5 Amendments of Thomas MANN related to 2015/2105(INI)
Amendment 9 #
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 public services is concerned; calls for all ILO core labour standards to be a compulsory element of EU trade agreements such as TiSA from the outset and for the ILO Decent Work Agenda to be complied with;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for safeguards to ensure as a matter of principle that trade agreements will not, under any circumstances, serve to weaken, circumvent, or invalidate Member States’ or EU standards in the following areas: workers’ rights, working conditions, social security, social inclusion and social protection, health and safety in the workplace, professional training, professional qualifications, free movement of workers and pensioners, social dialogue, anti-discrimination in the workplace and on the employment market;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for the Parliament committee responsible for employment and social affairs to be informed without delay, so as to allow an opportunity for discussion and decision-taking, should any provisions of trade agreements be such as to jeopardise, or conflict with, standards in the above areas;
Amendment 93 #
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 (CSR) initiatives; firmly rejects, however, compulsory CSR being made applicable to SMEs;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for trade agreements to ensure that EU SMEs will be able to profit without restriction, an aim to be achieved by creating good economic conditions for the export of goods and services and a favourable, competition-driven, and sustainable business environment;