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By Sara GARCIA, Associate – ESG Sustainability, Caroline Fort, Senior Associate – Employment Law Dino SERAFINI, Counsel, Arendt Medernach
An estimated 27.6m people were in forced labour in 2021.(1) From 14 December 2027, the FLR(2) prohibits any product made with forced labour, at any stage of its supply chain, in any proportion, from being placed on, made available on, or exported from the EU market by economic operators.
The EU Commission (EC) published Guidelines on the application of the FLR (Guidelines) on 26 June 2026. The forced labour risk database, single information submission point and customs guidance are not yet in place.
The Guidelines address scope; the five-stage investigative process;...
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