Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-06-06-Speech-1-230-004"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-06-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:External dimension of social policy (short presentation)2
dcterms:Language	"et"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110606.23.1-230-004"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-06-06-Speech-1-230-0032
lpv:speaker	lp:Siiri Oviir2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Eesti Keskerakond (2009-07-14--2012-05-24)3 member; EMPL (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2009-07-20--2014-06-30)3 member; FEMM (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-29--2014-06-30)3 substitute; ECON (2009-07-16--2011-06-21)3
lpv:translated text	"I attach a lot of importance to the activities and initiatives associated with the external dimension of the European Union’s social policy, the aim of which is to promote social standards in third countries in order to prevent, among other things, the present-day slavery in which people are treated purely as ‘production machines’, rather than valuable individuals. As a result of the prevalent and increasing economic competition in the world, conditions for workers are deteriorating further, with workers’ pay being the main victim of cuts and the working age being extended, in an attempt to make profits. Therefore, in order to change the current trend, we must move from words to deeds and implement the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Decent Work Agenda and the relevant conventions. If necessary, we must also apply extreme measures – various economic sanctions and restrictions – against countries and companies which consistently ignore them. Of course, the relevant sanctions should not be implemented lightly or based on the desire to eliminate economic competition. Violations of labour norms by third countries also contribute to excessively high duties in developed countries and in the European Union’s Single Market, so we must not fail to follow the ILO’s conditions if we want to be competitive. The European Union should not point the finger here; instead, it should put forward its own solutions and compromises in order to improve the situation. I welcome the increase in companies’ social responsibility and respectful attitudes towards their own workers. Yet we cannot accept a situation where the obligations of countries and local governments are shifted onto companies. This is more the kind of policy associated with the former Soviet Union and present-day CIS countries, where the authorities essentially channel the money of the businesses."@en1

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