Activities of Marian HARKIN related to 2015/2105(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A forward-looking and innovative future strategy for trade and investment (A8-0220/2016 - Tiziana Beghin)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises that 90 per cent of global growth is occurring outside of the European Union and therefore underlines the crucial importance of securing opportunities for new market access for EU businesses as well as ensuring fair, non-discriminatory and equal treatment for EU service providers; expects that particular obstacles faced by SMEs are taken into account when negotiating new agreements;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Negotiations on further market liberalisation should bear in mind the need for the EU-wide cooperation in order to maintain working conditions in accordance with the respective laws on labour and social affairs and collective agreements in the EU;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls for transparent negotiation; European and national parliaments, European social partners and civil society should have the possibility to contribute to the negotiating process in a meaningful way, in order to promote a more inclusive and relevant agreement;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Encourages trade agreements to be negotiated on a multilateral level rather than a bilateral level;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists that social and sustainability impact assessments are conducted, allowing not only for an ex-ante but also for an ex-post evalu that focus on impacts on the social and employment situation in the European Union and calls for publication of statistical projections to ensure that each agreement will contribute fairly and significantly to job creation;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that, as a minimum, the legislation on the posting of workers and other national and EU labour legislation, as well as collective agreements, should be applicable to contractual service supplier provisions of social and employment legislation at both the European Union and national levels, as well as collective agreements and social standards must be guaranteed; insists, however, that European Union wide posting of workers should not be regulated in trade agreements;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Rejects any further liberalisation of the GATS Mode 4 commitmentUnderlines the importance to monitor GATS mode 4 category of service providers in order to avoid abuse and exploitation of third-country workers;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that labour standards, including the eight fundamental International Labour Organisation conventions, must be equally implemented in all chapters of trade agreements, and that these agreements must include a revision clause allowing aCalls for the ILO labour standards to be respected; expects that the European Union plays a leading role in reaching the objective to encourage all partyies to leave the agreement or to suspend commitments inratify, implement and enforce the eight fundamental ILO conventions and the evDecent of infringements of labour and social standardsWork Agenda;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the need to increase the staffing levels of, and the resources available to, Member States’ labour inspectorates to allow for effective monitoringCalls on Member States to ensure effective and timely monitoring and enforcement of labour standards;