DEMAND A CORPORATE JUSTICE LAW THAT PROTECTS ALL COMMUNITIES

This is a crucial moment for a law that can truly deliver justice in global supply chains.

The European Parliament is negotiating their final position on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, that will outline how corporations are accountable for human rights abuses and environmental damages throughout their value chains, from the start of the money stream to their hidden informal workers. This is a historic chance to deliver a legal tool to protect communities and prevent tragedies.

The law needs certain elements to be strong and leave no loopholes for corporations. Can you tweet at your MEP and tell them a bit about how you personally connect to this law and what you would like to see? Here are some examples to write your tweet:

  • @MEPX, I’m a university student/parent/community organiser and I want you to include climate obligations for all corporations in due diligence because I need a livable future.
  • @MEPX, I’m a parent and I want you to include climate obligations for all corporations in due diligence because big business should have to do their part for the transition.
  • @MEPX, I’m a European consumer, and I want you to make sure the #DueDiligence directive puts the burden of proof in court cases on corporations instead of victims.
  • @MEPX, I’m a small business owner and I want you to include civil liability in the due diligence law because big business shouldn’t be able to get away with murder.
  • @MEPX, I’m a union member and I want you to guarantee access to justice in the due diligence law because workers need a way to hold their employers accountable.
  • @MEPX, I’m a feminist and I want due diligence to cover the whole value chain so that women who are informally making clothes at home are recognised by corporations.
  • @MEPX, I’m Portuguese Angolan, and I want you to include access to justice in the due diligence law, because the effected people in the global south deserve remedy if they’ve suffered from European corporations.
  • @MEPX, I’m a church goer and I want you to cover the full value chain in due diligence because without oversight, arms can end up in the wrong hands.