Joint Statement: Call on EU governments to support the EU’s Regulation to prohibit forced labour products
press release
37 civil society organisations and trade unions from across Europe and beyond today call upon EU Member States to back the inter-institutional agreement reached earlier in March on the Regulation to prohibit products made from forced labour from entering the EU’s Single Market, ensuring new rules enter into force without delay.
11 March 2024
In light of the EU co-legislators reaching an agreement on the Regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market, following the conclusion of trilogue negotiations on 5 March, the undersigned Civil Society Organisations and Trade Unions call on the governments of EU Member States to support the agreed text, ensuring the legislation enters into force without delay.