7 Amendments of Michael CASHMAN related to 2012/2097(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that, as a purely voluntary commitment, CSR is insufficient to deal with externalities resulting from the operations of multinationals, including environmental degradation and human and labour rights violations; reiterates its call for the establishment of legally binding obligations for foreign investors operating in developing countries to respect human rights and, environmental and ILO core labour standards, UN Guiding Principles and other social considerations; calls for CSR policies also to include specific measures to tackle the unlawful practice of blacklisting workers and denying them access to employment, often due to their trade union membership and activities or health and safety representative role;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that CSR should result in clear commitments with performance indicatorsto respecting the rights, protection and well-being of workers with performance indicators and clear benchmarks to measure improvements, and that provision should be made for objective, inclusive and transparent monitoring and effective accountability and enforcement mechanisms for dealing with non-compliance, including a more open and clear procedure for filing and considering complaints and for initiating investigations where necessary;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that CSR should apply to the entire global supply chain, including all levels of sub-contracting and whether in the supply of goods, workers or services, that it should include provisions to extend protection to migrant, agency and posted workers and that it should be based on fair pay and decent working conditions and guarantee trade union rights and freedoms; takes the view that the concept of Responsible Supply Chain Management needs to be further elaborated as a mechanism for delivering CSR;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that EU companies should be legally liable in their home countries for violations of fundamental human, employment and trade union rights committed abroad by their subsidiaries and entities they control; insists that any enterprise that is found to be blacklisting workers or breaching human rights and labour standards should be excluded from receiving EU grants and funding and from taking part in calls for tender or other public procurement contracts at EU, national or public authority level;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Insists that it is the duty of the state to protect against violations of human and labour rights, including by businesses, to hold companies accountable, to uphold freedom of association and collective bargaining rights, and to provide access to justice for victims; calls on the Commission to provide effective measures to operationalise the UN Protect, Respect and Remedy Framework put forward by John Ruggie, the UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that CSR is a mechanism with which employers can support their workers and local communities in developing countries and that it can ensure gains are equitably shared to develop sustainable economic and social prosperity and lift more people out of poverty, especially in times of financial crisis; regrets that protocols for social intervention are currently only voluntary and urges the Commission to make these binding;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for full and active consultation and involvement of representative organisations, including trade unions, in the development, operation and monitoring of companies’ CSR processes and structures, including through the on- going development of workers’ skills and qualifications through training and lifelong learning, working with employers in a genuine partnership approach;