Activities of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2021/2003(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU Gender Action Plan III
Amendments (5)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. – having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2010 on human rights and social and environmental standards in international trade agreements,
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. – having regard to its resolution of 13 March 2018 on gender equality in EU trade agreements
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls for the inclusion in all TSD chapters of EU trade agreements of binding and enforceable provisions based on the respect of ILO core labour standards and relevant conventions, in particular Convention No. 189 concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers , Convention No. 156 on Workers with Family Responsibilities, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women of 1979, Convention No 111 concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation, and Convention No 100 concerning Equal Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recalls that trade and investment treaties must not lead to the privatisation of public services , in particular that could impact women, both as service providers and service users, and increase gender inequality; underlines that services of general interest and services of general economic interest – such as , water, social services, social security systems, education, waste management, public transport and healthcare – must remain exempted from the scope of trade negotiations
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the EU commission to carefully evaluate the impact of trade agreements on sectors with a high percentage of women workers, such as garment and small-scale agriculture. Recalls that the economic crisis produced by COVID -19 has strongly affected these sectors and exacerbated the risk of increasing inequality, discrimination and exploitation of female workers