Type: Acts of the European Union: European Parliament resolution on human rights and social and environmental standards in international trade agreements

Authority: European Authorities - European Union: European Parliament

Date: 11/25/2010

Subject: The European Parliament, considering that the Lisbon Treaty reaffirms that the European Union's external action, of which trade is an integral part, should be guided by the same principles as those which inspired its creation and that the European social model, which combines sustainable economic growth with better working and living conditions, can also serve as a model for other partners, underlined the importance to preserve the level of social and environmental standards in force in the European Union, and ensure that they are respected by foreign undertakings operating in the single European market. It highlighted that including human rights and social and environmental standards in trade agreements can add value to such agreements, allowing more civil society interaction and greater support for political and social stability, thus establishing a climate which is more conducive to trade.

Classification: Solidarity - Art. 28 Rights of workers, employers and their organisations: organisation - Rights of workers, employers and their organisations: negotiations - Rights of workers, employers and their organisations: collective agreements - Rights of workers, employers and their organisations: collective actions - Rights of workers, employers and their organisations: strike - Art. 31 Working conditions: healthy - Working conditions: safe - Working conditions: dignified - Art. 32 Prohibition of child labour

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