Home » Corporate social responsibility » Initiatives from the public authorities and other stakeholders » Global trade union skills centre launched on due diligence obligations Global trade union skills centre launched on due diligence obligations On 19 March, the global union confederations UNI Global Union (services) and IndustriAll (industry/energy), together with the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, a political foundation of the German Social Democratic Party, announced the creation of a skills centre to "strengthen workers’ rights through human rights due diligence laws". The team is currently being set up and is expected to start work at the end of 2025. By Thomas Schnee. Published on 03 April 2025 à 18h02 - Update on 03 April 2025 à 18h02 Resources Within the European Union, there is a growing number of legal texts on company due diligence when it comes to the consequences of their value chain on human rights, as is the case in France (law of 2017), Germany (law of 2021) and now in the EU (directive of 2024). Where the laws are already in force, due diligence is emerging as an important instrument for improving business practices and working conditions around the world,… Thomas Schnee Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.LinkedInThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Latest articles Longer careers: a new state of affairs for companies CSRD: social and environmental reporting market takes shape Analysis & Data Latest articles Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
