Activities of Marije CORNELISSEN related to 2011/0405(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument
Amendments (7)
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Gender equality and, anti- discrimination, workers' rights and social protection should be a cross-cutting objective in all actions undertaken under this Regulation.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Union is committed to promote in relations with its partners worldwide decent work as well as ratification and effective implementation of the internationally recognised labour standards and multilateral environment agreements, in relations with its partners worldwide. To that end, partner countries should be urged to ratify all core labour conventions of the International Labour Organization and to align national legislation with those conventions.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) The Union should support partner countries in establishing stronger labour laws in order to protect children from abusive working conditions and in taking immediate action to eradicate illegal child labour.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) creating conditions for well managed mobility of people and promotion of people-to-people contacts, including student and vocational training exchange initiatives with adequate financial support;
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) promoting sustainable job creation, the improvement of job quality and the protection of workers' rights;
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) sustainable and inclusive development in all aspects, poverty reduction of poverty and social exclusion with specific attention being paid to vulnerable groups, including through private-sector development; promotion of internal economic, social and territorial cohesion, rural development, climate action and disaster resilience;
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The achievement of these objectives shall be measured using notably the relevant EU periodic reports on the implementation of the policy, and for paragraphs 2(a), (d) and (e), the relevant indicators established by international organisations and other relevant bodies; for paragraphs 2(b), (c) and (d) the uptake of the EU regulatory framework by the partner countries as relevant; for paragraphs 2(c) and (f), the number of relevant agreements and cooperation actions. The indicators will include, among others, adequately monitored democratic elections, level of corruption, trade flows, indicators enabling measuring internal economic disparities, including employment levels, quality of employment, poverty levels and income distribution.