About 27.6 million people work in forced labor conditions around the world, according to the EU. Most forced labor takes place in private industries, but some is imposed by government authorities, it said. The new rule will require authorities of all EU member nations to ban from the EU market products or components that have been made – in part or whole – with forced labor.
lørdag 23. november 2024
European Union approves regulation aimed at stopping Uyghur forced labor
The European Union has approved regulations forbidding the sale of products made with forced labor, a move that activists hope will rein in the abusive practice among Uyghurs in Xinjiang as well as in North Korea and other countries around the world. The Forced Labor Regulation was approved on Tuesday, the last step in a decision-making procedure that began four years ago, the EU said in a statement.
About 27.6 million people work in forced labor conditions around the world, according to the EU. Most forced labor takes place in private industries, but some is imposed by government authorities, it said. The new rule will require authorities of all EU member nations to ban from the EU market products or components that have been made – in part or whole – with forced labor.
About 27.6 million people work in forced labor conditions around the world, according to the EU. Most forced labor takes place in private industries, but some is imposed by government authorities, it said. The new rule will require authorities of all EU member nations to ban from the EU market products or components that have been made – in part or whole – with forced labor.
