Activities of Richard FALBR related to 2010/2205(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
External dimension of social policy (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the external dimension of social policy, promoting labour and social standards and European corporate social responsibility PDF (257 KB) DOC (182 KB)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 c (new)
Citation 9 c (new)
- having regard to the Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalisation adopted by consensus of the 183 Member States of the ILO in 2008,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 c (new)
Citation 27 c (new)
- having regard to the renewed European Social Agenda of 2 July 2008 (COM(2008) 412),
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas some developing countries say that they are under pressure to give up their comparative advantage when the Union requests compliance with international labour standards despite the international consensus reflected in the 2008 ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalisation, that prohibits to invoke or otherwise use the violation of fundamental principles and rights at work as legitimate comparative advantages and insists that labour standards should not be used for protectionist trade purposes,
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the role of the ILO in setting new standards has been significantly weakened in recent years and is usually reduced to the adoption of declarations that are subsequently not respected, despite the involvement of the ILO in the G20, the global recognition of the Decent Work Agenda and the inclusion of employment and decent work in Millennium Development Goal No 1,
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O c (new)
Recital O c (new)
O c. whereas the ratification and application of ILO Conventions, classified by the ILO as up to date, have to be promoted with a view to achieving a progressively increasing coverage of the four pillars of decent work which are employment, social protection, social dialogue and rights at work, with a special emphasis on the social governance Conventions Nos 81 and Nos 129 on labour inspection, Nos122 on employment policy and Nos 144 on tripartite consultations;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O d (new)
Recital O d (new)
O d. whereas the European Social Agenda of 2 July 2008 (COM(2008) 412) called for renewed efforts by EU Member States to ratify and apply ILO Conventions classified by ILO as up to date with a view to set an example for partners in the world;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O e (new)
Recital O e (new)
O e. whereas the effective application of international labour standards is negatively affected in many countries by weak labour administrations and lack of capacity of social partners,
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O f (new)
Recital O f (new)
O f. whereas the ILO Global Employment Trends 2011 estimates that, in 2009, on a global level, 50.1% of all workers, i.e.1.53 billion, are in vulnerable employment[1] and whereas the financial and economic crisis has stopped and reversed the drop in vulnerable employment as recorded before 2008, [1] Vulnerable employment: the sum of own-account workers and unpaid family workers. The vulnerable employment indicator is one of the official Millenium Development Goals employment indicators under Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O g (new)
Recital O g (new)
O g. whereas the Global Social Security Report of the ILO of 2010 states that over 50% of all workers have no social protection and whereas there is renewed interest in extending social protection coverage including the promotion of the social security systems,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the European social model offers equal opportunities in education, training and the labour market as well as equal access to social services as major pillars of economic success;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Advocates that the Union refrains from trade agreements with countries with production facilities in export processing zones, and at the same time considers exceptionally alarming the growing number of agency workers and their exploitation in the industrial zones in some Member States because of the lack of an effective national legal framework and poor enforcement;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that the Union's expenditure in the framework of development cooperation, association or stability agreements and trade agreements brings about unique chances to assist the partner countries in putting in place viable education and social assistance structure, vocational training and labour market institutions as well as social security systems for greater social and economic security and, consequently, greater welfare;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Insist that the Commission and the Member States' development cooperation and assistance supports the implementation of country decent work programmes, reflecting the national needs and priorities in relation to employment and social policy, and based on a tripartite agreement between employers, workers and the government;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Takes the view that CSR is a useful, albeit non-binding form of behaviour of multinational companies; recommends further and more targeted development of CSR through, inter alia, the ISO 26000 Standard and by linking CSR to wider initiatives promoting decent work in a sector, in communities, at country and regional level such as the ILO Better Work and SCORE programme involving workers, employers, authorities and other relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls the EU guidelines on various human rights issues, which represent a strong political signal that these are priorities for the Union; asks the Council therefore to adopt similar guidelines based on the foureight core ILO conventions, to be used as a pragmatic instrument of the EU that helps to better advance the Union's external social policy;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Requests from the Commission a recommendation to EU Member States in favour of the implementation and ratification of ILO cConventions, classified by ILO as up to date, to improve workers‘' rights and working conditions within the Union and in the partner countries aiming at a fair and inclusive globalisation through greater coherence of the external dimension of Member States’ economic and social policy; asks the Commission in the same sense to encourage the Member States to conduct regular reviews that examine the implications of economic, financial and trade policies;