5 Amendments of Eleni THEOCHAROUS related to 2016/2140(INI)
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas an estimated 60-70 % of employees in the ready-made garment sector are young, mostly low-skilled female workers; whereas the sector employs in many cases child labour; whereas low wages, coupled with low if any social protection make these women and children particularly vulnerable to exploitation; whereas a gender perspective is largely missing in the ongoing sustainability initiatives;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the Commission to be committed to human rights, including child rights, and promoting binding and non- negotiable human rights and social and environmental clauses in the negotiation of international agreements; regrets that current human rights clauses in free trade agreements and other economic partnership agreements are usually not respected;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal on binding due diligence obligations for supply chains in the garment sector aligned with OECD guidelines and internationally agreed standards on human rights and social and environmental standards; this proposal should focus on the core problems garment workers face (occupational health and safety, a living wage, freedom of association, sexual harassment and violence) and should address the following matters: key criteria for sustainable production, transparency and traceability, including collection of data and tools for consumer information, due diligence checks and auditing, access to remedy;, child labour, gender equality, supply-chain due diligence reporting; awareness raising; notes, however, with concern that a lot more needs to be done and urges the Commission to take further actions which have a direct impact on workers’' lives;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the EU and its Member States to promote, through policy dialogue and capacity building, the take-up and effective enforcement of international labour standards and human rights by partner countries based on ILO Conventions, including the ones on child labour, and recommendations; stresses in this context that respecting the right to join and form a union and engage in collective bargaining is a key criterion for business accountability;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Recalls on the negative effects of social dumping against European garment industries and calls, therefore, for this initiative to effectively ensure protection of European producers;