b (new) - having regard to the Public Procurement Directive of 26 February 20149b _________________ 9bhttp://eur- lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/24/oj
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Emphasises the importance of labour inspections and social audits in the clothing and footwear supply chain; takes the view that too often these only show the situation at the time the inspection is carried out; recommends that further action be taken to improve inspections and audits, including training for inspectors and the approximation of inspection standards and methods via cooperation with the garment industry and producer countries;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Recalls that taxation is an important tool for the promotion of decent work; deems, with a view to ensuring that all companies, including multinationals, pay taxes to the governments of countries where economic activity occurs and value is created, that tax incentives such as tax exemptions in EPZs should be reconsidered alongside exemptions from national labour law and regulations;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Calls on the Commission to develop a wide variety of monitoring systems in the EU garment sector using Key performance indicators – encompassing data collection using surveys, audits and data analysis techniques that can effectively measure performance and address their impacts on development, labour rights and human rights in the entire garment supply chain;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12 b. Urges the Commission to export the model of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact into other producing countries like India or Pakistan;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12 b. Calls on development finance institutions to strengthen labour conditionalities in their performance standards as a contractual condition of financing;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive strategy on how development, aid for trade and public procurement policies can support a fairer and more sustainable garment supply chain and local micro-enterprises, by promoting best practices and giving incentives to private sector actors that invest in the sustainability and fairness of their supply chains, from the fibre farmer to the final consumer;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive strategy on how development, aid for trade and public procurement policies can support a fairer and more sustainable garment supply chain, by promoting best practices and giving incentives to private sector actors that invest in the sustainability and fairness of their supply chains, from the fibre farmer to the final consumer; urges the Commission and the European Institutions to be a role model when it comes to public procurement of textile used in the institutions; calls on the Commission to create guidance for local authorities on social criteria in purchasing textiles following the 2014 Directive on Public Procurement and motivate them accordingly; encourages the Commission to propose a plan so that the majority of public procurement of garments in the EU by 2030 comes from sustainable sources;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Notes that the "hot spots" countries covered by the flagship initiative have preferential access to the EU market; calls on the EU to ensure that human rights conditions linked to unilateral trade preferences such as GSP or GSP+ are effectively implemented and monitored; to this end, urges the Commission to give more weight to ILO reports and its supervisory bodies findings in its monitoring and evaluation activities and to better liaise with local agencies of ILO and the United Nations in the beneficiary country to fully take into account their views and their experience;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Is convinced that public procurement is useful tool for the promotion of a responsible garment industry; Calls, in this regard, to the European institutions, including the European Parliament, to ensure that all their public procurement, including merchandising of the institutions and of political groups, in the case of the European Parliament, promote recycling and fair and sustainable garment supply chain;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Is convinced that public procurement is useful tool for the promotion of a responsible garment industry; calls, in this regard, to the European institutions, including the European Parliament, to ensure that all their public procurement, including merchandising of the institutions and of political groups, in the case of the European Parliament, promote recycling and fair and sustainable garment supply chain;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) - having regard to the "Vision Zero Fund", initiated in 2015 by the G7 in cooperation with the ILO to foster occupational safety and health in production countries,
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Emphasises that producer country governments must be able to implement international standards and norms, including drawing up, implementing and enforcing appropriate legislation, particularly in the area of establishing the rule of law and combating corruption; calls on the Commission to support producer countries in this area under the EU’s development policy;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. encourages the Commission to use the legislation to further implement and promote the SDGs;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Warmly welcomes the work initiated in the preparation of a binding UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights which it is believed will enhance social corporate responsibility, including in the garment sector;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Welcomes the approach of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact; launched by the Commission together with Bangladesh and the ILO following the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013; stresses the importance of continuing to monitor the pact's objectives in order to improve workers' rights, as well as the need for more responsible management of supply chains at international level and asks the commission of a thorough evaluation of progress or lack thereof with eventual modifications to the trade regime if needed, especially in light of the reports of the ILO supervisory mechanisms; calls on the Commission to pursue similar programmes and measures with other garment producing EU trade partners such as Sri Lanka; suggest operationalising the EU garment initiative through a number of pilot projects focussing on key exporting countries to the EU ('hot spots');
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Welcomes the legally binding Bangladesh Accord as it includes trade unions and includes remediation of inspected factories; calls to extend its deadline and encourages its replication in other high-risk countries;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14 b. Reiterates its strong call for the systematic introduction of human rights binding clauses in all international agreements, including trade and investment agreements concluded and to be concluded between the EU and third countries; sees a need, moreover, for exante monitoring mechanisms before any framework agreement is concluded, and on which such conclusion is made conditional as a fundamental part of the agreement, and for expost monitoring mechanisms that enable tangible action to be taken in response to infringements of these clauses, such as appropriate sanctions as stipulated in the human rights clauses of the agreement, including the suspension of the agreement;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14 b. Invites the European Commission to undertake a thorough examination, in consultation with civil society, of existing barriers to justice in cases brought before Member State courts for alleged abuses to human rights committed by EU enterprises or within their supply chain in Third countries. This assessment should be geared towards identifying and promoting the adoption of effective measures that remove or alleviate these barriers;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 c (new) 14 c. Invites the European Commission to undertake a thorough examination, in consultation with civil society, of existing barriers to justice in cases brought before Member State courts for alleged abuses to human rights committed by EU enterprises or within their supply chain in Third countries. This assessment should be geared towards identifying and promoting the adoption of effective measures that remove or alleviate these barriers;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 20 a (new) - having regard to the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles20a , _________________ 20a https://www.textilbuendnis.com/en/
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) - having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 20 b (new) - having regard to the Dutch Agreement of the Sustainable Garment and Textile20b , _________________ 20b https://www.ser.nl/en/publications/publica tions/2016/agreement-sustainable- garment-textile.aspx
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas economic development
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas economic development should go hand-in-hand with social justice; whereas the complexity and fragmentation of global value chains (GVCs)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas economic development should go hand-in-hand with social justice and a good governance policy; whereas the complexity and fragmentation of global value chains (GVCs) underline the need for complementary policies and flanking measures to bring about a process of continuous improvement to make GVCs and production chains sustainable, to avoid, address and mitigate the
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas economic development should go hand-in-hand with social
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas economic development should go hand-in-hand with social
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas economic development should go hand-in-hand with social justice and good governance; whereas the complexity and fragmentation of global value chains (GVCs) underline the need for complementary policies and flanking measures to avoid, address and mitigate their potential adverse impacts and to ensure victims of human rights violations have an effective access to remedy;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas victims of the three most deadly incidents in the garment sectors (Rana Plaza, Tazreen and Ali Enterprises) have or are in the process to receive compensation for the loss of income; whereas this is in line with ILO Convention 121 and is the result of unprecedented cooperation between brand, trade unions, civil society, governments and the ILO; whereas given the widespread violation of key human rights, actual remedy remains rare;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) A b. whereas victims of human rights abuses involving European companies face multiple obstacles to access judicial remedies; including procedural obstacles on admissibility and disclosure of evidence, often prohibitive litigation costs, absence of clear liability standards for corporate involvement in human rights abuses, and lack of clarity on the application of EU rules of private international law in transnational civil litigation;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 b (new) - having regard to the programmes funded by the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women focused on addressing harassment and violence against women in the garment industry6b _________________ 6bhttp://www.unwomen.org/en/trust- funds/un-trust-fund-to-end-violence- against-women
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work commits Member States to respect and promote principles and rights in four categories, regardless of whether they have ratified the relevant Conventions, namely, freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining; the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation; the elimination of forced or compulsory labour and the abolition of child labour;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas the 'Realising Long-term Value for Companies and Investors' project being undertaken by the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and the UN Global Compact demonstrate that economy is compatible with, and mutually reinforcing to, principles of social justice, environmental sustainability and respect for human rights;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) B b. whereas the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights apply to all States and to all business enterprises, both transnational and others, regardless of their size, location, ownership and structure;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas responsible management of GVCs is particularly relevant from a development perspective, as
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas collective bargaining is one means of ensuring that wage and productivity growth go hand in hand, but whereas the use in the global supply chain of non-standard forms of employment, including subcontracting and informal work, has weaken collective agreements; whereas many workers in the garment sector do not earn a living wage;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. highlights the important role of garment sector as a driver of labour- intensive development for emerging economies, especially Asia's emerging markets;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) C b. whereas strong performance of garment exports, especially in China, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Cambodia is set to continue;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas most human rights violations in the garment sector
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas most human rights violations in the garment sector are
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) - having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child6a _________________ 6a https://www.unicef.org/crc/
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas most human rights violations in the garment sector are labour- rights related and include the denial of workers fundamental right to join or form a union of their choosing and bargain collectively in good faith; whereas this has led to widespread labour rights violations ranging from poverty wages, wage theft, unsafe workplaces, physical and sexual harassment, to precarious work;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas most human rights violations in the garment sector are labour- rights related and include the denial of workers fundamental right to join or form a union of their choosing and bargain collectively in good faith; whereas this has led to widespread labour rights violations ranging from poverty wages, wage theft,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas most human rights violations in the garment sector are labour- rights related and include the denial of workers fundamental right to join or form a union of their choosing and bargain collectively in good faith; whereas this has led to widespread labour rights violations ranging from poverty wages, child labour, forced labour, arbitrary dismissals, wage theft, unsafe workplaces, violence against women and sexual harassment, to precarious work conditions;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas most human rights violations in the garment sector are labour- rights related and include the denial of workers fundamental right to join or form a union of their choosing and bargain collectively in good faith; whereas this has led to widespread labour rights violations ranging from poverty wages, wage theft, unsafe workplaces, and sexual harassment, to precarious work; whereas despite the widespread violation of key human rights, actual actions for remedy generally remains rare;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas most human rights violations in the garment sector are labour- rights related and include the denial of workers fundamental right to join or form a union of their choosing and bargain collectively in good faith; whereas this has led to widespread labour rights violations ranging from poverty wages, wage theft, unsafe workplaces, and sexual harassment, to precarious work; whereas these decent work deficits are particularly acute in export processing zones (EPZs) linked to global supply chains, which are often characterized by exemptions from labour laws and taxes, and restrictions on trade union activities and collective bargaining;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas a number of initiatives have been led by the private sector, such as codes of conduct, labels, self-assessments and social audits
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas initiatives led by the private sector, such as codes of conduct, labels, self-assessments and social audits,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas a number of promising initiatives led by the private sector, such as codes of conduct, labels, self-assessments and social audits
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas initiatives led by the private sector on a voluntary basis, such as codes of conduct, labels, self-assessments and social audits
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas initiatives led by the private sector, such as codes of conduct, labels, self-assessments and social audits, have not proven to be at all effective over the last 20 years in terms of increasing workers
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) - having regards to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the General Comment no. 16 of the UN Committee on the Rights of Child,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas initiatives led by the private sector, such as codes of conduct, labels, self-assessments and social audits, have not proven to be at all effective over the last 20 years in terms of respecting human rights, increasing workers
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas multistakeholder initiatives like the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles or the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garment and Textile are bringing stakeholders like the industry, the trade unions, the government and the NGOs at one table; whereas the standards elaborated by the initiatives also reach out to environmental issues; whereas those initiatives have not yet entered the implementation phase, so concrete results are still outstanding; whereas such national initiatives are necessary due to a lack of an EU legislative initiative; whereas there is still a majority of Member States that don't have any initiative;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas efforts of corporations to promote workplace compliance can support, but not replace, the effectiveness and efficiency of public governance systems, namely State's duty to promote compliance and enforce national labour laws and regulations, including labour administration and inspection functions, dispute resolution and prosecution of violators, and to ratify and implement international labour standards;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) E b. whereas the trend of the garment industry is still going towards fast fashion, which poses an enormous threat and pressure on garment workers in the producing countries;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) E c. whereas the German Ministry for Development Cooperation has set the goal, that by 2020 Germany will import 50% of its textiles only according to ecological and social criteria;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas in order to improve the governance of GVCs, the various instruments and initiatives of policy areas such as trade and investment, private sector support and development cooperation, must be harnessed to contribute to the sustainability and responsible management of GVCs as part of delivering the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which recognises the crucial impact of trade policies in implementing its goals by covering a number of policy areas such as rules of origin, commodity markets, labour rights and gender equality;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas in order to improve the governance of GVCs, the various instruments and initiatives of policy areas such as trade and investment, private sector support and development cooperation, must be harnessed to contribute to the sustainability and responsible management of GVCs as part of delivering the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; whereas the protection of intellectual property rights is the only guarantee that developing countries can participate effectively in innovative economies;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the specific characteristics of the garment sector value chains, such as geographically dispersed stages of the production process, low prices, short lead times, subcontracting and short-term buyer-supplier relationships are conducive to reducing visibility and transparency over an enterprise
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the specific characteristics of the garment sector value chains, such as geographically dispersed stages of the production process, low prices, short lead times, subcontracting and short-term buyer-supplier relationships are conducive to reducing visibility and transparency over an enterprise’s supply chain
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the specific characteristics of the garment sector value chains, such as geographically dispersed stages of the production process,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 14 April 2016 of the European Parliament on 'The Private Sector and Development'15a , _________________ 15a Texts adopted, (P8_TA(2016)0137).
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the specific characteristics of the garment sector value chains, such as geographically dispersed stages of the production process, purchasing policy, low prices, short lead times, subcontracting and short-term buyer-supplier relationships are conducive to reducing visibility and transparency over an enterprise’s supply chain and to increasing the risks of human rights and labour abuses and of environmental damage; whereas transparency is a prerequisite for a company’s accountability and responsible consumption; whereas the consumer has the right to know where a piece of clothing was produced, and in which social and environmental conditions;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the specific characteristics of the garment sector value chains, such as geographically dispersed stages of the production process, low prices, short lead times, subcontracting and short-term buyer-supplier relationships are conducive to reducing visibility and transparency over an enterprise’s supply chain and to increasing the risks of human rights and labour abuses and of environmental damage already in the raw-material production; whereas transparency is a prerequisite for a company’s accountability and responsible consumption; whereas the consumer has the right to know where a piece of clothing was produced, and in which social and environmental conditions;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the specific characteristics of the garment sector value chains, such as geographically dispersed stages of the production process, low prices, short lead times, subcontracting and short-term buyer-supplier relationships are conducive to reducing visibility and transparency over an enterprise
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas guaranteeing consumers the right to reliable, transparent and relevant information on the sustainability of production will help to bring about lasting change in supply chain traceability and transparency in the garment sector;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas women
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas women’s rights are a constitutive part of human rights; whereas gender equality falls within the scope of the chapters of trade agreements on sustainable development; whereas the specific impact of trade and investment agreements affects women and men differently owing to structural gender inequalities, and whereas sustainable and inclusive development, growth and trade agreements
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) H a. whereas in December 2016 many trade union activists have been arrested in Bangladesh followed by a protest for a living wage and better working conditions, whereas several hundreds of garment workers have been fired following the protests; whereas the right of association is still not respected in the producing countries;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) H a. whereas children's rights are an integral part of human rights and ending child labour should remain an imperative; whereas the work of children requires specific regulations with regards to age, working time and types of work;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas an estimated 60-70 % of employees in the ready-made garment sector are
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 14 December 2016 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, amending the Agreement in order to extend the provisions of the Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement18a , _________________ 18a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0490.
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas an estimated 60-70 % of employees in the ready-made garment sector are young, mostly low-skilled female workers; many are just children, whereas low wages, coupled with low if any social protection make these women particularly vulnerable to exploitation; whereas a gender perspective and specific measures on women's empowerment is largely missing in the ongoing sustainability initiatives;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas an estimated 60-70 % of employees in the ready-made garment sector are young, mostly low-skilled female workers; whereas the sector employs in many cases child labour; whereas low wages, coupled with low if any social protection make these women and children particularly vulnerable to exploitation; whereas a gender perspective is largely missing in the ongoing sustainability initiatives;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) I a. whereas the private sector plays an essential role in fostering sustainable and inclusive economic growth in developing countries; whereas the economy of some developing countries depends on the garment industry; whereas the expansion of this industry has allowed many workers to move from informal economy to the formal sector;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) I a. whereas there are many migrants and refugees working in the garment sector as they are a source of cheap, unregistered and extremely vulnerable labour; whereas they are particularly vulnerable to labour exploitation;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) I a. whereas employment of women in the garment sector in developing countries contributes significantly to the household income and poverty reduction;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the garment sector is the sector which has the most sustainability initiatives in progress; whereas
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the garment sector is the sector which has the most sustainability initiatives in progress;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the garment sector is the sector which has the most sustainability initiatives in progress;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the garment sector is the sector which has the most sustainability initiatives in progress; whereas few existing initiatives reach the scale needed and need further actions to make a significant impact;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) J a. whereas trade agreements are an important tool to promote decent work in global supply chains in combination with social dialogue and firm-level monitoring;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) - having regard to the Directive 2014/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 amending Directive 2013/34/EU as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas in October 2015 the Commission released its new trade strategy ‘Trade for All’, in which it sets out its aim to use trade as a means of strengthening sustainable development, human rights, the fight against corruption, and good governance in third countries;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas in October 2015 the Commission released its new trade strategy
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) K a. whereas the EU is the world 2nd largest exporter of textile and apparel products after China, thanks to approximately 174.000 textile and apparel companies, 99% of are Small and Medium Enterprises, which provides jobs to about 1.7 Million of citizens. In addition, more than 1/3 of the value of clothing consumed in the EU is made in the EU. About 34.3% (or 42.29 €Billion) of the value of clothing for use in Europe is made by productions in the EU;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) K a. whereas victims of human rights abuses involving European companies face multiple obstacles to access judicial remedies; including procedural obstacles on admissibility and disclosure of evidence, often prohibitive litigation costs, absence of clear liability standards for corporate involvement in human rights abuses, and lack of clarity on the application of EU rules of private international law in transnational civil litigation
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) K a. whereas the clothing and textile sector in Europe provides for 1.7 million workplaces and generates an output of EUR 166 million; whereas the EU imports about the world's total clothing production; whereas the manufacturing countries are mostly emerging economies;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. whereas there is an obligation on producer countries in particular to create appropriate legal and economic conditions for businesses to operate;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K b (new) Kb. whereas action to improve the situation of workers employed in the garment sector should be reasonable and proportionate so that it does not lead to a dramatic decline in profitability, which could mean the loss of jobs, an increase in unemployment and the impoverishment of society in producer countries;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K b (new) K b. whereas the garment industry in Eastern Europe, for example Poland, the Czech republic, Slovakia and Croatia, does not comply with ILO standards like a living wage or decent working conditions;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that EU trade and investment policies are interlinked with social protection, the sustainability of insurance funds, sustainable development, human rights and environmental protection policies; reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to guarantee policy coherence for development on business and human rights at all levels, in particular in relation to the Union’s trade and investment policy;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that EU trade and investment policies are interlinked with social protection, gender equality, tax avoidance, SMEs, development, human rights and environmental policies; reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to guarantee policy coherence for development on business and human rights at all levels, in particular in relation to the Union
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) - having regard to the Sustainability Compact for Continuous Improvements in Labour Rights and Factory Safety in the Ready-Made Garment and Knitwear Industry in Bangladesh,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that EU trade and investment policies are interlinked with social protection, development, human rights and environmental policies; reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to guarantee policy coherence for development on business and human rights at all levels, in particular in relation to the Union’s foreign policy and trade and investment policy;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that EU trade and investment policies are interlinked with social protection, development, human rights and environmental policies; reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to guarantee policy coherence for development on business and human rights at all levels, in particular in relation to the Union
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls for the Commission to
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls for the Commission to be committed to promoting binding
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls for the Commission to be committed to promoting
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls for the Commission to be committed to promoting binding and non- negotiable human rights and social and environmental clauses in the negotiation and signature of international agreements; regrets that current human rights clauses in free trade agreements and other economic partnership agreements are
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls for the Commission to be committed to human rights, including child rights, and promoting binding and non-
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls for the Commission to be committed to promoting binding and non- negotiable human rights and social and environmental clauses in the negotiation of international and bilateral agreements; regrets that current human rights clauses in free trade agreements and other economic partnership agreements are usually not respected; reiterates the need to enhance legal certainty by reinforcing trade courts and mediation services by recourse to international arbitration;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to take international action to promote binding and non-negotiable human, social and environmental rights clauses; considers that only action taken at global level will bring about tangible improvement in the situation of textile workers in producer countries;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
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