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"Mr President, we are being called upon today to demonstrate if the European Parliament is remaining faithful to its principles. Given the human rights situation, especially forced child labour, I consider it impossible for us to consent to the amendment to the partnership agreement with Uzbekistan unless we first ensure that important changes will be made to that country’s policy and, more importantly, that a stop will be put to forced child labour. The practices applied in that country are mediaeval and the government continues to deny that there is a problem.
Observers from the International Labour Organisation must be allowed in and must have free access, so that a proper assessment can be made. It is not enough for Uzbekistan to sign agreements under international pressure; it must also apply them. How can children be taken out of school for three months and be sent to harvest cotton and their parents threatened with serious penalties if they refuse? The Union cannot turn a blind eye yet again and apply double standards to its practices, on the off-chance that a few European textile companies might benefit."@en1
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