Des associations mettent en demeure le pétrolier français au nom de la loi de 2017 sur le devoir de vigilance des multinationales. Elles mettent en cause un projet en Ouganda …
Les entreprises soumises au devoir de vigilance dans le radar des ONG
Les grandes entreprises appliquent-elles la loi sur le devoir de vigilance ? Ont-elles publié leur plan de vigilance ? Pour répondre à ces questions et s’assurer de la mise en œuvre d’une …
Spanish court rules Deliveroo riders are employees
A Spanish court ruled Thursday that online food delivery group Deliveroo wrongly hired 97 riders as self-employed contractors instead of as regular workers, which costs less for the firm. Brought …
Dutch child labour due diligence law: a step towards mandatory human rights due diligence
“The Dutch law introduces a duty of care [zorgplicht] to prevent the supply of goods or services which have been produced using child labour. This duty is different to the …
Drame du Rana Plaza : quelles entreprises ont tiré les leçons ?
En 2017, quatre ans après la catastrophe qui a fait plus de 1 000 morts au Bangladesh, la France a adopté une loi sur la responsabilité des sociétés. Dans un rapport, publié ce jeudi et …
European Union Resolution on Transparent & Predictable Working Conditions
“Whereas: (1) Article 31 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union provides that every worker has the right to working conditions which respect his or her health, safety …
Italy: Are your tinned tomatoes picked by slave labour?
On 6 August last year, 14 immigrant farmhands in Foggia, on the ankle of the Italian boot, were coming home from a 12-hour shift picking tomatoes in 40C heat. The …
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What lessons does France’s Duty of Vigilance law have for other national initiatives?
Last week, a group of French city mayors and NGOs (Notre Affaire à Tous, Eco Maires, Sherpa and ZEA) sent the first formal notice under the France’s Duty of Vigilance law of 2017 to …