Activities of Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS related to 2015/2105(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A forward-looking and innovative future strategy for trade and investment (A8-0220/2016 - Tiziana Beghin) ES
Amendments (5)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that future trade agreements should take into account Parliament’s resolutions on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and on the Trade in Services Agreement, which remain valid for the future EU trade policy, in particular as far as the protection of workers’ rights and public services is concerned;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that labour standards, including the eight fundamental International Labour Organisation’s eight fundamental and four priority conventions, must be mandatory and equally implemented in all chapters of trade agreements, and that these agreements must include, firstly, a revision clause allowing a party to leave the agreement or to suspend commitments in the event of infringements of labour and social standards and human and labour rights, and secondly, a binding social clause seeking to include provisions relating to labour, preventing the dismantling of social legislation;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the Domestic Advisory Groups handling the infringements of social clauses ofwithin trade agreements and failures to uphold labour law and social standards must have sufficient financing, and that they must consist of a balanced representation of labour and business organisationthe social partners, union and labour organisations, and businesses from civil society;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the need to increase the staffing levels of, and the resources available to, Member States’ labour inspectorates, in keeping with ILO recommendations, and to increase the resources available to them, to allow for effective monitoring of labour standards and to ensure that workers’ rights are upheld;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of binding measures for due diligence in the production chain, ensuring liability going beyond voluntary corporate social responsibility initiatives; takes the view that corporate social responsibility requires a fair tax policy and is therefore incompatible with tax evasion strategies; calls for proportionate penalties to be applied in the event of breaches of labour provisions and standards;