Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-02-23-Speech-3-231"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-02-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Expiry of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050223.17.3-231"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-02-23-Speech-3-2322
lpv:speaker	lp:Adriana Poli Bortone2
lpv:spokenAs	member; UEN (2004-07-20--2008-04-28)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2008-04-28)3 unknown; Alleanza nazionale (2004-07-20--2008-04-28)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2004-09-21--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; REGI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, representatives of the Commission and the Council, ladies and gentlemen, today all the concerns already raised during the parliamentary debate in January 2004 are being voiced again, but above all the emphasis is on the inadequacy of the measures recommended by the Prodi Commission with regard to the crisis in the textile and clothing sector, which have already been weighing down industry in this sector for some years, causing the loss of thousands of jobs. We only have to cast our minds back to the unwillingness to address the issue with specific programmes. We hope that there will now be other guidelines. The High Level Group and the Commission have proposed seven actions to help the textile industry boost competitiveness in the sector: they are all important, but I would give particular emphasis to one of these. In Europe we have labour legislation with especially strong worker protection which vastly inflates the cost of goods. We cannot tolerate unfair competition from certain non-EU countries based precisely on extremely low labour costs and in particular, the exploitation of child labour. Along with the call to tighten corporate social responsibility, we will have to make the public more aware of ethical purchases, through special campaigns. To this end, labelling which allows consumers to easily identify goods manufactured in accordance with the fundamental labour rights specified by the International Labour Organisation is vital in order for buyers to take responsibility too. Together with actions in the fight against counterfeiting, I would highlight the suggestion to take action to support traditional textiles with focused programmes, not least so that we can avoid further official approval of textile goods, which is certainly of little use in the context of celebrating regional identities."@en1

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