# EU flagship initiative on the garment sector

European Parliament procedure 2016/2140(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee DEVE / EMPL / INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 362 committee amendments tabled by 68 Members between 2016-12-13 and 2017-02-06.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is an EU flagship initiative on the garment sector. The amendments cite ILO Conventions, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the Bangladesh Accord, and address human and labour rights violations, access to remedy for victims and responsible management of global value chains. They also raise living wages, collective bargaining, freedom of association, workplace safety and women workers.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO | Spain | S&D | 63 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103488.md |
| Arne LIETZ | Germany | S&D | 56 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124839.md |
| Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA | Spain | ALDE | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125040.md |
| Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY | Spain | GUE/NGL | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125035.md |
| Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ | Romania | S&D | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124790.md |
| Eleonora FORENZA | Italy | GUE/NGL | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125193.md |
| Ignazio CORRAO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124856.md |
| Judith SARGENTINI | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96815.md |
| Stelios KOULOGLOU | Greece | GUE/NGL | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/130833.md |
| Nirj DEVA | United Kingdom | ECR | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4556.md |
| Jan ZAHRADIL | Czechia | ECR | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23712.md |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124867.md |
| Adam SZEJNFELD | Poland | PPE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124890.md |
| Maria HEUBUCH | Germany | Verts/ALE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124848.md |
| Sajjad KARIM | United Kingdom | ECR | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28481.md |

## Official source documents

- PE595.669: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-595669_EN.pdf
- PE597.716: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-597716_EN.pdf
- PE599.614: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-599614_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2140-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2140-INI.json

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