Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2016/2226(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EC-Uzbekistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement and bilateral trade in textiles (resolution) (A8-0330/2016 - Maria Arena) EL
Amendments (10)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
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 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
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 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
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 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Η
Recital Η
Η. whereas the eradication of forced labour is an objective and requires ongoing procesefforts which needs to be supported by the EU and the international community;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
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 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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 realiand stresses that this is a complex process, requiring, among other things,es the reform of employment policies;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the EU Delegation in Tashkent also to contribute through policy dialogue and assistance programmes to structural reformbetter working conditions in Uzbekistan, including increased remuneration for cotton pickers, mechanisation, and greater budgetary transparency on revenue from the cotton harvest;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
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 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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;