4 Amendments of Alf SVENSSON related to 2010/2205(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that observance of the core labour standards (CLS) and of the ILO's decent work agenda is essential in order to achieve the MDGs; expresses disappointmentnotes that the social provisions of EU preferential trade agreements are presented as objectives to be achieved rather than legal commitments to be enforced, as there is no provision for genuine enforcement mechanisms;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. DeplorEncourages the poor implementation and enforcement of social standards, especially the ILO conventions and CSR principles; emphasises that the ILO permits the imposition of trade sanctions on countries that do not comply with their international obligations; calls on the EU to pursue an approach based on incentives and sanctions in the context of bilateral and regional agreements, so as to ensure that the social provisions of EU preferential agreements are effectively enforced;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that trade negotiations pursued within the WTO must not jeopardise social development; reasserts that the ILO should be allowed to submit expert reports to the WTO during trade disputes, and that there should be an appeal route to the ILO where a decision by the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body questions the findings of an ILO decision;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the heterogeneity of the concept of CSR raises the issue of comparability; urges the EU to move CSR away from a purely voluntary approach and to identify clear legal obligations on corporations as regards human rights and CLS, along with effective ways to hold them accountable in the event of breaches.