Activities of Heidi HAUTALA related to 2016/2301(INI)
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Amendments (19)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas global value chains (GVCs) haveare about to become a key feature of today’s global economy; whereas, on the one hand, GVCs offer new prospects for growth, developwill profoundly change employment forms and conditions, the consequences of which on workers' rights, empowerment of ment and jobs, but on the other hand,women and gender equality are yet to be analysed; on the other hand, it is already clear that their complex nature, lack of transparency and dilution of liabilities has ledleads to a higher risk of human rights violations;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas EU trade policy must strengthen Europe’s place in global supply chains, but must alsoand investment policy must be a tool with which to establish clear rules and liabilities for governments and multinational companies (MNCs) in order to ensure compliance with the UN Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
Underlines that GVCs do not end when the product reaches the consumer, but include waste and how it is treated; urges to take into account the full lifecycle of products and enlarge the perspective on GVCs to legal provisions on the dismantlement of waste without harming persons or the environment and including the cost into the product or service;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that trade and investment policy must ensure a level playing field for European businesses and facilitate upward convergence on standards; calls on the Commission to ensure coherence between the EU’s trade, investment and industrial policies, and to promote the European reindustrialisation strategy and the transition towards a low- carbon economy;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the ongoing negotiations on a binding UN Treaty for Transnational Corporations and Human Rights; calls for the EU to engage constructively in these negotiations and to contribute to the development of concrete proposals including access to remedies; is convinced that, meanwhile, an EU-wide mandatory due diligence scheme should be inserted into all EU trade and investment agreements;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges the smart mix of regulatory and voluntary action, but recalls that voluntary corporate social responsibility (CSR) creates unfair competition for suppliers that have chosen to comply with international labour and environmental standards and has proven to be insufficient to ensure full compliance with international standards and obligations; reiterates its call for the systematic inclusion of binding and enforceable rules, associated sanctions, remedies and independent monitoring mechanisms into all bilateral agreements the EU concludes;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – introductory part
Paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. Calls on the Commission to address in its trade and investment policy and FTAs the challenges associated with the rise of GVCs by taking the following measures;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 9 – point a a (new)
aa) before a) - strengthening ex-ante Trade Sustainability Impact Assessments (TSIAs), adding assessment requirements on human rights and on gender, and making ex-post TSIAs with civil society input mandatory and publicly available;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point d
Paragraph 9 – point d
d) including provisions on cooperation in the fight against money laundering, tax evasion and tax avoidance in FTAs, which are duly reflected in market opening requirements for financial services;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 9 – point e a (new)
e a) increasing link between priorities agreed bilaterally for the implementation of sustainable development chapters of FTAs and the funding support from the EU development cooperation programmes;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Underlines that GVCs often include production and services in Export Production Zones (EPZs), where labour and environmental rights are restricted; suggests to dedicate special chapters in FTAs on minimum requirements in accordance with ILO and international environmental conventions for production and services in EPZs to allow for their inclusion into the benefits of FTAs and other forms of preferential trade agreements;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Labelling, traceability and customs data
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to make it mandatory for the Member States to disclose to the public upon request the customs data collected from parties trading in products or goods imported into the EU;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Urges the Commission to elaborate data on barriers currently limiting or preventing access to remedies and propose legal terms and practical ways for victims how to overcome these limitations with respect to European companies operating outside and inside the boundaries of the European Union;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores the fact that gender is not mentioned in the Trade for All strategy; calls on the Commission to ensure that the gender perspective is included and mainstreamed in trade and investment policy, the Aid for Trade strategy, and all future FTAs and impact assessments; calls on the Commission to collect gender- disaggregated data and take gender into account in GVC analysifor GVCs, taking into account women's empowerment beyond access to salary, factors leading to violence against women and social factors such as parental leave and health with a view to elaborate legal forms to overcome negative side effects of GVCs;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines that non-traditional labour forms, such as subcontracting and informal work are a very common, if not the main feature of production and services in GVCs, that these forms often escape ILO and other standards, and that they are disproportionally carried out by women and children; underlines that particular attention has to be paid to the development of a gender perspective in countervailing remedies and regress options;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that GVCs are an opportunity for firms in developing countries to develop a link with the global economy; stresses that complementary policies and accompanying measures are key to making this a reality and to extend the potential advantages to all workers;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Expects the GSP mid-term review to clarify definitions and, include additional tariff preferences for sustainably produced products and bring about proposals for substantive improvements of the GSP+ regime, with a more transparent establishment of the scorecards, monitoring and measures taken, involving civil society actors, and with clear remedy mechanisms;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls on the Commission to support the effective participation of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Global Value Chains (GVCs), by supporting match-making and partnerships amongst SMEs and between EU SMEs and small farmer groups in developing countries that aim to secure a larger share of value, while ensuring a high level of social, environmental and Human Rights protection, such as Fair Trade