The German economy demands relief. A stumbling block: rules that provide for more transparency regarding production conditions abroad. The Chancellor reacts.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised the economy relief from bureaucracy. “We said that, it will go away,” said the SPD politician at the employers’ day in Berlin, referring to the so-called supply chain law.
The President of the Confederation of German Employers’ Associations (BDA), Rainer Dulger, had previously pushed for progress. “We have asked several times that this law should either be relaxed or repealed. The Minister of Economic Affairs has also confirmed this to us several times that he understood what it was about and that he would get to work immediately. But achieved, delivered “He has nothing,” he complained, referring to Robert Habeck (Greens), who had admitted mistakes here.
Scholz responded to Dulger’s call for changes: “This year.” He still couldn’t convince Dulger. “I’ll believe you when the ink is dry and it’s on my delivery note.”
The federal government announced in its “Growth Initiative” that when implementing due diligence and reporting obligations, it is important to avoid disproportionate burdens on companies. The European Supply Chain Directive should be implemented with as little bureaucracy as possible.
The European supply chain law was recently passed. The EU states now have a good two years to implement the new rules into national law. The aim of the EU Supply Chain Act is to strengthen human rights worldwide. Large companies should be held accountable if they profit from human rights violations such as child or forced labor.
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Source: Stern
