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"Mr President, it is always good to see you in the Chair when we are discussing fundamental values. Can I associate myself absolutely with the opening statement by Ms Joly and by Mr Svensson. There is absolutely no place in any of our internal activities or our external activities for caste-based discrimination and I hope today the European Parliament will send a very strong message.
Dear Commissioner, I know you are committed, I have listen to what you have said, but I have to come to the conclusion that we are failing. If we have undertaken all of this work, if we have all of these instruments, and 220 million people are still discriminated against solely on the basis of their caste, we are failing. Therefore, my Group and others insist that in all of our external association agreements and trade agreements there should be a non-negotiable human rights clause and, where appropriate, a non-discrimination based on caste clause. Because, quite frankly, when we buy those shirts from Bangladesh, when we buy from Pakistan and India, when we trade on the backs of the poorest, we impoverish them. And when we trade on the backs of those who are being discriminated against, we too discriminate against them and weaken them, and we weaken every single international treaty we sign up to and undertake. Girls, women, are subjected to slavery and abuse, purely because someone says they are untouchable and they belong to a different caste.
Towards the end of our mandate, I am proud that all of the Groups have come together to say no, this will not continue, but can I say to the public, can I say to our EU citizens, this means looking at where we buy our goods, where we buy our shirts, our socks, our ties and our suits. If these countries do not apply international human rights standards and they discriminate on this scandalous basis of caste, then we individually should boycott them and not trade with them."@en1
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