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Italy: Florence’s Filctem-CGIL union has launched a campaign for transparency in the fashion supply chain
Filctem-CGIL in Florence has launched a campaign on the social networks calling for transparency in fashion’s supply chains. Workers in the industry are bringing home the reality of the threatened...
Child labor: Amnesty International criticizes the lack of due diligence by big brand electronics and automobile names over mining conditions being used in producing their products
Major electronics and automobile brands have not been doing basic checks to ensure that their products do not include cobalt mined by children, criticized Amnesty International and African...
France: together the Sherpa association and the consumer association Indocesa-CGT bring Samsung a summons to appear before the courts, on grounds of misleading commercial practices, following new revelations over child labor in China
On 17 December 2015, Sherpa announced that together with Indecosa-CGT it was bringing a summons to Samsung Electronics France (SEF) as well as Samsung in Korea to appear before the tribunal at...
Great Britain: a practical guide to implement the transparency in supply chains provision in the Act combatting modern slavery in businesses’ global supply chains
On 29 October 2015 measures in the Modern Slavery Law concerning the requirement for transparency along supply chains came into force. Any commercial organisation, including those established...
NGOs, guardians of CSR
Faced with increasingly powerful cross border actors, NGOs are multiplying the number of detailed and comprehensive reports including recommendations as well as the number of their ‘name and...
France: political tug of war over a proposed law on due diligence
On 21 October a proposed law on parent company and contracting businesses’ due diligence will go for examination before a Senate plenary meeting. The National Assembly previously adopted the text...
Inditex: Vietnam textile unions build Inditex network
IndustriALL global Union representatives together with the Vietnamese CGTV union have combined forces to build a union network aimed at defending workers across 42 factories in northern Vietnam...
The G7 makes a moderate commitment to fostering sustainable global supply chains
The G7 Ministers of Employment, Labor, Social Affairs, International Cooperation and Development, gathered together in Berlin on 12 - 13 October to improve working conditions along global supply...
China: due diligence guidelines for responsible mineral supply chains
Public consultation over due diligence guidelines for responsible mineral supply chains commenced at the beginning of October and will continue until the end of the month. The goal of the...
France: former Congolese employees at Comilog, a subsidiary of French group Eramet secure compensation from the French courts for the breaches of contract
After a 23 year long legal battle, former Congolese employees at Comilog (La Compagnie Minière de l'Ogooué, Ogooué Mining Company), a Gabon based subsidiary of French mining company Eramet...
Multinational corporations: increasingly accountable for their human rights behavior?
In the United States a consumer action group set up in protest at the modern slavery policy used in Nestlé’s supply chain in Thailand for the production of pets feed products represents the latest...
Work starts on a binding treaty for multinational company responsibility with respect to human rights violations
The first session of the “intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights,” guided by the UNO Human Rights Council came to...
Great Britain: the fight against modern slavery in supply chains is about to get started
For the first time, once the summer comes to a close, firms operating in Britain will have to report on an annual basis what they are doing to combat human trafficking along their global...
G-7 Summit: explicit support for establishing social minima along global supply chains
It is the first time that the subject of social and environmental standards in the labor world has occupied such an important place on the G7 agenda. The summit was held at the Chateau Elmau in...
Two years after the Rana Plaza tragedy, a 6 million $ shortfall remains in the compensation fund for families of those who lost their lives or were wounded.
On April 24 2013 a textile factory collapsed in Bangladesh causing the death of more than 1,100 workers who produced garments for Western companies. The tragedy also left several thousand wounded...
How digital campaigning could influence businesses’ social practices
Last February, Italian clothing brand Benetton agreed to contribute to a compensation fund for victims of the Rana Plaza disaster (c.f. article No. 8912). This last minute turnaround by the...
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
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Living wage still struggles to align with social dialogue (study)
As part of its summer school on social dialogue, the ILO commissioned a study on the living wage. This concept, which takes workers' needs into account when determining wage levels and which major...
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EU: Commission to launch a business coalition against modern slavery
The news. On 16 October, the European Commission presented a new strategy to combat human trafficking. While labour exploitation reported by the authorities rose by 17% between 2021-2022 and...
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19 October 2026
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UK: government promises human rights due diligence bill
The news. On 4 November, the government promised, through Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds before the House of Lords, the statutory introduction of human rights due diligence in the UK. It...
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5 November 2026