What Virginie spoke about.

Mr President, we have gathered today to reflect on a definition of gender-based violence, which would be a new area of crime. But why do we need a new definition and why this silence on the origin of these criminals? Unfortunately, all societies have always known about these heinous crimes against women. This is a reality. On the other hand, burnt women, acid attacks, group rapes in cellars, I hav…

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, in the name of globalisation, European jobs have been relocated so that Bangladeshi workers, especially women, can be exploited. As for child labour, it is estimated that around one million children are victims of child labour in Bangladesh. Children who work 16 hours a day to produce clothes that are then shipped to Europe. But the worst thing is …