5 Amendments of Traian BĂSESCU related to 2018/0356M(NLE)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges Viet Nam’s efforts to undertake an ambitious reform agenda, notably on the environmental and labour rights of the sustainable development chapter of the FTA; calls on the Vietnamese Government to take all appropriate legislative and non-legislative measures to ensure the highest attainable human rights standards- including but not limited to - environmental and labour standards, and guarantee that these are effectively upheld and implemented; welcomes the ratification of six out of eight core ILO Conventions, namely No. 29 on forced labour, Nos. 100 and 111 on non- discrimination, Nos. 138 and 182 on child labour and most recently No. 98 on the right to organise and collective bargaining; calls onurges the Vietnamese Government to quickly ratify the outstanding Conventions;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Remains concerned about human rights violations, including the application of the death penalty in Viet Nam; calls onurges Viet Nam to introduce a moratorium and move towards abolition;take immediate steps towards abolition; notes with concern the continued restriction of freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly in Viet Nam, as it has been repeatedly stressed – in the 14 December 2017 and 9 June 2016 urgency European Parliament’s resolutions –, Viet Nam’s human rights record raises grave concerns, and casts serious doubts about the country’s stated commitment to respect human rights: highlights that human rights constitute a cornerstone of the trade and sustainable development chapter of the FTA; calls for periodic evaluation of the impact of the agreement;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Urges Viet Nam to adhere to international business and human rights standards, recalling the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights that demand a strict observation of supply chain due diligence, the creation of national legislative frameworks that guarantee corporate responsibility, transparency and accountability, as well as an obligation to prevent and mitigate adverse human rights impacts; stresses the importance of monitoring and assessing the impact of this Agreement on sustainable development through their respective policies, practices, participative processes and institutions;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that Article 13 of the FTA embodies a cooperative approach based on common values and interests, taking into account the differences in the Parties’ respective levels of development; stresses the importance of implementing all the principles enriched in Article 13 of the FTA, such as freedom of association, the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour, the effective abolition of child labour; and the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation; welcomes the possibility of first resolving matters that fall under Article 13 on trade and sustainable development through exchange in the Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development; recalls that a Party may request that a Panel of Experts be convened to examine such matters in the event that the Committee is unable to resolve them satisfactorily;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that the FTA creates an institutional and legally binding link to the PCA; points out that Article 1 of the PCA contains a standard human rights clause which can trigger appropriate measures, including, as a last resort, the suspension of the PCA, or parts thereof, without delay, should no efforts or visible progress be evident during periodic evaluations;