22 Amendments of Mikael GUSTAFSSON related to 2012/2224(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to the Commission's other communications and staff working documents in recent years of relevance to this subject, including those on Policy Coherence for Development (COM(2009)0458, SEC(2010)0421, SEC(2011)1627), on EU Plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development 2010-2015 (SEC(2010)265 final), on increasing the impact of EU development policy: an Agenda for Change (COM(2011)0637), on financing for development COM (2012)0366, on the EU approach to resilience (COM(2012)0586), on social protection in EU development cooperation (COM(2012)0446) and on engagement with civil society in external relations (COM(2012)0492), as well as to its communication on Aid for Trade (COM(2007)0163) and its annual monitoring reports on this aid,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the ILO Decent Work Agenda and the UN Social protection Floor Initiative,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
– having regard to the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in September 1995, the Declaration and the Platform for Action adopted in Beijing,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas following the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, Member States and the Commission have adopted the strategy of gender mainstreaming as part of their development cooperation policy;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas there is a danger that EU customs tariffs on processed goods which exceed those on raw materials may help to consign developing countries to the role merely of exporters of raw materials;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas Aid for Trade (AfT) is critically needed in most developing countries to assist in building trade capacity, promoting processing and diversification of production, reducing administrative barriers to trade, putting in place an efficient infrastructure for the transport of goods, and strengthening local businesses to prepare them for local demand and competition and allow them to benefit from new market opportunities;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas following the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, Member States and the Commission have adopted the strategy of gender mainstreaming as part of their development cooperation policy;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N b (new)
Recital N b (new)
Nb. whereas in developing countries special economic zones often provide opportunity for women to enter formal employment; whereas globally women make up about 60-80% of special economic zones labour force;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that since it cannot be taken for granted that trade liberalisation leads to growth and poverty reduction, trade and aid for trade policies must consistently be designed on the basis of transparent, inclusive and participatory processes involving all stakeholders, with special attention to the most disadvantaged, especially women;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that corporate lobbying in the field of trade policy must be regulated and made transparent to avoid that the broad focus of trade policy on development goals is deviated towards corporate interests;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Points out that fair trade between the EU and developing countries must be based on full respect and guarantee of ILO labour standards and working conditions and must ensure the application of the highest possible social and environmental standards; this includes paying a fair price for the resources and agricultural products of the developing countries;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Stresses that the European Union's commitment towards achieving the MDGs has to take absolute priority when determining the trade policy approach towards developing and least developed countries; underlines that the MDGs can only be achieved when taking into account the economic and social asymmetries between the EU and the respective countries; in this context asks special attention to be paid to the promotion of gender equality and women's empowerment;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the EU to actively use the many instruments at its disposal to support peace, the rule of law, good governance, sound public finances, investments in infrastructure, reliable provision of basic services and the pursuit of inclusive and sustainable growth and poverty reduction in developing countries and thereby also help create a conducive environment for efficient Aid for Trade and trade development;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Reminds the Commission and the Member States of the EU Plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development and the series of activities proposed by the Action;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. LReiterates the EU's obligation to apply policy coherence for development, respect for and promotion and protection of human rights and gender equality in all its external policies, including international trade; looks forward to full implementation of the points on trade in the Action Plan attached to the EU's Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for in-depth impact analyses, from a climate, gender and sustainability perspective, of the outcome of multilateral and bilateral trade agreements negotiated between the EU and third countries, and urges the Commission to authorise explicit support for the management of climate change as part of all aid-for-trade and other relevant development aid;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Welcomes the inclusion of the gender aspect in the sustainability impact assessments linked to the trade negotiations; calls on the Commission to take note of these assessments and ensure that the identified gender issues are indeed addressed by the policy measures accompanying the trade agreements;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Emphasises the potential of the special economic zones (SEZ) to provide opportunities for women's economic advancement as workers, professionals and entrepreneurs; calls for incentive measures - such as education and vocational training - to support female workforce in SEZs to move from low to higher skilled jobs; calls for guarantees that women equally benefit from the technological upgrades of SEZs, displacing labour-intensive, low-skilled jobs;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that gender inequalities in relation to access to resources, such as microloans, credit, information and technology, should be taken into account when defining strategies for aid-for-trade and other relevant development aid;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on EU-based companies with production facilities in developing countries to abide by obligations to respect human rights and freedoms, women's rights, social and environmental standards, core labour standards and international agreements;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls onUrges the EU-based companies with production facilities in developing countries to abide by obligations to respect human rights and freedoms, social and environmental standards, core labour standards and international agreements; calls for the implementation of the right to freedom from forced labour and especially from child labour without exception;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the EU to fully respect the right of developing countries to use export restrictions in their public interest; underlines that the increase of local processing of raw materials and the increase of value additions is key to move away from dependence on the export of raw materials; takes the view that developing countries with a high dependency on raw material exports must be allowed to use export taxes and restrictions to further these goals;