Perhaps the biggest irony of the European Union’s supply chain due diligence rules, now being hotly relitigated, is that they was supposed to provide a sense of certainty and consistency. And …
Perhaps the biggest irony of the European Union’s supply chain due diligence rules, now being hotly relitigated, is that they was supposed to provide a sense of certainty and consistency. And …
Pakistani textile workers, the Pakistani trade union National Trade Union Federation (NTUF) and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) point to serious grounds for violations of the …
Conditions for grape-pickers in France’s champagne business lie at the heart of a human trafficking trial that has opened in the eastern city of Reims. Three people – a woman …
On Thursday 5 June 2025, the Constitutional Court ruled on several annulment actions against the Dismissal Decree, brought by several trade unions, a professional association and several private individuals. According …
The chemical industry is vital to Europe’s economy and employs millions of workers across the bloc. However, too many hazardous substances remain on the market, threatening humans and nature alike. …
On 6 April 2021, the Dutch National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (NCP) received a notification of a specific instance from the International Alliance of AppBased …
The French president called on the European Union to abolish a directive on corporate sustainability that requires large companies to show supply chains upholding human rights and environmental standards. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/05/20/macron-backs-call-to-scrap-eu-sustainability-rules_6741434_4.html
Denmark and Italy are asking other countries to back a letter criticising the European Court of Human Rights for going “too far” in interpreting the law, particularly on migration issues. The …
Modern slavery victims are choosing to stay with their exploiters rather than access government support designed to protect them for fear of immigration enforcement, research has found. The independent anti-slavery …
Ursula von der Leyen Is Waging War on Workers
Workers, trade unions, and social protections are today being swept off the European Union’s agenda. The wind of unbridled capitalism is blowing in from Donald Trump’s White House — but …