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JOINT LETTER Securing a General Approach on the Forced Labour Regulation
On October 16, 2023, the European Parliament’s lead committee, the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and the Committee on International Trade (INTA) adopted, with an overwhelming majority, their position on the proposed Regulation. They also decided, according to article 71 of the European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, to enter immediately into negotiations with the Council and the Commission on the basis of this adopted position.
Securing a General Approach on the Forced Labour Regulation
Joint letter from the European Coalition on Corporate Justice and 17 other civil society organisations and trade unions to urge the EU Council to speed up negotiations to adopt a General Approach to the proposed EU Forced Labour Regulation (FLR). This letter outlines four core elements that must be included:
- An evidentiary regime adapted to forced labour.
- Provisions on state-imposed forced labour.
- One-stop shop EU-wide complaints mechanism.
- Remediation.