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2016/2226(INI) Extension of the provisions of the EC-Uzbekistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles
Lead committee dossier: INTA/8/07728
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Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Opinion | AFET | LUNACEK Ulrike (Verts/ALE) | |
Lead | INTA | ARENA Maria (S&D) | QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL Godelieve (EPP), STARBATTY Joachim (ECR), TAKKULA Hannu (ALDE), LE HYARIC Patrick (GUE/NGL), BUCHNER Klaus (Verts/ALE), BORRELLI David (EFD), FERRAND Edouard (ENF) |
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Activites
- 2016/12/14 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
- 2016/12/13 Debate in Parliament
- 2016/11/15 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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2016/11/10
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0330/2016
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0490/2016
Amendments | Dossier |
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2016/2226(INI)
2016/09/29
AFET
30 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
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
Amendment 10 #
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.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that the reports
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that reports by independent monitors
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Looks forward to the ILO reporting on the 2016 cotton harvest in Uzbekistan;
Amendment 16 #
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
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Is of the opinion that
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Is of the opinion that giving consent
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.
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
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.
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
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Takes the view that, although progress has been made in terms of
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Takes the view that
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Takes the view that, although progress has been made in terms of
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2016/10/18
INTA
43 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
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
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the Government of Uzbekistan has presented various Action Plans, has taken measures to raise awareness
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas
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
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the progress that has been made in Uzbekistan, achieving the almost total
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
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
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Appreciates the fact that the Government of Uzbekistan is also pursuing the
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
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
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
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Reiterates th
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D Amendment 30 #
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;
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 #
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,
Amendment 35 #
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
Amendment 36 #
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
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 #
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
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 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Commission to submit to Parliament a
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Commission to submit to Parliament a legislative proposal for an effective
Amendment 43 #
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 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas according to the ILO, awareness of forced labour in Uzbekistan is still at an early stage,
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
Amendment 7 #
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
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Η Η. whereas the eradication of forced labour is an objective and requires ongoing
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