– alle 15-vuotiaiden lasten työntekoa koskevaa kieltoa on noudatettava tarkasti, – ihmiskauppaa ja kotiorjuutta on torjuttava tehokkaammin, – on laadittava sellainen unionin turvapaikka- ja maahanmuuttopolitiikka, joka edistää laillista maahanmuuttoa, jotta voidaan torjua laitonta maahanmuuttoa ja ilman työlupaa työskentelevien työntekijöiden hyväksikäyttöä; 4.7 pyytää Euroopan unionia ponnistelemaan ILO:ssa sen eteen, että Kööpenhaminan huippukokouksessa määriteltyihin perustyönormeihin sisällytettäisiin naisten ja miesten yhtäläisten mahdollisuuksien edistäminen työhönotossa ja ammatinharjoittamisessa, sillä pelkkä viittaus syrjinnän poistamiseen ei riitä niitä varmistamaan sitä; 4.8 katsoo, että järjestämällä Euroopan parlamentin ja ILO:n yhteinen kokous tuodaan julki poliittinen tahto edistyä sosiaalipolitiikan ohjausjärjestelmien perusperiaatteiden, normihierarkian (kauppa-, sosiaali- ja ympäristönormit) ja investointien (erityisesti MAI-II -sopimuksen seuranta) tarkastelussa; kehottaa ottamaan tähän mukaan muita toimielimiä, kuten Euroopan neuvoston, Maailmanpankin tai kansalaisjärjestöjä;
Notes that the ILO’s constitution permits the imposition of trade sanctions; reaffirms that the ILO alone should have that power and calls on the WTO to clearly state that trade sanctions imposed pursuant to an ILO decision could not be considered incompatible with the WTO Treaties; repeats its proposal that the WTO dispute settlement body should be obliged to consult the ILO and that the ILO opinion should be attached to the ruling when a trade dispute between WTO member countries involves a failure to observe core labour standards; 4.5 approves support for the ILO’s technical assistance measures relating to the promotion of fundamental social rights, poverty reduction and the promotion of decent working conditions, including in their financial dimension, 4.6 encourages the new cooperation between the Commission and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) with a view to promoting decent working conditions, characterised by the enforcement of labour rights, a good level of social protection and the existence of social dialogue; stresses that the EU must act to ensure full respect for the core labour standards defined in the ILO declaration of 1998; this implies, inter alia: - full compliance with the ban on labour by under-15s; - stepping-up of action against trafficking in people and domestic slavery; - a European asylum and immigration policy which encourages legal immigration as a means of combating illegal immigration and the exploitation of illegal migrant workers; 4.7 Calls on the European Union to work within the ILO to include in core labour standards, identified at the Copenhagen summit, the promotion of equality between men and women in the field of employment and professional life which a mere reference to eliminating discrimination would not achieve; 4.8 suggests that the holding of a European Parliament – ILO colloquy demonstrates the political will to carry forward the debate on the fundamental principles of social governance and the hierarchy of norms (commercial, social and environmental) and investments, particularly in the follow-up to AMI II; calls for other institutions, such as the Council of Europe, the World Bank, or associations, such as NGOs, involved in this field, to take part; 4.7 Calls on the European Union to work within the ILO to include in core labour standards, identified at the Copenhagen summit, the promotion of equality between men and women in the field of employment and professional life which a mere reference to eliminating discrimination would not achieve; 4.8 suggests that the holding of a European Parliament – ILO colloquy demonstrates the political will to carry forward the debate on the fundamental principles of social governance and the hierarchy of norms (commercial, social and environmental) and investments, particularly in the follow-up to AMI II; calls for other institutions, such as the Council of Europe, the World Bank, or associations, such as NGOs, involved in this field, to take part;