Germany to fine companies violating labour, environ rights in global supply chain 04 Mar 2021 / 02:35 H. Merkel and Scholz arriving for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin today. – AFPPIX
BERLIN: Germany on Wednesday took a step towards forcing companies to take responsibility for any labour or environmental abuses in their global supply chain, with a new law that allows for fines worth millions of euros.
The law was spurred on by a deadly fire in a textile factory in Pakistan and a devastating dam collapse at a Brazilian iron ore mine that killed more than 250 people – both of which had links to German companies.
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Nearly a year into the coronavirus crisis in Europe, the world of work has changed drastically with more transformation on the horizon. In an interview with EURACTIV, trade union leader Michael Vassiliadis discusses the EU policy agenda from economic recovery to the Democracy Action Plan and responsible supply chains.
Michael Vassiliadis is the president of industriAll Europe and chair of IG BCE, a German trade union with more than 630,000 members that represents workers in a variety of sectors including coal, chemical, mining, and pharmaceutical industries.
Coronavirus recovery is on the agenda for the coming months. A common criticism among trade unions is that they are not involved in some member states’ negotiations for national strategies to allocate this money. Commissioner Gentiloni recently called for more union involvement in these recovery plans. Are you seeing positive movement in this regard?
Germany's health minister is demanding more government money for his department next year, a government source told Reuters, stretching the public finances as tax revenues dwindle.
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