23 Amendments of Daniel CASPARY related to 2017/2015(INI)
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas trade policies should aim to reduce socio-economic gaps between the Global North and the Global South in terms of development and wealth, and between women and men, and realise women’s rightsachieve these aims inter alia by ensuring decent work conditions for women and contributing to sustainable and equitable economic development;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas country-specific and sector-specific assessments are of great importance; whereas women tend to be more concentratedmany women work in low-wage or low- status forms of formal and informal employment than men, leading to gender segregation in types of occupations and activities and gender gaps in wages and working conditions;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the current EU trade policy and its ‘Trade for All’ strategy lack a gender equality perspective, as well as any binding obligations to enforce core women’s rights conventions such as the CEDAWfor example the CEDAW is an important international instrument for the pursuit of equal rights for women;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the onlyan important area of gender equality in which DG Trade has demonstrated an interest so far is promoting female entrepreneurship;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas a review of current EU multilateral and bilateral agreements shows that only 20 % of the agreements with non- European trading partners make reference to women’s rights, and that only 40 % of these agreements include references that aim to promote gender equality; whereas references in these agreements to promoting women’s empowerment are voluntary and almost all relate to non- trading aspects of the agreements;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas strong movements have evolved in several countries, criticising, in particular, provisions on investor-state dispute settlement / the investment court system (ISDS/ICS) and intellectual property rights (IPR), as well as non-tariff rules in TTIP, CETA and TiSA, that could lead to breaches of women’s rights, labour rights, environmental protection, consumer rights and public services and gooTTIP, CETA, TiSA and other trade agreements make it clear that it is inappropriate to promote trade or investment by weakening or reducing the high level of protection guaranteed by European social and labour standards;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas special attention must be given to the negative consequences of trade liberalisation as regards basic public services and goods, such as water and sanitation, education and healthcare;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that fair and inclusive international trade policies require a clearer framework aiming tshould also enhance women’s livelihoods, strengthen gender equality, protect the environment, and promote social justice and international solidarity;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists that all international trade policies must be based ontake into account the relevant international standards and legal instruments, such as the CEDAW, the Beijing Platform for Action and the sustainable development goals (SDGs);
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the urgent need to adoptSupports the drafting of gender- sensitive binding human rights regulations on an international level to regulatewhich can also serve as a guideline for transnational companies (TNCs) and other companies; welcomes the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists that all international trade agreements must include safeguard clauses enabling the contracting parties to regulate and also reverse liberalisation in order to protect fundamental objectives such as gender equality, human rights, public health and environmental sustainability; stresses that this is already the case in all of the EU’s trade agreements;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the need to recognise the risks inherent in trade agreement mechanisms such as ISDS and ICS, wat EU trade agreements make it clear that it is not appropriate to promote trade or investment by weakening or reducing the hicgh undermine the capacity of individual governments to change their laws to includelevel of protection in Europe, which also applies to measures to promote gender equality, stronger labour and consumer rights and advancement in environmental policies;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that nothing in trade agreements should prevent either side from regulating to achieve legitimate policy objectives; considers that, in this context, it should be borne in mind that no EU trade agreement has ever damaged basic public services and goods, such as water and sanitation, education and healthcare (notably including access to sexual and reproductive health and rights services), should be exempted from the opening up of public procurement and the trade liberalisation agenda, and that safeguards must be put in place to reinforce states’ capacities to provide basiclowered the high standards applicable to health, food, consumers, the environment, labour law and safety in Europe or restricted public funding of art, culture and education or of health and social services for all;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for bindingeffective measures to combat exploitation and improve working conditions for women and men in the export- oriented industries, in particular the garment and textile manufacturing and agriculture sectors where trade liberalisation has contributed to precarious labour rights and gender wage gaps;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an increased focus on woccount to be taken of women and men working in the informal sector, recognising the need to reinforce decent work standards for women workers in this sectorpromote the transition from the informal to the formal economy;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that binding instruments are needed in EU trade policy to ensure thatcompliance with decent work standards, women’s rights, human rights principles and environmental protection armust be at the core of all types of EU trade agreements and that EU trade policy is coherent with the Union’s overarching aims of sustainable development, poverty reduction and gender equality;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for all EU trade agreements to include binding clauses, , insofar as possible and bearing in mind the form of a stand-alone article, that promote and protectexclusive powers of the EU, to help to improve women’s rights, gender equality and gender mainstreaming, based on the Beijing Platform for Action and the SDGs, with an appropriate body appointed or an explicit mechanism in place to monitor compliance;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that trading commitments in EU agreements should never overrule human rights, or women’s rights or environmental concern; stresses that that does not happen in any of the EU’s trade agreements;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is convinced that the CEDAW is of great importance for all policy areas, including trade; invites the Commission, therefore, to take action in this context to enable the EU’s accession to and ratification of the CEDAW Convention, and to include CEDAW as an instrument in trade agreementsstresses that all EU Member States have acceded to the CEDAW Convention;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls forStresses theat EU and the Member States to ensure that binding clauses on labour rights, based on the ILO Conventions, including Conventions No 189 on Domestic Workers and No 156 on Workers with Family Responsibilities, are included in trade agreements,trade agreements emphasise the ratification of, and compliance with, core ILO labour standards and othat social clauses in trade agreements also apply to informal worker relevant agreements;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Acknowledges that the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) and GSP+ systems need to be improved bare strongly linkinged to economic incentives toand the effective adoption and constant monitoring of core human, gender and labour rights conventions, as a result of which a positive contribution is made to women’s equality and promotion of their role;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for EU legislation similar to UN binding due diligence obligations toDraws attention to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which can ensure respect for human rights, including women’s rights, and adequate social and environmental standards;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls foron the EU and the Member States to ensure inclusive participation in trade consultations, including women’s rights organisations, trade unions and civil societyCommission and Council to conduct trade negotiations as transparently as possible and to fully respect best practice as established in other negotiations;