4 Amendments of Barry ANDREWS related to 2023/2108(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that people in developing countries, especially indigenous and traditional communities, smallholders and other small-scale food producers, women, human rights defenders and workers, are disproportionally affected by the human, labour and environmental rights violations committed by TNCs, which often go unpunished; calls to promote and ensure access to justice with special focus on minorities and an effective remedy for victims of human rights violations and abuses;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Council to adopt an ambitious mandate for the Commission to fully engage in the negotiations on the UN legally binding instrument on TNCs and human rights (LBI), in accordance with the objectives stipulated by UN Human Rights Council Resolution 26/9 of 14 July 2014, which mandates those negotiations; notes that the Member States should otherwise engage in the process individually; calls to establish a strong EU mandate to ensure cooperation with established and potential partners in the area of business and human rights which would in turn strengthen the EU's diplomacy as a credible partner and human rights defender;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls the proposal by the European Commission for a Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence (CSDDD) which aims to foster sustainable and responsible corporate behaviour and to anchor human rights and environmental considerations in companies operations and corporate governance; underlines that CSDDD proposal should aim for a more comprehensive and inclusive approach;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance that the scope of the LBI under negotiation covers TNCs and other business enterprises of a transnational character, as established by Resolution 26/9; worries, however, that there are still many governance gaps that persist at the international level and calls to continue multilateral engagement to send a consistent signal to existing and potential cooperation partners;