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"Mr President, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, it is not, of course, the case that the textiles industry has been dormant in recent years. It is, of course, often pointed out that this industry has had ten years in which to adapt to the situation. That is all true. The fact is, though, that China now dominates 20% of the world market, and in three or four years' time, this share will have risen to 50%. China has the lowest wages and its energy costs are also a third lower – and what was that about its human rights record? Over the next three to four years, the number of jobs in Europe's textiles sector – currently standing at 2.7 million – will be cut by half.
This will have a particular impact on some old EU countries, notably Spain, Italy, Portugal and Greece, but also on Romania and Bulgaria, not to mention Turkey. What I would like the Commissioner to tell us is which measures she will adopt to cushion the imminent and severe labour market problems. Which measures does she intend to deploy to persuade China to cooperate more fully? I ask this in my capacity as Vice-President of the International Textile, Clothing and Leather Workers' Association. We cannot simply leave these workers to fend for themselves."@en1
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