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Debate: Statements by the President
Date: WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Speaker: Pedro Silva Pereira
Country: Bulgaria
Language: IT

Cari colleghi, poche settimane fa, l'Europa è stata testimone di inondazioni che in Italia hanno messo in ginocchio l'Emilia-Romagna. Almeno 15 persone hanno perso la vita e più di 30 000 sono state costrette a lasciare le loro case.  La stessa quantità di pioggia che di solito cade in sette mesi è caduta in due settimane, causando lo straripamento di ventitré fiumi in tutta la regione. Nella zona si sono verificate 400 frane e 43 Comuni sono stati inondati. Ci sono danni gravissimi alle abitazioni, all'agricoltura, all'industria e alle infrastrutture.  Ma il momento peggiore ha fatto emergere il meglio delle persone. Abbiamo visto i primi soccorritori rischiare tutto per qualcuno che non hanno mai conosciuto, vicini di casa aiutarsi tra loro.  L'Unione europea ha attivato il suo meccanismo di protezione civile. L'Italia chiederà l'attivazione del Fondo di solidarietà dell'Unione europea.  La nostra risposta continuerà e sarà sempre più forte. E alla popolazione dell'Emilia-Romagna voglio dire ancora una volta: siamo con voi, saremo con voi e vi aiuteremo a ricostruire. Perché voi siete l'Europa. Cari colleghi, vi invito ad unirvi a me nell'osservare un minuto di silenzio per ricordare le vittime di questa tragedia.
Debate: Statements by the President
Date: WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Colleagues, I was asked by several Members to raise again the issue of the new so-called anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda. The bill includes the death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality’. It criminalises sex education for the gay community and makes it illegal not to expose what it calls ‘perpetrators of aggravated homosexuality’ to the police. This is deeply worrying and undermines the rights of people in Uganda. This Parliament has reaffirmed time and again that people should be allowed to live as they wish to live, be who they wish to be, and love as they wish to love. I want to show my solidarity and that of this Parliament with people in Uganda and reiterate what we know to be true: that in the end, love wins.
Debate: Verification of credentials
Date: WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

On the proposal of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Parliament verifies the credentials of Mercedes Bresso, Francesca Peppucci and Maria Veronica Rossi with effect from 6 April 2023, and of Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner with effect from 12 April 2023.
Debate: Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading
Date: WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

The LIBE Committee has decided to enter into interinstitutional negotiations, pursuant to Rule 71(1) of the Rules of Procedure. The reports, which constitute the mandates for the negotiations, are available on the plenary webpage and their titles will be published in the minutes of the sitting. Pursuant to Rule 71(2), Members or political groups reaching at least the medium threshold may request in writing by tomorrow, Thursday 1 June at midnight that the decisions be put to the vote. If no request for a vote in Parliament is made within the deadline, the committee may start the negotiations.
Debate: Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure
Date: WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

I would like to inform you that, together with the President of the Council, I shall today sign four acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure in accordance with Rule 79. The titles of the acts will be published in the minutes of this sitting. I would also like to inform the House that I have received a request for a point of order and I will give the floor to Susanna Ceccardi.
Debate: Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure
Date: WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Speaker: Susanna Ceccardi
Political group: ID
Country: France
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, voglio fare appello all'articolo 10 del nostro regolamento perché nella seduta del 23 maggio in commissione LIBE è successo un fatto increscioso. Parlavamo dei fatti di Cutro, del naufragio di una barca di migranti e di 94 morti; durante questa seduta, e quindi un importante dibattito, mentre i parlamentari dei gruppi di centrodestra parlavano, la deputata tedesca Birgit Sippel ha mostrato il dito medio ai parlamentari di centrodestra, in grande disprezzo delle vittime e dell'argomento importante di cui stavamo parlando. Per questo, Presidente, Le chiedo di prendere provvedimenti per ristabilire l'onorabilità delle sedute anche delle commissioni del Parlamento europeo e sanzionare la deputata socialista Sippel.
Debate: year anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

The next item is a statement on the 10-year anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh ( Dear colleagues, you will recall that 10 years ago, in spring 2013, an eight-story commercial building called Rana Plaza in Bangladesh collapsed. Thousands of tons of metal and concrete came crashing down, killing 1 134 people. Hundreds of lives. Garment workers. Factory workers. Mostly women, who only hours earlier protested about the lack of safety of their working conditions before being told to get back to work. The Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh was a wake-up call for the Western world. Ten years on, I would like to give the floor to a round of speakers to speak up about lessons learnt and about what the European Union has done to own up to the consequences of consumer preferences for abundance and affordability ahead of moderation and sustainability. Because we have a responsibility here.
Debate: year anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

Ten years ago, the deadliest accident in the history of the modern garment industry –and one of the worst industrial accidents ever – took place in Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, leaving 1 100 people dead and at least 2 500 grievously injured. This was not the first tragedy of its kind and, sadly, not the last. Others have happened since. Rana Plaza and the other industrial accidents suffered by Bangladesh brought home the urgent need to establish a culture of workplace safety in the country’s garment industry and beyond. Much has improved in the last ten years, however more needs to be done to ensure that clear standards, guidelines and accident reporting protocols are understood and implemented at all levels. Compliance with core labour standards and national legislation must be improved, including coverage of compensation, contracts, gender inclusivity and working time. Better access to social protection for workers across Bangladesh in all economic sectors is crucial. Further strengthening of the capacity of the safety committees, labour inspectorate and trade unions will be integral to this. Labour rights must be respected in order to foster an environment where trade unions can operate freely and without harassment, where improved social dialogue between the government, employers and trade unions takes place. It is imperative that we build upon the lessons learned and progress made in the ready—made garment industry to enhance industrial safety in other priority sectors to avoid such a tragedy repeating itself in the future. Occupational safety and health must be a priority.
Debate: year anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Speaker: Agnes Jongerius
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: EN

The media are covering the topic. They are writing articles. They are showing that there has not been enough progress made, showing that the accord which has been put in place to protect the workers is under pressure. We always call upon the Bangladeshi Government to do better. We sometimes manage to strong—arm them by making it conditional that the accord must stay, in order to keep the Everything But Arms arrangements – and using the threat of withdrawing these trade preferences has helped, as the Bangladeshi Government did not want to lose access to our markets. Thereby, it’s shown that laws, rules and conditions help. Today I’m hopeful that not only can we grant the workers in Bangladesh help, but also help all the workers of the world. This year we can really do something besides calling for better and safer working conditions. Tomorrow, we can ensure that companies, employers are held accountable. We can do this by voting. Let us vote in favour of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence. Let’s help all the workers of the world. I think that will be the best response to the Rana Plaza disaster.
Debate: year anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Speaker: Barry Andrews
Political group: Renew
Country: Ireland
Language: EN

This tragedy should have been a wake—up call for citizens, governments and companies that business as usual was no longer sustainable. While there have been some improvements, it is fair to say that, overall, very little has changed. The immediate reaction of global firms was to pledge to clean up their act. And over 200 of them joined the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, a legally binding pact obliging them to source from Bangladeshi factories that met basic safety criteria. Nevertheless, this still left many holes on labour rights and environmental protection. Many companies still turn a blind eye or simply refuse when it comes to looking after their workers and the environment. Even in Ireland, many of the largest Irish companies score poorly when it comes to what is known as corporate due diligence and human rights policies. A 2021 report from Trinity College Dublin found that 34% of publicly listed companies scored zero against human rights due diligence indicators, while 72% fail to disclose whether they assess salient risks and impacts. The pressures of the garment industry, the lack of regulation and the decision or omission of many large companies to inquire into their supply chain directly has led to these type of accidents around the world. Irish and European companies have enormous leverage over many of their suppliers and subcontractors. The connection of the Irish and EU economy to millions of workers around the world through global value chains comes with a responsibility. It was recently reported in the media that the EMEA headquarters of Shein would be located in Ireland. This is a company with zero transparency and a terrible environmental record, and it will be setting up in Dublin just 10 years after the Rana Plaza disaster. It is for this reason that I would very much encourage colleagues to support the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive that will be before the House tomorrow.
Debate: year anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Speaker: Saskia Bricmont
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: FR

Le Bangladesh lui, s’est engagé à réformer son code du travail, mais la situation des travailleurs du secteur textile reste très préoccupante. Et «plus jamais ça» reste malheureusement un slogan dont ils ne voient pas les effets. L’accord du Bangladesh vient d’être étendu au Pakistan, mais qu’en est-il des conditions de travail en Turquie, au Maroc, en Égypte et au Viêt Nam, avec lequel nous avons un accord? Et en Chine, où le travail forcé reste très important dans la culture du coton? Et en Inde? Allons-nous enfin saisir l’opportunité des négociations commerciales en cours pour inclure des dispositions concrètes sur la transition du secteur du textile dans les pays d’où nous importons nos vêtements? La responsabilité des grandes entreprises et des importateurs européens nous impose de voter la législation sur le devoir de vigilance, demain. Nous ne laisserons pas une partie des libéraux et les conservateurs s’asseoir sur le bon compromis trouvé. Nos vêtements ne sont pas propres. Ils portent la marque des violations des droits des travailleurs et travailleuses qui ont déjà trop attendu. Et le travail doit se poursuivre car nos vêtements sont aussi toxiques. Oui, mille substances chimiques sont utilisées dans le processus de fabrication textile, parmi lesquelles des phtalates, des perturbateurs endocriniens, du permanganate de potassium, du cadmium et même des insecticides. Des substances qui sont manipulées par les travailleuses, par les femmes, par les enfants dépourvus d’équipements de protection. Des substances souvent interdites en Europe car cancérigènes, mais qui se trouvent en contact permanent avec notre peau. Il est donc urgent d’actualiser la réglementation REACH sur les produits chimiques et d’adopter des clauses miroirs pour que, quand on protège la santé des consommateurs européens, on protège aussi la santé des travailleuses et des travailleurs à l’autre bout de la chaîne. Les droits des travailleurs, notre santé, l’environnement ne peuvent pas être mis en pause.
Debate: year anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Speaker: Nicola Procaccini
Political group: ECR
Country: Poland
Language: IT

Mi riferisco alla logica secondo cui contano solo il profitto e il margine di guadagno e che per arrivare al prezzo più basso possibile sia necessario delocalizzare la produzione dove le regole e le tutele per i lavoratori sono minime o inesistenti. Una logica perversa, frutto di una cultura avida e internazionalista. Non farò l'elenco dei grandi marchi di abbigliamento occidentale coinvolti in quella tragedia, divenuta simbolo dello sfruttamento più cinico, malgrado la tentazione sia obiettivamente forte. Oggi, a dieci anni di distanza, non posso negare alcuni progressi nelle condizioni di lavoro e di sicurezza delle nostre catene di approvvigionamento, ma c'è ancora moltissimo da fare. L'Unione europea è il principale mercato integrato del mondo, acquista ed esporta tutto. Grazie alla forza della nostra economia abbiamo il diritto di chiedere reciprocità negli standard ambientali e sociali di produzione, con il duplice obiettivo di disincentivare la delocalizzazione delle imprese europee e di incentivare il miglioramento delle condizioni dei lavoratori quando queste scelgono comunque di produrre fuori dal nostro continente. Come presidente della delegazione dell'Asia meridionale, di cui fa parte il Bangladesh, lasciatemi omaggiare la sua grande cultura, la sua grande spiritualità, citando il suo poeta più famoso, Tagore: "Il potere disse al mondo: "Tu sei mio", ed il mondo lo fece prigioniero sul suo trono. L'amore disse al mondo: "Io sono tuo", e il mondo gli si offrì come casa".
Debate: year anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Speaker: Dominique Bilde
Political group: ID
Country: Germany
Language: FR

Tout ceci est consternant. Mais que dire d’une Union européenne qui, d’un côté, fait grand cas de sa nouvelle stratégie en matière de textiles dits «durables» et de l’autre, a jusqu’à présent maintenu des facilités exorbitantes en faveur d’un tel bénéficiaire. Je vous épargne d’ailleurs le bilan du pays en matière de condition féminine ou de propagation de l’islam radical qui est à l’avenant. En France, les manifestations relatives à l’affaire Charlie Hebdo sont à cet égard de sinistre mémoire. Le Bangladesh bénéficie toujours en effet du régime commercial le plus favorable, même si les États-Unis lui ont retiré leurs avantages équivalents, dont les textiles sont d’ailleurs exclus. La concurrence de pays à bas coûts pourrait également tuer dans l’œuf tout espoir de renaissance des industries nationales. Je parle en connaissance de cause puisque ma région, la Lorraine, en France fut historiquement le fer de lance du textile français. Quelques courageux entrepreneurs tentent d’ailleurs d’en reprendre le flambeau en bravant les affres de la crise énergétique et de l’inflation. Bref, le cas du Bangladesh illustre le gouffre béant entre les discours et les actes. Osons espérer, sans se bercer d’illusions, que la nouvelle mouture des préférences commerciales permettra un tant soit peu de le résorber.
Debate: year anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Speaker: Manon Aubry
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: FR

Ces 1 135 vies étaient aussi précieuses que la mienne et que la vôtre. Derrière chacune d’entre elles, il y avait des histoires, des rêves d’avenir, des rires et des larmes. Derrière chacune d’entre elles, il y a désormais une famille endeuillée qui demande justice. Pendant dix ans, l’Union européenne a ignoré cet appel. Comme si ces vies ne valaient rien, ou pas plus que quelques centimes de marge sur le prix d’un tee-shirt. Pendant dix ans, nous avons laissé ces multinationales continuer à passer les vies des travailleurs, les droits de l’homme et l’environnement dans leur broyeuse à profits. Nous avons laissé Total exproprier plus de 100 000 personnes en Ouganda et en Tanzanie. Nous avons laissé Nike et Zara exploiter le travail forcé des Ouïgours en Chine. Nous avons laissé 6 500 ouvriers mourir sur les chantiers de la Coupe du monde au Qatar. En mémoire des 1 135 morts du Rana Plaza, la droite et l’extrême droite de cet hémicycle, viennent jurer, la main sur le cœur, que cela n’arrivera plus. Mais, chers collègues, une telle promesse ne se paye pas de mots. Elle se vérifiera par les actes demain, lorsque nous voterons sur le devoir de vigilance des multinationales. Alors, trêve de paroles en l’air, car oui, chers collègues du PPE, comment osez-vous verser des larmes de crocodile aujourd’hui quand votre groupe est en train de saborder en coulisse le texte visant justement à punir les multinationales qui exploitent à mort les gens et la nature? Le choix est finalement simple pour Monsieur Weber, dont je regrette l’absence aujourd’hui, et son groupe de la droite: céder aux lobbies et protéger les exploiteurs, ou défendre les droits de millions de travailleurs.
Debate: year anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Speaker: Tiziana Beghin
Political group: NI
Country: Italy
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, con 1 134 vittime e oltre 2 500 feriti la tragedia del Rana Plaza, in Bangladesh, può essere considerata come l'incidente sul lavoro più grave della storia. Una tragedia solo apparentemente lontana, perché al Rana Plaza si fabbricavano gli abiti che si vendevano nei negozi di tutto il mondo, anche qui in Europa. Abbiamo dunque anche noi delle responsabilità sulle condizioni di lavoro nei paesi del terzo mondo, e come Europa devo dire che abbiamo reagito. Dopo la tragedia c'è stato un maggiore coinvolgimento delle aziende nella responsabilità sociale, l'adozione di standard internazionali più elevati e un incremento delle pressioni sui governi per aumentare i diritti dei lavoratori. È stato fatto tutto? Possiamo dire che tragedie come quella del Rana Plaza non si verificheranno mai più? No. La pandemia e l'avvento dell' Come Movimento 5 Stelle sosteniamo l'iniziativa dei cittadini europei, promossa tra gli altri dall'Organizzazione mondiale del commercio equo, da Abiti Puliti e da Fashion Revolution. "Good Clothes, Fair Pay", questo è il titolo della campagna che chiede all'Europa una legislazione per raggiungere salari dignitosi in tutto il settore dell'abbigliamento, del tessile e delle calzature.  Il prossimo 17 giugno come Movimento 5 Stelle saremo in piazza a Roma anche per loro. #BastaVitePrecarie non è solo un impegno che vogliamo prendere in Italia, ma un obiettivo da raggiungere in tutta Europa e in tutto il mondo. Questo Parlamento sta lavorando, oltre che sulla responsabilità sociale d'impresa, sul regolamento per porre fine al lavoro forzato. Domani voteremo un provvedimento d'urgenza per acquistare più armi e munizioni. Secondo noi sono invece queste le urgenze su cui dovremmo lavorare. Mai più Rana Plaza. Basta sfruttamento dei lavoratori. Basta vite precarie.
Debate: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Date: WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Speaker: Pedro Silva Pereira
Country: Bulgaria
Language: EN

The next item is the debate on the report by Lara Wolters, on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs, on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (
Debate: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Date: WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Speaker: Raphaël Glucksmann
Country: Romania
Language: FR

Aujourd’hui, le moment est venu de tourner la page de l’impunité des plus puissants. Le moment est venu de rendre les multinationales comptables des destructions de l’environnement et des violations des droits de l’homme commises sur leurs chaînes de valeur. Le moment est venu de les empêcher de se cacher derrière leurs fournisseurs, leurs sous-traitants ou leurs filiales. Cette législation sur le devoir de vigilance est une révolution juridique d’ampleur. Tenter de l’affaiblir, ou la rejeter même, est contraire à nos principes, mais aussi à nos intérêts. Chacun d’entre nous, chers collègues, aura à répondre de son vote.
Debate: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Date: WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Speaker: Barry Andrews
Country: Ireland
Language: EN

This has been an extremely divisive text, but I want to set the record straight. Contrary to what you might hear in this Chamber today, SMEs are excluded from the proposal. Contrary to what you might hear today, this is not a regulatory burden. There are already supply-chain laws in EU Member States, so this is deregulatory in effect by creating a level playing field. It is also aligned with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, and therefore companies not only know what they have to report, but they also know what they have to do. So this provides businesses with the opportunity to take advantage of the European Green Deal. It also gives citizens, for the first time, a very clear choice: it takes human rights and environmental degradation out of our shopping baskets.
Debate: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Date: WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Speaker: René Repasi
Country: Netherlands
Language: DE

Diesen Zahn haben die Regierungen im Rat gezogen, indem sie die Finanzen aus dem Lieferkettengesetz herausnehmen wollen. Diesen Zahn will die rechte Seite des Hauses ziehen, die heute noch nicht einmal dabei ist. Sie ist den Sirenengesängen der Finanzlobby erlegen. Wer dicke Gewinne gemacht hat in Europa, wer diese einstreicht, hat die verdammte Pflicht, diese Profite zum Schutz der Menschenrechte und der Umwelt einzusetzen. Insoweit kann ich an die nicht anwesende rechte Seite nur appellieren: Kommen Sie rüber auf die gute Seite der Macht. Es ist noch nicht zu spät.
Debate: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Date: WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Speaker: Samira Rafaela
Country: Germany
Language: NL

Ik dank de rapporteur. Heel goed werk. Het is geen geheim dat de Commissie sociale zaken en werkgelegenheid nóg verder wilde gaan. En als het aan mij zou liggen, dan zou ieder bedrijf zijn verantwoordelijkheid moeten nemen op het gebied van mensenrechten en klimaat, ongeacht hoe groot het bedrijf is. Dit is een goede deal. Het maakt namelijk helemaal niet uit hoe groot of klein de administratieve druk is. Mensenrechten mogen hier niet aan onderdoen. Maar dit is geen tijd om dogmatisch te zijn. We moeten nu doorpakken en bedrijven eindelijk de manieren geven om internationaal verantwoord te ondernemen conform de OESO-richtlijnen. We gaan nu ook doorpakken. Hierna gaan we door met het weren van producten die gemaakt zijn uit dwangarbeid. Die moeten van onze markt weggehouden worden. De economie wordt gemaakt en gedragen door mensen, dus daar doen we het ook in eerste instantie voor: voor mensen.