People around the world will mark workers' struggles for improved working conditions today on International Workers' Day. Many of those living and working in Europe enjoy the achievements of this movement. Yet, others in the region continue to face exploitation, discrimination, injuries and even death. These should be a major concern in this month's European Parliament elections...European governments must take some of the blame for this continued human rights abuse. The scale of complacency is perhaps best illustrated by the fact that only three governments, the UK, Netherlands and Denmark, have delivered on the promise of a National Action Plan for the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, almost three years after they were endorsed by the UN Human Rights Council. Sadly, Russia, one of the sponsors in the UN Human Rights Council resolution endorsing the Guiding Principles, appears to have taken few steps to implement the Principles. The inertia of governments is matched by most European companies. BP, H&M, Kuoni, Nestlé and Unilever are among the few in Europe who have taken concrete implementation steps and have made them publicly available.