6 Amendments of Catherine BEARDER related to 2015/2220(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas there are significant differences between the experiences of women who live in rural areas and the cities, and that it is difficult to generalise between them, with women in rural areas struggling more to access their rights under national laws;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that despite all five Central Asian countries ratifying the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the culture remains patriarchal and male-dominated, and significant inequalities between men and women still exist in Central Asiamany areas including access to higher education, parts of the labour market and access to legal protection and rights; is concerned that 29% of women in the region are victims of physical or sexual violence;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that women play a full and crucial role in agricultural production and farming across all Central Asian countries, with the average share of women employed in the agricultural sector standing at 58%3 but deplores the continuing practice of forced labour in agriculture, particularly in the cotton industry of Uzbekistan; __________________ 3 World Bank statistics 2012
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that there is a gap between the law and reality; whilst some countries have a legal code guaranteeing equal rights with regards to the distribution of property, discrimination still persists in favour of male heirs; is concerned that the lack of legal registration of marriages in Tajikistan leaves women in an especially vulnerable position after a divorce, as OSCE research that 80% of women in divorce cases are denied property rights and child support because of this;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes that the marriage agency industry is relatively significant in Central Asia and asks that these countries consider regulating these agencies to best protect vulnerable women from exploitation;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with concern that the 2015 Annual Report on Human Trafficking4 has placed Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan on the ‘Watch List’, meaning that the number of victims of human trafficking is increasing; calls on the EU’s Anti-Trafficking Coordinator to support Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in combating human trafficking; __________________ 4, and asks that the Member States highlight this important issue in their dealings with these countries; __________________ 4 Compiled by the U.S State Department Compiled by the U.S State Department