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11 نوفمبر 2022

الكاتب:
British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), commissioned by Anti-Slavery International, European Center for Constitutional Human Rights (ECCHR) & Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament,
الكاتب:
Anna Cavazzini

Progressing the proposed EU Regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour: A Model Law

10 November 2022

As the world’s largest single market, the EU has an enormous opportunity to set global leadership in its of design laws and approaches to address systemic forced labour in corporate supply chains. This EU toolbox of legislation and policy must include legislation which controls the trade and retail of products made with forced labour on the EU market. Alongside other measures, including mandatory due diligence legislation, a forced labour ban will act as a powerful government enforcement tool which incentivises companies to meaningfully address forced labour in their supply chains.

Anti-Slavery International, ECCHR and The Greens/EFA Group therefore welcome the European Commission’s “Proposal for a Regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market” (‘Regulation’), published on 14 September 2022. Yet to be effective, signifcant improvements must be made to the European Commission’s proposal...

To help shape the design of the Regulation, this document sets out a model law with the key elements which must be included in the European Commission’s proposal, in order to create a worker-centred Regulation. As the debate in the European Union continues, we urge all decision makers to consult with organisations representing workers around the world, to ensure that the Regulation is designed with their needs and interests at its core...

During the drafting process of the model law, the European Commission’s own proposal for the Regulation was published. This proposal was taken into account in the drafting process, and some aspects of it have been replicated.

The below model law is not proposed as a final legislative product. It is proposed to cover the key elements which must be included in the Regulation. We hope this model law inspires policymakers working on the proposal, and all other stakeholders involved in the debate...

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