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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2013-05-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Labour conditions and health and safety standards following the recent factory fires and building collapse in Bangladesh (continuation of debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20130523.9.4-092-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2013-05-23-Speech-4-093-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Phil Prendergast2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, as Bangladesh’s largest trading partner, the EU cannot stand idly by while accidents proliferate in slave-like working conditions. The International Labour Organisation has quoted stark yearly estimates for fatal accidents and work-related diseases in this country. Voluntary corporate auditing has proved woefully inaccurate, as this building had been certified in the days prior to its collapse. Bangladesh enjoys duty-free and quota-free access to EU markets under a system of preferences. I acknowledge its importance for much-needed economic development, but binding commitments are necessary to prevent further loss of workers’ lives and to guarantee decent working conditions. As individual consumers cannot verify the conditions under which garments are manufactured, the Commission must ensure manufacturers’ adherence to binding instruments such as the Bangladesh Fire and Safety Agreement and respect for the International Labour Organisation tripartite declaration of principles concerning multilateral enterprises and social policy."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; S&D (2011-04-21--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2011-05-09--2014-06-30)3 substitute; PETI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AGRI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; IMCO (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Labour Party (2011-04-21--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2011-05-05--2014-06-30)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Phil Prendergast (S&D ). -"1
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