Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-07-07-Speech-4-154"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-07-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Textiles and clothing after 2005 (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050707.25.4-154"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-07-07-Speech-4-1552
lpv:speaker	lp:Jean Louis Cottigny2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EMPL (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; TRAN (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, what is happening now in the textile sector in the trade between China and Europe presages, in our view, what will happen in many areas over the next few years. We are only seeing the first stage. That is why our present responses to this issue will serve other areas of our industry in the future. We cannot accept the deregulation of international trade without concerning ourselves with the related human, economic and environmental consequences. A case in point is the textile sector where the end of quotas was dreaded and where there have been countless company restructurings, indeed outright shutdowns, in the regions in which this industry is still very prominent. Faced with these human dramas, we are, in a sense, powerless. The introduction of safeguard clauses, the fight against counterfeiting and the supplying of aid for research and information provision are all helpful roads to go down, but we cannot stop there. In paragraphs 18 and 24 of her report, Mrs Saïfi rightly emphasises the need to combat all forms of modern slavery and forced labour, as well as the exploitation of children. Indeed, it will never be possible for our modern economy, based on, among other things, respect for human dignity, to compete faced with such abuses. Mrs Saïfi’s responses, designed to combat these scourges, are insufficient, however. One has to be able to hit where it hurts. That is why, together with 50 of our fellow Members representing four political groups, we have lodged an amendment asking the Commission to consider putting in place an ethical tax on products proven to have been manufactured in violation of all the rules of human dignity and, above all, involving the exploitation of children. It is crucial that an institution like ours serve more than one generation and that it serve to generate hope."@en1

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