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Thursday, 25 November 2010 - Strasbourg OJ edition

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Text tabled : A7-0317/2010

  Maria do Céu Patrão Neves (PPE), in writing. (PT) The European Parliament resolution on corporate social responsibility in international trade agreements is intended as a warning and a step forward on the path towards a new social model based on ethics and social responsibility in the world of business. The failure of the welfare state as we know it requires the creation of new realities, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be a driving force behind a new paradigm for change.

Indeed, global problems have been exacerbated by the financial crisis and its social consequences. The principles governing CSR are fully recognised at international level, whether by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the International Labour Organisation (ILO) or the United Nations (UN).

Promoting CSR is an objective supported by the European Union, and it is one that I endorse. In view of this, I would also like to stress my support for a Trade and Decent Work Committee within the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which would provide a forum for the discussion of issues including labour standards, especially as they relate to the employment of children, and CSR, as it relates to international trade.

 
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