“Action group warns EU supply chain reform threatens human rights”

A broad coalition of trade unions, NGOs, and business representatives in Luxembourg has launched a new campaign warning that proposed EU reforms to supply chain rules risk undermining human rights and climate protections.

The action group 'Pour un Devoir de Vigilance' ('A Duty of Vigilance') has brought together trade unions, business sector representatives, and members of the civil society to voice unified concerns over the weakening of due diligence in the so-called 'Omnibus' law announced by the European Commission. The law, which pertains to the bloc's supply chain regulations, is perceived as a step backwards on the human rights front..

An ambitious policy is needed to uphold human rights and climate goals, but the announced omnibus package from the European Commission goes in the wrong direction, argued Jean-Louis Zeien, co-coordinator of the action group, at a press event on Tuesday. The group thus launched a new campaign to highlight the importance of the EU-wide supply chain law…

Charles Muller, president of the NGO Finance & Human Rights, echoed Sadler's criticism, explaining that the omnibus law masks deregulation under the supposed goal of administrative simplification, with the EU Commission giving companies free reign, according to Muller…