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EU: An end to corporate violations
Policy proposals sent to the EU by the European Coalition for Corporate Justice establish guidelines to guarantee an end to human rights & environmental abuses by European companies abroad
di Staff
Victims of human rights and environmental abuses by European companies around the world could find justice in European courts under proposals unveiled in June at an international conference at the European Parliament.
The European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) – a leading network of over 250 civil society organisations around Europe – has revealed policy proposals developed by a team of legal experts which if adopted by the European Union would guarantee the legal responsibility of companies based in Europe, and their directors, for human rights or environmental violations committed by their subsidiaries or subcontractors anywhere in the world.
ECCJ has found that the legal structure of companies and weak accountability mechanisms all too often result in ethical mismanagement by companies. From mercury poisoning in South Africa to child labour in India, company breaches of environmental and human rights standards have revealed systemic failings in the operation of many companies.
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