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FDP sabotage of the EU supply chain law is an affront to those affected by human rights violations
Berlin. Federal Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP) and Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) reject the compromise negotiated in Brussels on the EU supply chain law. This is the result of a statement by the two ministries, from which the dpa quotes today and which is available to the Supply Chain Act Initiative. The alliance of more than 140 civil society organisations is calling on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to use his policy competence and agree to the EU Supply Chain Act.
Press release of the Initiative Supply Chain Act, in which FEMNET is involved.
Michelle Trimborn, spokesperson for the Supply Chain Law Initiative, comments:"The FDP's U-turn is a slap in the face for all those people who suffer from forced labour and starvation wages in the supply chains of European companies, for the survivors of factory fires, for children exploited in mines. The attitude of the two FDP ministers is an affront to all companies that have been committed to sustainable business for years and sabotages the work of politicians in Germany and the EU, who have been working on a compromise over the past three years.
With the cooperation of FDP Justice Minister Buschmann, the German government has exerted significant influence on the current version of the EU Supply Chain Act and significantly weakened the draft. Today, the FDP ministers are retrospectively registering criticisms and demands that Justice Minister Buschmann had never made during the trilogue since September 2023. This is a gross foul that Chancellor Scholz must not accept. By abstaining, he would massively damage Germany's reputation as a reliable partner in the EU.
In recent weeks, numerous large German and international companies have vehemently contradicted the portrayal that the project would harm the economy. The claim by the FDP and business associations that the directive would cover more companies than the German Supply Chain Act is also false. The EU directive is not only based on the number of employees, but also on turnover – and is therefore more targeted.
We call on Chancellor Olaf Scholz not to let the EU supply chain law fail because of the sabotage of the FDP. The chancellor must now use his authority to issue directives so that Germany still votes yes in the Council and lives up to its responsibility as a political force in the EU and a fair economic power."
Press contact
Initiative Lieferkettengesetz:
Michelle Trimborn,
Sprecherin „Initiative Lieferkettengesetz“,
Tel.: 01577/57 23 737,
E-Mail:
The Supply Chain Act initiative is supported by:
Amnesty International Germany, Association of One World Country Networks in Germany e.V. (agl), Bread for the World, Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland e.V. (BUND), Romero Initiative e.V. (CIR), CorA Network for Corporate Responsibility, German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), FEMNET e.V., Forum Fairer Handel e.V., Germanwatch e.V., Greenpeace e.V., INKOTA-netzwerk e.V., Misereor e.V., Oxfam Germany e.V., SÜDWIND e.V., ver.di - United Services Union, WEED - World Economy, Ecology & Development e.V., Weltladen-Dachverband e.V., Werkstatt Ökonomie e.V. A further 115 organisations support the Supply Chain Act initiative.