Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2015-05-19-Speech-2-070-750"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2015-05-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Self-certification of importers of minerals and metals originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20150519.3.2-070-750"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2015-05-19-Speech-2-071-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Alyn Smith2
lpv:spoken text	"Conflict minerals are so-named because they are sourced in opaque or illegal practices in unstable areas of the world. For example, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold are sourced in conditions of extreme exploitation, violence and slavery. According to the International Peace Information Service, armed groups are present at more than half of all mining sites in the DRC, where the local population is coerced into working in the mines and controlled by rape and violence. These minerals are present in our phones, our cars, even our food cupboards. We are complicit in modern—day slavery unless we take action now. A voluntary scheme of self-certification will not work. The EU can be a powerful force in using soft power and trade to improve the lives of the most vulnerable, and we cannot pretend a voluntary system is enough. The upcoming vote can and should strengthen existing laws and I urge my fellow MEPs to be part of that force. Binding rules for firms involved in the production and trade of minerals are crucial for keeping conflict minerals out of Europe. This is our contribution to the fight against modern—day slavery."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; AFET (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3 substitute; AGRI (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Alyn Smith (Verts/ALE ),"1 "in writing"1

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