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EU agrees anti-forced labour rules but only mega companies fall under their remit
Barry Andrews, the Fianna Fáil MEP, said the final deal has been ‘filleted’
EU countries have finally agreed on a deal to prevent forced labour and climate abuses by firms’ subsidiaries and suppliers, but it will apply only to mega companies with earnings of around half a billion euros or more.
The corporate sustainability due diligence directive was first tabled by the European Commission two years ago and agreed by MEPs and the EU’s 27 governments at the end of last year.
However, a last-minute veto by Germany ...
