The “Human Rights Need Laws” campaign fact-checks circulating arguments and invites you to an online press conference with experts today at 9:00 a.m
At the start of the super election year, it is clear how widespread a profit-maximizing economic understanding is, which encourages forced and child labor, environmental pollution and overexploitation. In order to finally enable European companies to pursue a future-oriented, sustainable economy, the Minister of Economic Affairs is now asked to support the compromise reached for the law
Lukas Wank, Managing Director of the AG Global Responsibility
Vienna (OTS) – “Last week, Economics Minister Martin Kocher proposed a change for the EU directive on corporate due diligence with regard to sustainability which lacks preventive measures and would continue to accept human rights violations and environmental damage. “This proposal reduces the duty of care in the title to absurdity – quite apart from the fact that the minister never made such a proposal during the drafting process,” says Lukas Wank, managing director of AG Globale Responsibility, commenting on the current supply chain law debate in Austria.
Fact check confirms fair competition and improved living conditions for people in the Global South
“Europe and Constitutional Minister Karoline Edtstadler, whose commitment to the 2030 Agenda is known, also took part in the debate and warned of a possible decline in trade with Europe Austrian study “It has long been shown that enough companies would close gaps if individual companies withdrew from countries in the Global South,” explains Wank, adding that it is still cheaper for European companies to produce in these countries despite having to comply with human rights and environmental standards than the minister claimed, the law contributes to fair competition and to an improved living reality for people in the Global South.
“The start of the super election year shows how widespread a profit-maximizing understanding of the economy is, which favors forced and child labor, environmental pollution and overexploitation. In order to finally enable European companies to pursue a future-oriented, sustainable economy, the Minister of Economic Affairs is now asked to approve the compromise reached for the law support”
Wank appeals finally.
The current debate makes it clear that clarification around the EU supply chain law and fact-based contributions are needed. The civil society campaign Human rights need laws therefore invites you to one today (February 14, 2024, 9:00 a.m.). Online press conference with experts and has one Fact check published.
Die GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY – Working Group for Development and Humanitarian Aid is the umbrella organization of 36 Austrian development and humanitarian non-governmental organizations and part of the civil society campaign Human rights need laws.
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