Legislation to combat forced labour more effectively, although still being drafted by the European Commission, is becoming clearer, according to a document seen by EUROPE on Monday 25 July.
Firstly, the Commission is reportedly working on a regulation and not a directive, according to an EU source consulted on 27 July. According to the note, the aim of this legislative initiative is to effectively ban the placing on the EU market of products made wholly or in part by forced labour, i.e....