2016/2226(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that the textile sector, in particular cotton production, is the main area of trade between the EU and Uzbekistan; stresses, in this regard, that the EU should make full use of the extension of the PCA in order to ~~step up pres~~ensure onthat the Uzbek authorities ~~to ensure that the~~are engaged in a transition process following the sudden death of the president that leads to democratic reforms and a substantial improvement of the human rights situation;

Amendment 10 #

Ana GOMES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls for the consent to be granted only after the ILO-certified conclusion on substantial progress towards full elimination of child labour and all other forms of forced labour;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Stresses that reports by independent monitors (not allowed by the Uzbek regime) and by media on pre-harvest work in 2016 indicate a massive~~Is concerned about the reported state- led mobilisation of citizens, involving as well the forced labour of public employees and students, in the 2016 pre-harvest work;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the reports byof the independent monitors (not allowed by the Uzbek ~~regime~~government) and by media on this year’s pre-harvest work ~~in 2016~~ indicate a massive state-led mobiliszation of citizens ~~involving as well the~~, forced labour of public employees and students;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that reports by independent monitors ~~(not allowed by the Uzbek regime)~~ and by media on pre-harvest work in 2016 indicate a massive state-led mobilisation of citizens involving as well the forced labour of public employees and students;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Looks forward to the ILO report~~Welcomes the authorisation of the Uzbek government to grant the ILO access to monitoring onf the ~~2016~~ cotton harvest ~~in Uzbekistan; considers, furthermore, that observing this changeover period would also give Parliament an overall picture~~and to engage in broad cooperation with ILO through a Decent Work Country Programme; looks forward to the ILO reporting ofn the ~~transition proc~~2016 cotton harvesst in Uzbekistan;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Looks forward to the ILO reporting on the 2016 cotton harvest in Uzbekistan; ~~considers, furthermore, that observing this changeover period would also give Parliament an overall picture of the transition process in Uzbekistan;~~

Amendment 16 #

Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls upon the upcoming new Uzbek President to raise a new human rights paradigm by terminating immediately the still ongoing forced labour and child labour during the cotton harvesting season;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that giving consent without concrete and verified data would be misleading and premature, undermining the pressure that has helped bring about the progress that Uzbekistan has achieved so far, and weakeningconcrete evidence of substantial, measurable progress towards full eradication of the child labour and some evidence of progress towards eradication of all other forms of forced labour, as verified by the ILO, enables Parliament to give its consent, in line with the EU’s common ~~commercial~~trade policy objectives, which ~~must~~have to respect EU values; is of the opinion that such consent will constitute a positive sign of encouragement to the Uzbek government to further pursue its efforts on the full eradication of child labour and all other forms of forced labour, as well as to further strengthen cooperation with the EU;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that giving consent without concrete and verified data would be misleading and premature, undermining the pressure that has helped bring about the progress that Uzbekistan has achieved so far, and weakening the EU’s common commercial policy objectives, which must respect EU values; although a lot still has to be done in order to ensure a substantial improvement of the human rights situation, Uzbekistan shows significant efforts to enhance the situation which should be recognised by the European Parliament by giving its consent; like this, the European Parliament can send a signal that further improvements will be recognised;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that giving consent ~~without concrete and verified data would be misleading and premature, undermining the pressure that has helped br~~should go hand in hand with concrete and verified data bringing about the progress that Uzbekistan has achieved so far, and ~~weakening the EU’s common commercial policy objectives, which must respect EU values~~should contribute to deepening bilateral relations between Uzbekistan and the European Union, including in trade;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that the textile sector, in particular cotton production, is the main area of trade between the EU and Uzbekistan; stresses, in this regard, that the EU should make full use of the extension of the PCA in order to step up pressure on the Uzbek authorities to ensure that the transition process following the sudden death of the president leads to better governance, strengthening of the rule of law, democratic reforms and a substantial improvement of the human rights situation;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Emphasises that the EU will keep monitoring the steps taken by the Uzbek authorities towards full eradication of child labour and any other forms of forced labour and reserves the right to suspend the implementation of the Protocol should the problem of child labour re-emerge and other forms of the forced labour not be eradicated;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Reminds that obligations to respect for democracy, principles of international law and human rights and the principles of market economy, as defined in Article 2 of the PCA, remain largely unfulfilled by Uzbekistan;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Regrets that the assistance provided by the EU over the last years, focusing on the rule of law and the judiciary and aiming at triggering reforms and streamlining the work of the Uzbek parliament, has borne no fruit;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Encourages Uzbek authorities to step up their efforts towards further modernisation and diversification of agriculture, with the continued support of the EU, as well as the World Bank and other international donors;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6 c. Highlights that in 2009 and 2010 the Council lifted the EU sanctions ‘with a view to encourage the Uzbek authorities to take further substantive steps to improve the rule of law and the human rights situation on the ground’ stating, furthermore that ‘the Council will closely and continuously observe the human rights situation in Uzbekistan’ and that ‘the depth and quality of the dialogue and cooperation will depend on Uzbek reforms’;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6 c. Welcomes the joining of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), as an associate member, by the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan in October 2015; stresses the role Uzbek trade unions are playing to ensure decent working conditions and protection of labour rights; calls on the Uzbek government to fully cooperate with trade unions in this direction; encourages Uzbek trade unions to step up their role towards full eradication of forced labour;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Deplor~~Urges the ~~fact that, despite the~~Uzbek authorities to fully respect their international commitments made relating to the protection of human rights, ~~Uzbekistan has faced virtually no consequences for its persistent refusal to acknowledge the existence~~including the release from prisons of any individuals imprisoned on politically motivated charges, ~~release them from prison, improve~~the improvement of their treatment in custody, or the end of the cycle of crackdowns, arrests, and convictions~~, nor has the government paid any real cost for its systematic failure to cooperate~~; calls for full cooperation by the Uzbek authorities with international institutions, in~~cluding in eleven special procedures of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)~~ this regard;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Deplores the fact~~Notes that, despite the commitments made relating to the protection of human rights, ~~Uzbekistan has faced virtually no consequences for its persistent refusal to acknowledge the existence of any~~further progress must be achieved in regards to individuals imprisoned on politically motivated charges, release them from prison, improve their treatment in custody or end the cycle of crackdowns, arrests and convictions~~, nor has the government paid any real cost for its systematic failure to cooperate~~; encourages the Uzbek government to step up its involvement with international institutions, including in eleven special procedures of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Calls on the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR), the EEAS and EU Member States to use the transition process as an opportunity to immediately put in motion a strategy with the aim of pressing Uzbekistan for concrete, measurable human rights improvements over the coming months; underlines that concrete improvements should include the conditions laid out by EU Foreign Ministers in 2010, which are: 1) releasing all imprisoned human rights defenders and prisoners of conscience; 2) allowing unimpeded operation of non- governmental organisations in the country; 3) cooperating fully with all relevant UN Special Rapporteurs; 4) guaranteeing freedom of speech and the media; 5) ending the practice of forced labour; and 6) fully aligning its election processes with international standards;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Expects the EEAS to firmly address all the main cases of human rights violations at the 10th round of the EU- Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue scheduled for November 2016 and to make these meetings more result-oriented, overcoming the current deeply disappointing stalemate;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Is convinced that~~Welcomes the substantial progress ~~made since 2013 o~~achieved in the question of child labour in Uzbekistan ~~is mainly the result of the diplomatic efforts of the EU and, in particular, of Parliament’s resolution of 2011 that put the agreement on hold and led to the active involvement of~~since 2013, including the adoption of laws which prohibit the use of child labour; encourages the authorities to further engage in a country-wide campaign raising awareness in order to completely eradicate child labour; welcomes the active involvement of the Uzbek authorities with the European Parliament, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the World Bank (WB);

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7 c. Believes that EU aid to Uzbekistan should also be aimed at weaning off the country from the cotton monoculture and decreasing its dependence on its exports by diversifying the economy, which could gradually alleviate the disastrous environmental situation, with regard, in particular, to what is left of the Aral Sea and its tributaries;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Is convinced that the substantial progress made since 2013 on the question of child labour in Uzbekistan is ~~mainly the~~also a result of the diplomatic efforts of the EU ~~and, in particular, of Parliament’s resolution of 2011 that put the agreement on hold and led to the active involvement of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the World Bank (WB)~~;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Is convinced that~~Welcomes the substantial progress made since 2013 on the question of child labour in Uzbekistan ~~is mainly the result of~~and points to the role played in this process by the diplomatic efforts of the EU and, in particular, ~~of Parliament’s~~to the EP resolution of 2011 that put the agreement on hold and led to the active involvement of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the World Bank (WB);

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. TRecognises that further engagement with the Government of Uzbekistan is needed in order to contribute to continuous reduction in forced labour; reserves the right to call on the Commission and the Council to activate Articles 2 and 95 of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement so as to take all necessary general and specific measures if the commitment to the abolition of forced labour is not lived up to; takes the view that although progress has been made in terms of a reduction of forced labour in general, the trend has been irregular; underlines that more indirect and subtle ways of involuntary work seem to prevail;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Takes the view that, although progress has been made in terms of a reduction of forced labour in general, the trend has been irregular; underlines that, despite the fact that the number of people directly coerced to pick cotton has certainly decreased over the years since ILO monitoring started, more indirect and subtle ways of involuntary work seem to prevail, including those who feel obliged or under social pressure;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Takes the view that ~~although~~ progress has been made in terms of a reduction of forced labour in general~~, the trend has been irregular; underlines that more indirect and subtle ways of involuntary work seem to prevail~~;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Takes the view that, although progress has been made in terms of a reduction of forced labour in general, the trend has been irregular; underlines that more indirect and subtle ways of involuntary work still seem to prevail;

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2016/10/18 INTA 43 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Maria ARENA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Emmanuel MAUREL, David MARTIN, Joachim SCHUSTER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

– having regard to the Protocol (No 1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the role of National Parliaments in the European Union,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the Government of Uzbekistan has ~~presented various Action Plans, has taken measures to raise awareness (including the~~adopted Action Plans to change the recruitment process for picking cotton, and together with employers' organiszation ~~of round tables), has set up a feedback mechanism in order to eradicate child labour, and is changing the recruitment process in the country for picking cotton~~s and trade unions, promoted awareness raising and developed feedback mechanisms to prevent forced and child labour;

Amendment 11 #

Maria ARENA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Emmanuel MAUREL, David MARTIN, Joachim SCHUSTER

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the Government of Uzbekistan has presented various Action Plans, has taken measures to raise awareness ~~(including the organisation of round tables)~~, has set up a feedback mechanism in order to eradicate child labour, and is changing the recruitment process in the country for picking cotton;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas~~, in contrast to the ILO’s observations,~~ NGOs are still reporting breaches of human rights in the country, in particular in the field of the cotton harvest where, according to them, massive forced mobilisation of students and public employees at cotton harvest time is reported, as well as violations of freedom of association and expression, in particular arrests and violent harassment and interrogations of citizens reporting on the harvest;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas the Uzbek authorities have imprisoned thousands people on politically motivated charges to enforce their repressive rules, targeting human rights and opposition activists, journalists, religious believers, artists, and other perceived critics;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)

Jb. whereas authorities also regularly persecute and harass human rights defenders and civil society activists and block international rights groups and media outlets from operating in the country;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)

Jc. whereas obligations to respect democracy, principles of international law and human rights and the principles of market economy, as defined in Article 2 of the PCA, remain largely unfulfilled by Uzbekistan;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas the sudden death of President Islom Karimov ~~has given rise to temporary political uncertainty regarding~~should not have any impact on the continuity of the ongoing process of improving labour conditions in the cotton fields in Uzbekistan;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

~~2. Welcomes the progress that has been made in Uzbekistan, achieving the almost total eradication of child labour;~~deleted

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the progress that has been made in Uzbekistan, achieving the almost total ~~eradica~~abolition of child and forced labour;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Appreciates the fact that the Government of Uzbekistan is also pursuing the eradication of forced labour in cooperation with the ILO~~, but realises that this is a complex process, requiring, among other things, reform of employment policies~~ and that progress have been made, stresses however that the trend has been irregular and that more indirect and subtle ways of involuntary work seem to prevail;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)

– having regard to Protocol (No 2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Appreciates the fact that the Government of Uzbekistan is also pursuing the eradication of forced labour ~~in cooperation with the ILO, but reali~~and stresses that this ~~is a complex~~ process, requir~~ing, among other things,~~es the reform of employment policies;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Appreciates the fact that the Government of Uzbekistan is also pursuing the ~~eradica~~abolition of forced labour in cooperation with the ILO, but realises that this is a complex process, requiring, among other things, reform of employment policies;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Points out that the substantial progress made since 2013 on the question of child labour in Uzbekistan is mainly the result of the diplomatic efforts of the EU and, in particular, of Parliament's resolution of 2011 that put the agreement on hold and led to the active involvement of the ILO and the World Bank;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Is of the opinion that ~~because of these efforts by the Government of Uzbekistan Parliament should~~the Parliament should wait for the final ILO report on the 2016 cotton harvest in Uzbekistan to be available before giveing consent to the EU-Uzbekistan Textiles Protocol;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Considers that this changeover period will also give Parliament an overall picture of the political transition process in Uzbekistan;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recognises that continued ~~pressure o~~dialogue and cooperation between the Government of Uzbekistan ~~from the Union~~, the EU, the ILO and the World Bank will still be needed to achieve th~~is goal~~e full abolition of child and forced labour in Uzbekistan; reserves the right to call on the Commission and the Council to activate Articles 2 and 95 of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement so as to take all necessary general and specific measures if the commitment to the abolition of child and forced labour is not lived up to;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recognises that continued pressure on the Government of Uzbekistan from the Union, the ILO and the World Bank will still be needed to achieve this goal; reserves the right to call on the Commission and the Council to activate Articles 2 and 95 of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement so as to take all necessary general and specific measures if the commitment to the abolition of forced labour is not lived up to, and if there are no democratic reforms and substantial improvement of the human rights situation;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission and the EU Delegation in Tashkent to contribute through policy dialogue and assistance programmes to structural reform in Uzbekistan, including increased remuneration for cotton pickers, mechanisation, and greater budgetary transparency on revenue from the cotton harvest, and aimed at weaning off the country from the cotton monoculture and decreasing its dependence on its exports by diversifying the economy, which could gradually alleviate the disastrous environmental situation, with regard, in particular, to what is left of the Aral Sea and its tributaries;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission and the EU Delegation in Tashkent also to contribute through policy dialogue and assistance programmes to ~~structural reform~~better working conditions in Uzbekistan, including increased remuneration for cotton pickers~~, mechanisation,~~ and greater budgetary transparency on revenue from the cotton harvest;

Amendment 29 #

Maria ARENA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Emmanuel MAUREL, David MARTIN, Joachim SCHUSTER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Reiterates the Union’s commitment to further and deepen bilateral relations, which include trade, as well as all areas related to democratic principles, respect for human and fundamental rights and the rule of law; calls on the Government of Uzbekistan to create more space for independent civil societyat a promotion and deepening of relations between the European Union and Uzbekistan presuppose respect for human and fundamental rights and the rule of law;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas in 2013 the Government of D. Uzbekistan authorised the ILO to monitor the cotton harvest, whereas since 2013 the ILO has ~~annually~~ undertaken several monitoring, initially focused on child labour and later extended to ~~also cover~~ forced labour and drec~~ent work~~ruitment conditions;

Amendment 30 #

Maria ARENA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Emmanuel MAUREL, David MARTIN, Joachim SCHUSTER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Reiterates the Union’s commitment to further and deepen bilateral relations, which include trade, as well as all areas related to democratic principles, respect for human and fundamental rights and the rule of law; calls on the Government of Uzbekistan to create more space for independent civil society and to take more into consideration concerns of Uzbek and international NGOs;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Reiterates the Union’s commitment to further and deepen bilateral relations, which include trade, as well as all areas related to democratic principles, respect for human and fundamental rights and the rule of law; ~~calls on~~urges the Government of Uzbekistan to ~~create more space for independent civil society~~meet its commitments under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention against Torture;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to monitor the political transition in Uzbekistan and to provide Parliament regularly with information on this process;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Calls on the EU High Representative, the EEAS and EU Member States to use the transition process as an opportunity to immediately put in motion a strategy with the aim of pressing Uzbekistan for concrete, measurable human rights improvements over the coming months; underlines that concrete improvements should include the conditions laid out by EU Foreign Ministers in 2010, which are: 1) releasing all imprisoned human rights defenders and prisoners of conscience; 2) allowing unimpeded operation of non- governmental organisations in the country; 3) cooperating fully with all relevant UN Special Rapporteurs; 4) guaranteeing freedom of speech and the media; 5) ending the practice of forced labour; and 6) fully aligning its election processes with international standards;

Amendment 34 #

Edouard FERRAND, Marine LE PEN, Franz OBERMAYR, Matteo SALVINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Shares the view that the Decent Work Country Programme should be extended beyond 2016 and should be deepened so as to consider the modernisation of the Uzbek economy, employment policy, occupational health and safety and labour inspection, ~~also taking gender equality into account~~in this regard welcomes the Uzbek Governmental Decree №909 (dated 16 November 2015) which is aimed to improve labour conditions, employment and social protection of workers in the agricultural sector during 2016-2018;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 36 #

Edouard FERRAND, Marine LE PEN, Franz OBERMAYR, Matteo SALVINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Shares the view that the Decent Work Country Programme should be extended beyond 2016 and should be deepened so as to consider ~~the modernisation of the Uzbek economy,~~improvements in employment policy, occupational health and safety and labour inspection, also taking gender equality into account;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to provide Parliament regularly with detailed information on the situation in Uzbekistan, in particular with regard to the eradication of child and forced labour; asks for the creation of a detailed study on the current situation of the abolishment of forced labour in order to support decision-building within the European Parliament and its commissions; decides to continue to monitor developments in Uzbekistan and to organise a regular dialogue with the ILO, the Commission, the EEAS and other stakeholders aimed at the total eradication of forced labour in Uzbekistan;

Amendment 38 #

Tokia SAÏFI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to provide Parliament regularly with detailed information on the situation in Uzbekistan, in particular with regard to the eradication of child and forced labour; decides to continue to monitor developments in Uzbekistan and to organise a regular dialogue with the ILO, the Commission, the EEAS and other stakeholders aimed at the total eradication of forced labour and child labour in Uzbekistan;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to provide Parliament regularly with detailed information on the situation in Uzbekistan, in particular with regard to the ~~eradica~~abolition of child and forced labour; decides to continue to monitor developments in Uzbekistan and to organise a regular dialogue with the ILO, the Commission, the EEAS and other stakeholders aimed at the total ~~eradication of~~abolition of child and forced labour in Uzbekistan;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the final ILO report on the 2016 cotton harvest in Uzbekistan will be available at the end of this year;

Amendment 40 #

Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Calls~~In view onf the ~~Commission to submit to Parliament a legislative proposal~~"EU flagship initiative on responsible management of the supply chain in the garment sector", calls on the Commission to analyse feasible solutions for an effective traceability mechanism in the garment sector;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to submit to Parliament a ~~legislative proposal for an effective traceability mechanism in the garment sector~~s soon as possible a proposal for an EU Garment Initiative;

Amendment 42 #

Maria ARENA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Emmanuel MAUREL, David MARTIN, Joachim SCHUSTER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to submit to Parliament a legislative proposal for an effective ~~traceability mechanism~~supply chain transparency in the garment sector;

Amendment 43 #

Tokia SAÏFI, Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the Commission to submit the EU Garment Initiative as soon as possible; notes that in 2013 the Commission launched the Sustainability Compact with Bangladesh, the ILO and the USA, and stresses that this type of initiative can serve as a basis for devising new actions, in partnership with third countries, in order to pursue the objectives of improving working conditions, health and safety at work in the garment sector in third countries;

Amendment 5 #

Maria ARENA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Emmanuel MAUREL, David MARTIN, Joachim SCHUSTER

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas according to the ILO, awareness of forced labour in Uzbekistan is still at an early stage, ~~but recent ILO surveys nonetheless show that a vast majority of workers participate voluntarily when invited to pick cotton and that people who refuse to pick cotton are only rarely fined;~~

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas according to the ILO, awareness of forced labour in Uzbekistan is still at an early stage, but ~~recent ILO surveys nonetheless show that a vast majority of workers participate voluntarily when invited to pick cotton and that people who refuse to pick cotton are only rarely fined~~nonetheless surveys carried out by the ILO indicate that most workers pick cotton voluntarily and have the possibility to refuse to do so;

Amendment 7 #

Maria ARENA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Emmanuel MAUREL, David MARTIN, Joachim SCHUSTER

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the eradication of forced labour is an ongoing process which needs to be supported by the EU and the international community, including with the participation of human rights and labour rights civil society organisations;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the ~~eradica~~abolition of forced ~~labour is~~and child labour in Uzbekistan is still an ongoing process which needs to be further supported by the EU and the international community;

Amendment 9 #