Traduction de «industrial welfare » (Anglais → Français) :

1. Stresses that, in order to 'take more into account the welfare of coastal communities' and improve the 'social welfare of workers' in the fishing industry, it is impossible to overlook the serious socio-economic situation facing it, mainly due to the failure to adopt adequate measures to help make its activity profitable and thus guarantee a proper standard of living for people working in the industry;

Building a European knowledge-based bio-economy by bringing together science, industry and other stakeholders, to exploit new and emerging research opportunities that address social, environmental and economic challenges: the growing demand for safer, healthier, higher quality food and for sustainable use and production of renewable bio-resources; the increasing risk of epizootic and zoonotic diseases and food related disorders; threats to the sustainability and security of agricultural, aquaculture and fisheries production; and the increasing demand for high quality food, taking into account animal ...[+++]welfare and rural and coastal contexts and response to specific dietary needs of consumers.

In the case of subjects of industrial relevance in particular, the topics have been identified relying, among other sources, on the work of different ‘European Technology Platforms’ set up in fields where Europe's competitiveness, economic growth and welfare depend on important research and technological progress in the medium to long term.

22. Notes that information on the sentience of fish has gradually accumulated over recent years and notes that the common fisheries policy includes a strategy for the sustainable development of European aquaculture, highlighting the need to improve the welfare of farmed fish; welcomes the Council of Europe recommendations on the treatment of farmed fish, and looks forward to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) welfare guidelines for farmed fish; expresses concern over the impact of international trade in ornamental fish, which can lead to over-harvesting of popular species, damage to fragile coral reef environments through t ...[+++]he use of the non-selective technique of sodium cyanide to capture fish and high degrees of mortality of fish associated with insensitive shipping and poor farming practices along the supply chain; considers that, if managed properly, the aquarium industry could support long-term conservation and sustainable use of coral reefs; therefore urges the Commission to consider what steps can be taken to reduce these problems;

6. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and both sides of the fishing industry to promote collective bargaining as a means of improving the quality of employment in the processing industry, bearing in mind that most jobs in that industry are done by women, provide little welfare protection and are highly seasonal;

The aim of this conference was to bring together representatives of industry, animal welfare organisations and public authorities and to conduct a discussion on animal welfare and ethics.