03/23: The BAFA is getting serious! ??
A lot happened in March: News from the BAFA, a new version of ChatGPT impacting supply chains, and also an unknown court decision that has major implications for sustainable supply chain due diligence.
Hottest Topic ??
The BAFA activates the link to the LkSG online report and publishes instructions for compliance checks.
Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA) is checking compliance with the duty of care under the #LkSG.?
If you have received mail from BAFA, reach out for assistance. Now it's time to take compliance seriously.?We're here to help.?
International Women's Day?on 8 March.
Here is an interview with Beate Rudolf, the director of the German Institute for Human Rights or Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte , discussing the situation for women. Basically, the global fight for equality is about human rights:?
https://www.deutschland.de/de/topic/politik/weltfrauentag-deutsches-institut-fuer-menschenrechte-rudolf?(in German)
atlat Update
Fashion for change
Our co-founder Josua Andreas Ovari?and Nikki Admiraal from tex.tracer had presented the collaboration between atlat and tex.tracer at the Fashion For Change EU Demo Day.
The Fashion For Change EU Accelerator Program comes to an end but the partnership with tex.tracer continues.?For more information read our blog article:?https://atlat.de/atlat-pitch-fashion-for-change-vilnius
What we can all do
Good Clothes, Fair Pay needs your support!
1 million signatures are needed from EU citizens to push for legislation that would force companies to monitor their supply chains for living wages. Join the campaign of Fashion Revolution !
?? Sign here: www.goodclothesfairpay.eu
German LkSG
???Do you need a good and short summary of the German "Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz"? Find it right here:
?? Do you know exactly what a human rights commissioner is according to the LkSG? Here is a short video by the lawyer Holger Hembach:?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q06EHZ0l9EA?(in German)
??? Small and medium-sized enterprises recognize the added value of the LkSG, but criticize the additional administrative workload:?
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Event
Even more interested in the German “Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz“ (LkSG) and possible solutions in relation to children's rights??
联合国儿童基金会 Germany invites to the free training "Children's Rights and Corporate Action"!
?? When? On 26 and 27 April 2023 from 09:00-13:00
?? You can register by sending an e-mail to [email protected]!
Human rights
???Human Rights Council holds dialogue on a safe digital environment for children and on efforts to support children affected by armed conflict:?
https://www.ohchr.org/en/news/2023/03/human-rights-council-discusses-ensuring-safe-inclusive-and-empowering-digital?(in English)
???? Unaccompanied migrant child workers in the USA are heavily exploited. They are heavily affected by labor abuse and human trafficking:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/25/us/unaccompanied-migrant-child-workers-exploitation.html?(in English)
???? The catastrophic impact of military dictatorship in Myanmar. The United Nations publishes a report on the violence of the military dictatorship:
Little-noticed court decission
The World Uyghur Congress Case.?
The WUC sued the Home Office, HM Revenue and Customs and the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the supreme court for failing to initiate criminal investigations against imports of cotton products produced by forced labor in China's Xinjiang province. They lost the case, but this action has major international consequences:
?? Follow-up to last month.
Here is a summary of the OECD - OCDE forum on due diligence in the garment and footwear sector held in Paris in February:?https://www.industriall-union.org/unions-central-role-in-due-diligence?
??? Podcast series?
Made in Slavery is a four-part podcast.?The podcast aims to raise awareness that slavery is still a global problem and that everyone can play a role in fighting it: https://open.spotify.com/show/4aUboIxYc0AuwRVWsDZA66
Business and Human Rights Student
1 年That's a really useful summary! ??