Ban on Products Made by Forced Labour

by name voted on 09.06.2022

Summary

The European Parliament proposes a new trade ban on products made through forced labour to protect human rights and ensure fair competition within the EU.

9 09.06.2022

Other

trade

economy

labour law

human rights

social policy

public administration

international relations

Key points

The introduction of a new trade instrument to ban products made or transported by forced labour from the EU market.
Using international standards and specific indicators to identify whether forced labour has been used in production.
Empowering public authorities to detain or seize goods at the border when there is sufficient evidence of exploitation.
Requiring companies to provide remediation and corrective actions for affected workers before import restrictions are lifted.

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PPE

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ID

ECR

NI

The Left

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Documents (PDFs)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on a new trade instrument to ban products made by forced labour A new trade instrument to ban products made by forced labour

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