Resolution on an EU initiative on the garment sector

The European Parliament's plenary session adopted on 27 April 2017 a non-binding resolution urging the European Commission to propose rules obliging all players in the textile and clothing industry supply chain to respect the labour and human rights of their workers. The Parliament's development committee had first adopted the resolution on 21 March.

The text also advocates introducing EU tariff preferences and labels for sustainably-produced textiles.

• Primary Source

European Parliament: Press Release, 21.03.17: Textile imports: development MEPs call for rules to curb worker exploitation http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20170321IPR67908/

European Parliament: Press Release, 23.03.17: Textile workers: the human cost of cheap clothes http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20170320STO67730/

EurActiv, 27.04.17: [Opinion] High time for Commission to impose transparency in garment supply chain http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/opinion/high-time-for-commission-to-impose-transparency-in-garment-supply-chain/

European Parliament: Press Release, 27.04.17: Textile imports: MEPs push for EU rules to curb worker exploitation http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20170424IPR72039/

ESO: Background information: EU flagship initiative on the garment sector http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-flagship-initiative-on-the-garment-sector/

EurActiv, 28.04.17: MEPs demand tough rules for textiles importers http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/meps-demand-tough-rules-for-textiles-importers/

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