Other Acts P6_TA-PROV (2016)0298 (05/07/2016)
Type: Acts of the European Union: European Parliament Resolution on implementation of the 2010 recommendations of Parliament on social and environmental standards, human rights and corporate responsibility
Authority: European Authorities - European Union: European Parliament
Date: 07/05/2016
Subject: The European Parliament stresses that the EU’s long-term record in accounting for social and environmental issues within the context of its trade diplomacy is already ahead of other major global trade players; the human rights engagements of our trading partners provide a solid basis for ongoing dialogue, cooperative processes and progressive improvements in the long-term; the Parliament recalls that the EU is committed to the coherent promotion of and respect for human rights and democracy in its relations with third countries in all its policies, including trade policy, and in all its relevant external financing instruments; it recommends, therefore, that the EU’s trade strategy be a tool for the promotion of democratic values in third countries; welcomes, therefore, the enhancement of trade agreements and trade preference programmes as levers to promote human rights, eliminate forced and child labour, and ensure food security and the rights to health, sustainable development and high safety and environmental standards, as well as economic opportunities for all
Classification: Solidarity - Art. 27 Worker’s rights: information - Art. 31 Working conditions: healthy - Working conditions: safe - Working conditions: dignified - Art. 32 Prohibition of child labour - Art. 35 Preventive health care - Art. 37 Environmental protection
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