Working Group on Quality Assurance in Breast Screening Programs [ Working Group on QA-BSP ]

K. whereas, since the May 2014 consultation in which local labour rights groups were invited to participate, the Cambodian authorities have not held any public consultations on subsequent drafts of the bill; whereas periodic media announcements by government officials have indicated that the trade union law will be enacted in 2015;

– (PL) Mr President, I worked with Mr Andersson as shadow rapporteur for the Union for Europe of the Nations Group, fully aware of the importance of the issues covered by the report for my own trade union, Solidarity, and other trade unions, as well as for my political group, which is sensitive to social issues.

20. Supports the adoption at the EU-US Economic Ministerial Meeting of the joint EU-US Work Programme for the implementation of the Economic Declaration, which contains concrete activities in eleven areas to move forward transatlantic economic integration; calls, however, on both partners to engage in genuine implementation and deepening of this joint Work Programme with a greater and more ambitious sense of direction, long- term strategic objectives and a detailed timetable for the implementation of joint actions and projects that takes into account the specific role of independent regulatory agencies; notes in this respect that stakeholders from the already established transatlantic dialogues, including consumer ...[+++]groups, unions and environmental groups, should be more actively involved in the process of monitoring and reviewing the Economic Initiative and Work Programme;

5. Welcomes the recent ratification by El Salvador of four ILO conventions on core labour standards relating to freedom of association, freedom to organise and collective bargaining; acknowledges the instrumental role of the trade unions in persuading the Salvadorian government to ratify those conventions and calls for their swift implementation; calls, however, on the Salvadorian Government to stop preventing national civil society groups and trade unions from taking part in international federations representing their interests;