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Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) , of the latter category, is a body composed of specialised, independent personnel who supervise the implementation of the Treaty and the two optional protocols in the States which have ratified them; the States themselves are also required to submit regular reports to the Committee.
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) , of the latter category, is a body composed of specialised, independent personnel who supervise the implementation of the Treaty and the two optional protocols in the States which have ratified them; the States themselves are also required to submit regular reports to the Committee.
The UN works together with other organisations and services to promote human rights.
The UN works together with other organisations and services to promote human rights.
Of these organisations, UNICEF contributes towards that end via cooperation programmes with national governments.
Of these organisations, UNICEF contributes towards that end via cooperation programmes with national governments.
Children’s rights were also the subject of the UN General Assembly Special Session of May 2002, the aim of which was to draw up a framework to promote children’s rights over the following ten years.
Children’s rights were also the subject of the UN General Assembly Special Session of May 2002, the aim of which was to draw up a framework to promote children’s rights over the following ten years.
Child labour is covered in the final text ‘A world fit for children’
Child labour is covered in the final text ‘A world fit for children’
Final document of the Special Session of the General Assembly on Children on 10 May 2002, A world fit for children , part III / B / 3, art.
Final document of the Special Session of the General Assembly on Children on 10 May 2002, A world fit for children , part III / B / 3, art.
441-44, http://www.unicef.org/specialsession/wffc/index.html , and in particular the paragraph entitled ‘Protecting against abuse, exploitation and violence’.
441-44, http://www.unicef.org/specialsession/wffc/index.html , and in particular the paragraph entitled ‘Protecting against abuse, exploitation and violence’.
However, the General Assembly encourages effective action by the international community to eliminate and prohibit the worst forms of child labour while, on other forms of labour, the text is less precise.
However, the General Assembly encourages effective action by the international community to eliminate and prohibit the worst forms of child labour while, on other forms of labour, the text is less precise.
The role of the EU in the fight to eliminate child labour
The role of the EU in the fight to eliminate child labour
The promotion of children’s rights and, in particular, the endeavour to eliminate child labour are not the subject of a uniform European strategy.
The promotion of children’s rights and, in particular, the endeavour to eliminate child labour are not the subject of a uniform European strategy.
Even within European development policy, this aspect of policy does not occupy a central position.
Even within European development policy, this aspect of policy does not occupy a central position.
Moreover, neither does the Council regulation laying down the requirements for the implementation of development cooperation operations which contribute to the general objective of developing and consolidating democracy and the rule of law and to that of respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms
Moreover, neither does the Council regulation laying down the requirements for the implementation of development cooperation operations which contribute to the general objective of developing and consolidating democracy and the rule of law and to that of respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms
Regulation (EC) No 975/1999, OJ L 120 of 08/05/1999, p.
Regulation (EC) No 975/1999, OJ L 120 of 08/05/1999, p.
0001-0007 make any specific reference to children’s rights.
0001-0007 make any specific reference to children’s rights.
The Communication from the Commission concerning the European Union’s role in promoting human rights and democratisation in third countries
The Communication from the Commission concerning the European Union’s role in promoting human rights and democratisation in third countries
COM(2001)252, final stresses that ‘to be effective, respect for human rights and democracy should be an integral or ‘mainstream’, consideration in all EU external policies’.
COM(2001)252, final stresses that ‘to be effective, respect for human rights and democracy should be an integral or ‘mainstream’, consideration in all EU external policies’.
Such an approach encourages the search for solutions to the problem but may be considered haphazard unless appropriate bodies are also present to turn the spotlight on these specific problems amid the other priorities
Such an approach encourages the search for solutions to the problem but may be considered haphazard unless appropriate bodies are also present to turn the spotlight on these specific problems amid the other priorities
Mirjam Van Reisen, Invisible children, Towards integration of children’s rights in EU Member States’ development cooperation policies, 2002 .
Mirjam Van Reisen, Invisible children, Towards integration of children’s rights in EU Member States’ development cooperation policies, 2002 .
The European Parliament underscores that risk in its resolution on trafficking in children and child soldiers and in the resolution of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly on the rights of children and, in particular, child soldiers .
The European Parliament underscores that risk in its resolution on trafficking in children and child soldiers and in the resolution of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly on the rights of children and, in particular, child soldiers .
There are two approaches to the subject.
There are two approaches to the subject.
On the one hand a horizontal approach which embraces the general incorporation of the protection of children’s rights into all the European Union’s policies and, on the other hand, specific measures aimed at promoting children’s rights, including a special budget for that purpose.
On the one hand a horizontal approach which embraces the general incorporation of the protection of children’s rights into all the European Union’s policies and, on the other hand, specific measures aimed at promoting children’s rights, including a special budget for that purpose.
Corporate responsibility
Corporate responsibility
Globalisation has changed the role of multinational companies.
Globalisation has changed the role of multinational companies.
Consumers have become more aware not only about quality and the price of products but also about the conditions under which they are manufactured.
Consumers have become more aware not only about quality and the price of products but also about the conditions under which they are manufactured.
The social responsibility of the multinationals is therefore the focus of much attention.
The social responsibility of the multinationals is therefore the focus of much attention.
In 1997, the first attempt was made to approach the subject from this angle, with the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy , adopted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), which contains references, inter alia, to respect for the minimum age for access to employment
In 1997, the first attempt was made to approach the subject from this angle, with the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy , adopted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), which contains references, inter alia, to respect for the minimum age for access to employment
Paragraph 36, Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy, http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/multi/download/english.pdf. and the elimination of the worst forms of labour
Paragraph 36, Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy, http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/multi/download/english.pdf. and the elimination of the worst forms of labour
In 2000 the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises laid down a number of non-mandatory rules in various areas of human rights which stressed the need for companies to make a contribution to the abolition of child labour
In 2000 the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises laid down a number of non-mandatory rules in various areas of human rights which stressed the need for companies to make a contribution to the abolition of child labour
Chapter IV, paragraph 1b), The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, 2000, http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/56/36/1922428.pdf .
Chapter IV, paragraph 1b), The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, 2000, http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/56/36/1922428.pdf .
Moreover, since 2000, the same aim has been pursued by the United Nations in the form of the fifth principle of the Global Compact
Moreover, since 2000, the same aim has been pursued by the United Nations in the form of the fifth principle of the Global Compact
The report by the UN High Commissioner on the responsibilities of transnational corporations with regard to human rights, which was adopted by the Subcommission on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in 2003, confirms and reinforces the principles championed in relation to child labour
The report by the UN High Commissioner on the responsibilities of transnational corporations with regard to human rights, which was adopted by the Subcommission on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in 2003, confirms and reinforces the principles championed in relation to child labour
Chapter II, paragraph 42 Report of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights on the responsibilities of transnational corporations and related business enterprises with regard to human rights , E/CN.
Chapter II, paragraph 42 Report of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights on the responsibilities of transnational corporations and related business enterprises with regard to human rights , E/CN.
4/2005/91, 15/02/2005. prior to that date.
4/2005/91, 15/02/2005. prior to that date.
A. Corporate rules of conduct
A. Corporate rules of conduct
As initiatives to protect children's rights have evolved, more 'codes of conduct' for companies have emerged to attune them to the argument that economic success can go hand in hand with respect for children's rights.
As initiatives to protect children's rights have evolved, more 'codes of conduct' for companies have emerged to attune them to the argument that economic success can go hand in hand with respect for children's rights.
A positive example in this respect is the cocoa industry.
A positive example in this respect is the cocoa industry.
In 2000, the Global Industry Group (GIG) was formed by producers, trade unions and other players in the cocoa industry at international level.
In 2000, the Global Industry Group (GIG) was formed by producers, trade unions and other players in the cocoa industry at international level.
At the end of that year, they signed a Protocol concerning cases of exploitative child labour in cocoa-growing in the countries of West Africa.
At the end of that year, they signed a Protocol concerning cases of exploitative child labour in cocoa-growing in the countries of West Africa.
The aim of this Protocol is to develop effective and authoritative standards in the farming of this particular product by July 2005.
The aim of this Protocol is to develop effective and authoritative standards in the farming of this particular product by July 2005.
The WACAP programme
The WACAP programme
This programme covers five countries in West Africa: Ghana, Cameroon, the Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea and Nigeria http://www.ilo.org/public/french/region/afpro/yaounde/mdtyaounde/download/wacapsye.pdf. , in the broader framework of the ILO IPEC programme, aims to eliminate the worst forms of child labour in the cocoa industry and commercial agriculture and to remove all children working under hazardous conditions in the cocoa industry.
This programme covers five countries in West Africa: Ghana, Cameroon, the Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea and Nigeria http://www.ilo.org/public/french/region/afpro/yaounde/mdtyaounde/download/wacapsye.pdf. , in the broader framework of the ILO IPEC programme, aims to eliminate the worst forms of child labour in the cocoa industry and commercial agriculture and to remove all children working under hazardous conditions in the cocoa industry.
The first results of the programme (30 June 2004) report that 250 children were removed from plantations in the West African countries and returned to schools in September.
The first results of the programme (30 June 2004) report that 250 children were removed from plantations in the West African countries and returned to schools in September.
Another positive development occurred in Pakistan (where 75% of global production of soccer balls takes place).
Another positive development occurred in Pakistan (where 75% of global production of soccer balls takes place).
The findings of a joint study by the ILO, the Sialkot Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the American Council for the Soccer Ball Industry were of particular concern in relation to the children in this area.
The findings of a joint study by the ILO, the Sialkot Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the American Council for the Soccer Ball Industry were of particular concern in relation to the children in this area.
The Sialkot Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the ILO implemented a plan to restrict the use of children in the production (stitching) of soccer balls and to educate former, younger workers so that they have more varied opportunities for employment in the future.
The Sialkot Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the ILO implemented a plan to restrict the use of children in the production (stitching) of soccer balls and to educate former, younger workers so that they have more varied opportunities for employment in the future.
According to estimates for the first two years, the results of implementing this plan were encouraging and the number of producers taking part had increased
According to estimates for the first two years, the results of implementing this plan were encouraging and the number of producers taking part had increased
B. Recognition of corporate social responsibility (CSR)
B. Recognition of corporate social responsibility (CSR)
In this programme, significant progress was made with the Communication from the Commission concerning Corporate Social Responsibility
In this programme, significant progress was made with the Communication from the Commission concerning Corporate Social Responsibility
Communication from the Commission concerning Corporate Social Responsibility: a business contribution to Sustainable Development, COM(2002) 347 final. .
Communication from the Commission concerning Corporate Social Responsibility: a business contribution to Sustainable Development, COM(2002) 347 final. .
CSR has been defined as voluntary integration of social and environmental concerns in the business operations of companies.
CSR has been defined as voluntary integration of social and environmental concerns in the business operations of companies.
It is considered that if companies succeed in managing change in a socially responsible manner this will make a positive impact at macro-economic level.
It is considered that if companies succeed in managing change in a socially responsible manner this will make a positive impact at macro-economic level.
In its resolution on the Communication from the Commission on participation of non-state actors in EC development policy
In its resolution on the Communication from the Commission on participation of non-state actors in EC development policy
EP resolution on the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee on participation of non-state actions in EC development policy, A5-0249/2003 . , Parliament recognised CSR as an element of EU development policy, which was particularly important as it indirectly represents an instrument for the protection of children from economic exploitation.
EP resolution on the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee on participation of non-state actions in EC development policy, A5-0249/2003 . , Parliament recognised CSR as an element of EU development policy, which was particularly important as it indirectly represents an instrument for the protection of children from economic exploitation.
Another aspect of the problem is of an economic nature.
Another aspect of the problem is of an economic nature.
Guaranteeing that materials and products have been produced responsibly and ethically is a means of sensitising consumers to the ethical considerations attached to their goods.
Guaranteeing that materials and products have been produced responsibly and ethically is a means of sensitising consumers to the ethical considerations attached to their goods.
The prices of the products produced by the hands of cheap child labour are more competitive.
The prices of the products produced by the hands of cheap child labour are more competitive.
Children should not be sacrificed on the altar of development and competitiveness.
Children should not be sacrificed on the altar of development and competitiveness.
Consequently, countries which do not invest in the quality of their human resources are condemned to perpetuate their underdevelopment.
Consequently, countries which do not invest in the quality of their human resources are condemned to perpetuate their underdevelopment.
Rahvusvaheline kaubanduse komisjon palub arengukomisjonil kui vastutaval komisjonil teha oma resolutsiooni ettepanekusse järgmised ettepanekud:
The Committee on International Trade calls on the Committee on Development, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following suggestions in its motion for a resolution:
2. toetab Rahvusvahelise Tööorganisatsiooni (ILO) tööd ning selle koostööd Maailma Kaubandusorganisatsiooniga, sealhulgas korrapärase dialoogi kaudu, ning teeb ettepaneku neid sidemeid veelgi tugevdada;
Supports the work of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and its cooperation with the World Trade Organization, including through a regular dialogue, and suggests further strengthening these exchanges;
7. ergutab rahvusvaheliste ettevõtete koduriikide valitsusi kontrollima dokumendi "OECD juhised rahvusvahelistele ettevõtetele" täitmist ja korrapäraselt avaldama aruandeid nende ettevõtete tegevuse kohta laste töö tõhusal kaotamisel ja ILO põhiliste töönormide rakendamisel;
Encourages governments of the home countries of transnational enterprises to monitor implementation of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and to periodically publish reports on the contribution of these enterprises to the effective abolition of child labour and implementation of ILO core labour standards;
10. nõuab tungivalt, et komisjon muudaks põhiliste töönormide täitmise oma ostu- ja lepingute sõlmimise poliitika eeltingimuseks; palub selleks komisjonil välja töötada tegevuspõhimõtted, mis võimaldavad arengumaade väiketootjatel samal viisil täita neid norme;
Urges the Commission to make compliance with core labour standards a precondition for its purchasing and contracting policy; calls on the Commission, to this end, to develop a policy which makes it possible for small producers in developing countries likewise to comply with these standards;
· vaba ja kohustusliku hariduse korraldamine kuni 16-aastastele lastele;
· organisation of free and compulsory education up to age 16,
· andmete nõuetekohane kogumine ja kontrollimine, et täpselt kindlaks teha laste töö kasutamise ulatus;
· adequate collection and checking of data in order to establish with precision the extent of child labour,
· tegevusjuhendite väljatöötamine.
· establishment of codes of conduct;
15. tuletab meelde, et Cotonou lepingus on erisäte kaubandus- ja töönormide kohta, milles lepinguosalised kinnitavad, et austavad põhilisi töönorme ja eelkõige lapsele sobimatu töö keelustamist; palub komisjonil tagada Cotonou lepingu artikli 50 rakendamine;
Recalls that the Cotonou Agreement includes a specific provision on trade and labour standards which confirms the parties' commitment to core labour standards and in particular the elimination of the worst forms of child labour; asks the Commission to ensure the implementation of Article 50 of the Cotonou Agreement;
17. soovitab komisjonil uurida ja identifitseerida äriühingud, kes jätkuvalt ja püsivalt kasutavad laste tööd oma tootmis- ja turustusahela lülides ning nõuab, et see nimekiri tehakse ELi importijatele kättesaadavaks;
Recommends that the Commission investigate and identify companies which continuously and persistently use child labour in any part of the production and supply chain and calls for such a list to be made available to EU importers;
Laste, eriti laste töö ärakasutamine arengumaades
The exploitation of children in developing countries, with a special focus on child labour
Panagiotis Beglitis, Danutė Budreikaitė, Albert Deß, Elisa Ferreira, Maria Martens, Zuzana Roithov?
Panagiotis Beglitis, Danutė Budreikaitė, Albert Deß, Elisa Ferreira, Maria Martens, Zuzana Roithová
Raportöör(id) Date appointed
Rapporteur (s) Date appointed
Ettepanek võtta vastu nõukogu määrus, millega kehtestatakse Sudaani Darfuri piirkonna konfliktis teatavate rahuprotsessi takistavate ja rahvusvahelist õigust rikkuvate isikute vastu suunatud eripiirangud
on the proposal for a Council regulation imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons impeding the peace process and breaking international law in the conflict in the Darfur region in Sudan
EXPOSE DES MOTIFS..............................................................................................................9
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT..............................................................................................11
ARENGUKOMISJONI ARVAMUS........................................................................................13
OPINION of the Committee on Development ......................................................15
Ettepanek võtta vastu nõukogu määrus, millega kehtestatakse Sudaani Darfuri piirkonna konfliktis teatavate rahuprotsessi takistavate ja rahvusvahelist õigust rikkuvate isikute vastu suunatud eripiirangud
on the proposal for a Council regulation on imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons impeding the peace process and breaking international law in the conflict in the Darfur region in Sudan
– võttes arvesse komisjoni ettepanekut nõukogule ( KOM(2005)0180 )
– having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council ( COM(2005)0180 )
– võttes arvesse nõukogu teksti (8910/2005);
– having regard to the Council text (8910/2005),
– võttes arvesse ühist seisukohta 2005/411/PESC
– having regard to Common Position 2005/411/CFSP
– võttes arvesse EÜ asutamislepingu artiklit 308, mille kohaselt nõukogu konsulteeris parlamendiga ( C6-0138/2005 );
– having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament ( C6-0138/2005 ),
– võttes arvesse kodanikuvabaduste, justiits- ja siseasjade komisjoni raportit ning arengukomisjoni arvamust ( A6-0186/2005 );
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Development ( A6‑0186/2005 ),
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Võttes arvesse rahvusvahelise uurimiskomisjoni aruannet Dārfūri kohta (koostatud vastavalt ÜRO Julgeolekunõukogu 18. septembri 2004. aasta resolutsioonile 1564(2004));
Having regard to the report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur (drawn up in accordance with United Nations Security Council resolution 1564(2004) of 18 September 2004),