7 Amendments of Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES related to 2020/2129(INL)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that there is sufficient strong evidence that shows that the voluntary efforts of Union companies to prevent and mitigate the negative impacts of their behaviour on developing countries have failed as violations of human rights of individuals, in particular worker’s rights, and of local communities, as well as activities that increase the effects of climate change in the most vulnerable countries, are still taking place at the end of the supply chain;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that all human rights should be covered by the future legislation; considers that emphasis should be placed on workers and trade union rights, women, children or indigenous people, as well as on the effects of business activity on the environment; stresses that full alignment with existing legal obligations and standards at European and international level should be sought, paying special attention to the ILO Conventions, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child; is of the opinion that the legislation should address all types of human rights abuses;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the opinion that the new legislation should apply to all sectors, to all types of enterprises, whether public or private, and of all size across the Union; considers that the focus should be placed on the risksclassifying the types of risks entailed by the activities of businesses residing within the Union, and on defining in which States and regions human rights violations are most likely to occur on account of local authorities’ unwillingness or lack of capacity;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the opinion that the new legislation should apply to all sectors, to all types of enterprises, whether public or private, and of all size across the Union; stresses the importance of government agencies in the Member States taking into account the criteria of the new legislation when carrying out projects supporting the internationalisation of enterprises residing within their territory; considers that the focus should be placed on the risks;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the need to design a sound monitoring system and to provide competent authorities (at Union and at national level) with effective instruments to monitor the compliance with the legislation, in particular, at local level; considers that a special effort has to be made to monitor business activities carried out in higher risk countries and regions;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the importance of victims of human rights violations caused directly or indirectly by the activities of companies residing within an EU Member State being able to take legal action in the courts of that Member State when the courts in the States in which the human rights violations occurred are unwilling or unable to remedy the harm done; is concerned that victims of human rights violations in the developing countries may encounter difficulties in obtaining effective judicial remedies from courts in the Member States owing to a lack of resources to take legal action; considers that a consultation process involving all interested parties, and in particular trade unions and civil society organisations, needs to be conducted in those areas where human rights violations are most likely to occur, so that mechanisms are established in the future directive on due diligence that guarantee access for the most vulnerable groups to effective judicial protection in Member State courts;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is convinced that it is crucial to make the sustainable development chapters of free trade agreements more enforceable and that the new legislation should explore ways of integrating the due diligence requirements into those chapters.; considers that active monitoring of the due diligence mechanisms established in free trade agreements should be one of the main duties of the Chief Trade Enforcement Officer;