# External dimension of social policy, promoting labour and social standards and the European Corporate Social Responsibility

European Parliament procedure 2010/2205(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee DEVE / EMPL / INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 219 committee amendments tabled by 34 Members between 2011-02-18 and 2011-03-14.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns the external dimension of social policy, labour and social standards and European Corporate Social Responsibility. Amendments call for a social clause based on ILO core labour standards in EU trade agreements, better enforcement of social provisions and GSP-Plus conditionality, moving CSR beyond a voluntary approach toward legal obligations, cooperation with trade unions, NGOs and the ILO, and combating social dumping and child labour.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatjana ŽDANOKA | Latvia | NI | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28619.md |
| Gabriele ZIMMER | Germany | GUE/NGL | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28248.md |
| Pervenche BERÈS | France | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1985.md |
| Richard FALBR | Czechia | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23840.md |
| Harlem DÉSIR | France | S&D | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4318.md |
| Kader ARIF | France | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28137.md |
| Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ | Spain | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96765.md |
| Gesine MEISSNER | Germany | ALDE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96870.md |
| Tokia SAÏFI | France | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4345.md |
| Richard HOWITT | United Kingdom | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2073.md |
| Ricardo CORTÉS LASTRA | Spain | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96987.md |
| Catherine GRÈZE | France | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96745.md |
| Vincenzo IOVINE | Italy | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97130.md |
| Marian HARKIN | Ireland | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28116.md |
| Nirj DEVA | United Kingdom | ECR | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4556.md |

## Official source documents

- PE458.581: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-458.581+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE458.587: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-458.587+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE458.761: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-458.761+03+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2010-2205-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2010-2205-INI.json

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