11 Amendments of Keith TAYLOR related to 2009/2201(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- Having regard to the Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, John Ruggie: Business and Human Rights: Further steps toward the operationalization of the “protect, respect and remedy” framework from April 9, 2010 (A/HRC/14/27),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
- having regard to the International Pact on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1979), the draft United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (1994), adopted by General Assembly Resolution 61/295 on 13 September 2007, and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989),
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the entry into force of the Lisbon treaty has broadened the scope of EU trade competences, notably in the area of investment, which must now be in compliance with the CSR standards the EU has signed up to; whereas the new common investment policy should spell out enforceable conditions for EU investors as a major leverage to rebalance rights and duties,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognizes the limitations of a voluntary only CSR concept, and therefore urges the Commission to explicitly enshrine CSR in its new 2020 trade strategy and make clear proposals on how to enforce it in its sectoral policies in a transparent and accountable manner;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to draw up a new impact assessment model with a view to ensuring that, both prior to and after the signing of a trade agreement, States which commit themselves to cooperating with the European Union properly comply with their obligations in the areas of human rights, basic labour standards and environmental protection, including climate change mitigation goals; calls, further, for assessments to be carried out of the social and environmental impact of trade agreements in the EU's partner countries and in those countries' vulnerable sectors; such assessments should also be carried out prior to the signing and implementation of agreements;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines that following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, Parliament is to be fully informed on how the findings of Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIA) of agreements are incorporated into negotiations prior to their conclusion, and which chapters of those agreements have been changed to avoid any negative impacts identified in the SIA;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 point g
Paragraph 12 point g
g. a mechanism for judicial cooperation between the Union and its partner States with a view to enforcing compliance by undertakings with the relevant laws and international agreements concerning CSR; the two parties should undertake to encourage transnational judicial cooperation, to facilitate access to the courts for the victims of the actions of corporations along the supply chain or smaller companies within their sphere of influence, and, with that aim in view, to support the development of appropriate procedures and competent judicial bodies;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes that the UN 'Ruggie' report, supported by the Swedish and Spanish EU presidencies identified three main CSR areas: "protect, prevent and remedy". While protection and prevention are being addressed by current CSR rules , the Commission is requested to make the 'remedies' element in trade agreements more accountable and robust, including providing victims' access to restitution;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Asks the Commission to screen existing trade agreements and to arrange for the inclusion of non lowering standards clauses in each of their investment chapters when they are revised;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Suggest that, as part of bi-lateral EU agreements, provision is made from within the 'Strengthening of Justice' programmes for the training of judges and tribunals dealing with commercial law on human rights issues and compliance with international conventions on labour rights and the environment;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Asks the Commission to integrate the issue of CSR into each of its Human Rights Dialogues established so far, as well as the performance of EU-based companies and their subsidiaries in the countries concerned; requests that the Commission make available in a timely manner the agendas, the participants and the minutes of each of these Dialogues;