{"id":12462,"date":"2024-02-06T17:33:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/?post_type=news&p=12462"},"modified":"2024-02-06T17:33:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:33:50","slug":"the-corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-directive-uni-global-union-calls-on-governments-to-not-backslide-on-human-rights-commitments","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/the-corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-directive-uni-global-union-calls-on-governments-to-not-backslide-on-human-rights-commitments\/","title":{"rendered":"The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: UNI Global Union calls on governments to not backslide on human rights commitments"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the vote on the European Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) approaches this Friday, UNI Global Union is calling on governments to support this legislation, which is key to embedding human rights across companies\u2019 operations and value chains as well as across our economies.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

UNI General Secretary Christy Hoffman<\/span><\/b> said:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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\u201cWith workers\u2019 rights in crisis around the world, we call on European governments to fully support the<\/span><\/i> Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. This <\/span><\/i>legislation <\/span><\/i>is not only essential for Europe; it is crucial for workers\u2019 rights and environmental protection worldwide.<\/span><\/i> Now is not the time to backslide on these commitments.\u201d<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

UNI affiliates across the continent \u2013 including <\/span>PAM in Finland<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>ver.di in Germany<\/span> <\/a>\u2013 are pushing their representatives to back the bill. UNI Europa also circulated a call to affiliates to press their national governments to support the CSDDD.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

On the Finnish government\u2019s wavering position, PAM President <\/span>Annika R\u00f6nni-S\u00e4llinen said:<\/span><\/b> \u201cIt’s hard to understand why the government is ready to throw years of work into the trash in the preparation of the corporate responsibility directive. With its help, we are creating a fair competition environment where companies can deliver responsibly and sustainably.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Despite an agreement reached across the EU in late <\/span>202<\/span>3<\/span>, <\/span>Germany<\/span> announced today that it would abstain, following the last-minute veto from government\u2019s junior coalition partner, the liberal FDP. The announcement may cause\u00a0other countries may reconsider their position too.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The CSDDD\u2019s passage now hangs in the balance because of political maneuvering of EU member states on voting through the deal that they had long-negotiated. This flies in the face of trade unions \u2013 and employers \u2013 that have already long-awaited and prepared for the implementation of the CSDDD to address the urgent crisis in workers\u2019 rights around the world.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The momentum to ensure a higher bar for corporate accountability on human rights should not waiver.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Read more about UNI\u2019s position on the CSDDD <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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