Commentary: Jurisdiction, access to remedy in business and human rights cases, and the corporate structure: A tale of two cases

This note introduces two cases, both concerned with liability under a duty of care of parent companies, the obligation of ‘due diligence’ in supply chain operations and the obstacles presented …

Suicides à France Télécom : le procès démarre ce lundi

Près de dix ans après la vague de suicides chez l’ancien monopole d’État dans un climat social particulièrement lourd, l’entreprise, son ancien PDG Didier Lombard, ainsi que six ex-responsables sont …

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Commentary: Jabir et al vs. KiK: Do EU companies have an extraterritorial duty towards suppliers in global production chains?

Multinational companies not only maintain subsidiaries in multiple jurisdictions but have increasingly outsourced production to independent suppliers. Industrial disasters like the Ali Enterprises (AE) factory fire in Karachi, Pakistan, or …

Non-EEA migrants on Irish trawlers gain new immigration rights

African and Asian migrants working on Irish fishing trawlers are to be given new immigration rights to protect them from trafficking and modern slavery. Non-EEA fishing workers will no longer …

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 16 April 2019 with a view to the adoption of Directive (EU) 2019/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union

Whereas: (1)  Article 31 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union provides that every worker has the right to working conditions which respect his or her health, safety …

EU law fixes minimum rights for ‘gig economy’ workers

The European Parliament has approved new EU rules to protect workers in the so-called “gig economy”. The law sets minimum rights and demands increased transparency for those in “on-demand” jobs, …

2018 Annual Report Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile

In 2018, the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile (AGT) took further steps in the area of International Responsible Business Conduct (IRBC). Companies, the government, civil-society organisations, and trade …

Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile is currently a paper tiger

Concrete improvements for garment workers are not forthcoming The ‘Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile’ (CKT) was signed almost three years ago. Today, the CKT published its second annual …

Vedanta Resources PLC v Lungowe

The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, found that a claim brought by a group of Zambian villagers against Vedanta Resources Plc and its Zambian subsidiary, Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), could …

UK Supreme Court rules Zambians can sue miner Vedanta

Thousands of Zambian villagers can bring a legal challenge in the English courts against mining company Vedanta over alleged pollution in Zambia, the UK’s highest court ruled on Wednesday. The Supreme Court said …

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