Chance of timing on the European social front, a week after the presentation in Germany of a bill on the duty of vigilance of companies in social and environmental matters, the European Parliament is also addressing the subject.
He is due to vote this Wednesday in plenary session on a legislative initiative report from the legal committee.
Rarely, MEPs are taking the lead before the Commission's draft directive scheduled for June.
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The text of the European deputies is largely inspired by the French law of March 2017 which followed the tragedy of Rana Plaza: this building which housed an entire textile industry in Bangladesh had collapsed for lack of security and maintenance causing more 1000 dead.
France was a pioneer in Europe to impose a duty of vigilance on companies.
The law strengthens the obligations of large companies (over 5,000 and 10,000 employees) in terms of respect for human, social and environmental rights
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