The consultation report, drafted by Mary-Lou McDONALD (GUE/NGL, IE), endorses with minor amendments the proposal for a Council decision authorising Member States to ratify the Convention, which incorporates all existing conventions and recommendations on maritime labour adopted by the ILO since 1919 into a single text.
Ziņojumā par autortiesību un blakustiesību kolektīvo pārvaldījumu Eiropas Parlaments kritizē, ka ekonomiski tik nozīmīgā jomā Eiropa aprobežojas ar juridiski nesaistošu ieteikumu.