Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-02-14-Speech-2-387-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-02-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Agreement between the EU and Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products and fishery products (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120214.20.2-387-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-02-14-Speech-2-388-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Paul Murphy2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, throughout the discussions on the EU-Morocco agreement which liberalises trade in agricultural and fisheries products, the Commission has repeatedly described this as a win-win deal. Can we be a little bit more precise here and say that it is a win-win deal for major European agri-business, for a few Moroccan conglomerates, and particularly for the King of Morocco who owns 12 000 hectares of the most fertile land and who will benefit most from this deal? It is a lose-lose deal for ordinary small farmers, for agricultural workers and fishermen in Morocco and in Europe. I am in favour of trade that provides development economically and socially and contributes to a rise in living standards, but in order for that to happen, the rights of working people, of small farmers and fishermen need to be protected. That does not happen in Morocco. The most basic trade union rights are not respected in Morocco: the right to form a trade union and the right to take strike action. Agricultural workers have been dismissed in recent years for trying to form an organisation, and the result is an extremely low level of wages and a race to the bottom in workers’ wages and conditions. On top of that is the fact that Morocco is an occupying power in Western Sahara, and this agreement will increase the profits of those who benefit from that occupation. The reality, in answer to David Martin, is that there has been a substantial increase in agricultural production of 2 800% in the past few years: 60 000 tonnes of agricultural produce last year were exported from Western Sahara. This is owned not by ordinary people in Western Sahara but primarily by the King – as a recent report demonstrates – and by major multinationals. Its produce is export-oriented and goes to Europe. The people of Western Sahara have not been asked, they will not benefit from it. The agreement should be rejected."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Paul Murphy (GUE/NGL ). -"1
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