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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-05-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Question Time (Commission)2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010515.10.2-228"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-05-15-Speech-2-2292
lpv:speaker	lp:Alonso José Puerta2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AFCO (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Izquierda Unida (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-president; Parliament's Bureau (1999-07-20--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 vice-president; European Parliament (1999-07-20--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"As they deal with the same subject, Questions Nos 45, 94 and 95 will be taken together. Question No 95 by Myrsini Zorba (): UNICEF's latest report on the situation of children throughout the world contains appalling information about the trade in and exploitation of children between five and fourteen years of age. It estimates that some 250 million children are sold and exploited throughout the world. I should like to draw attention to one particular aspect which concerns European industry: leaving aside prostitution networks, the overwhelming majority of children sold into slavery in Africa end up in cocoa plantations which produce the raw material for the European and international chocolate industry. What does the Commission intend to do within the framework of the relevant international agreements and trade with the poor countries of the Third World to put an end to the unacceptable phenomenon of the exploitation of children and the slave trade in minors, a phenomenon which was officially abolished in 1880 but which continues to exist in the third millennium with the connivance of the developed Western countries? Question No 45 by Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (): European public opinion has been shaken by the recent news concerning a vessel flying a Nigerian flag carrying 250 child slaves off the coast of Africa and the shocking findings revealed in this connection by UNICEF concerning the alarming increase in the trade in children from Africa and the arduous work performed by children. What action does the Commission intend to take in view of these phenomena which bring shame on our civilisation? How does it assess the impact of its policy so far to protect the rights of children in today's world? Does it intend to ask for more ample and substantive information on the living conditions of children from the African countries with which it cooperates and to which it grants development and humanitarian aid? What measures does it intend to take in order to protect the rights of children in these countries effectively? Question No 94 by Claude Moraes (): In the light of the recent exposure of child slavery in West Africa, particularly within the cocoa industry, can the Commission ensure that it is doing all it can to end this cruelty? How far have the plans developed to introduce voluntary labelling for products not produced by child labour? And what further steps will the Commission take if these voluntary agreements are not enough in the fight to end child labour?"@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"President."1 "Subject: Child slavery and child labour"1 "Subject: Slave-trade in children in cocoa plantations and the chocolate industry"1 "Subject: Trafficking in children in Africa"1

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