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Legal action against Dutch firms for allegedly profiting from forced labour of North Koreans in Polish ship-building compound

La Strada International, with support of Prakken d’Oliveira and the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) have filed an appeal challenging the Dutch Public Prosecutor’s failure to prosecute two Dutch shipbuilding companies for profiting from North Korean forced labour at their supplier’s shipyard in Poland. The human rights groups argue that the Dutch firms knew or reasonably could have known about the inhumane, slavery like conditions that North Korean workers were subjected to, but still went ahead with ordering ship components. Workers sent to these compounds claimed to have endured years of slave-like conditions, including working between 10 and 13 hours each day; pay confiscated and sent to North Korean regime, and dangerous working conditions.

In December 2021, after a preliminary investigation, the Dutch Public Prosecutor found that it could not be established that the Dutch companies had profited from the forced labour. At the same time the Public Prosecution did acknowledge the systematic exploitation of North Korean workers in Poland by companies supplying to the Dutch shipbuilding industry and that “all elements of the description of the crime of human trafficking [were] met”. Contemporary reports by Polish labour inspectors revealed that health and safety regulations were routinely flouted, resulting in accidents and at least one fatality.

The Dutch companies supervised and were involved in the entire shipbuilding process: from the first drawings to the turn key of the last screw. About 80 North Koreans worked at the Polish shipyard in question, where 90% of the work conducted was for the Dutch market. Deliberately taking advantage of the exploitation of another is criminalized in the Netherlands. Acquiring goods which are known or could have reasonably be known to be produced through a crime like forced labour amounts to the crimes of money laundering and fencing under Dutch criminal law. The inhumane working conditions came to light through a Leiden University investigation and a documentary by Why Slavery.

The appeal with the Court of Appeal in The Hague against the decision not to prosecute the Dutch shipbuilding firms is a potentially groundbreaking complaint. The case highlights significant gaps in labour protections within the EU and the lack of remedies available to affected workers. By taking this case forward, the Netherlands has a clear opportunity to enforce corporate accountability for human rights harms in their supply chains and deliver justice.

The case comes at a time of significant changes in the Netherlands -  with a new due diligence law to be discussed before the Dutch Parliament in January. The case also highlights the need for action at the European level. The European Commission has proposed a EU law on business and human rights due diligence as well as a regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour from the Union market. In addition, important legislation on human trafficking and victim rights is under review.

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Eeeee! I am so excited to have found a home for my poem, "Building Walls." "We Mark Your Memory" is the first international anthology on the indenture, published by the School of Advanced Study, University of London. This collection gathers writing from descendants of the indenture, from South Africa to Fiji, from Seychelles to the Caribbean, whose work grapple with the legacy of plantation servitude. My piece, "Building Walls," was written to honour my father and the lineage of broken masculinity that I come from: "the legacy of men / who were taught to swallow their tongues / scythe the language of love" (p. 118). #identure #servitude #slavery #forcedlabour #wemarkyourmemory #mauritius #plantationisland #legacy #history #masculinity #family #poem #poetry #poet #anthology #published #publication #performer #lamackerel #kamalamackerel #transmauritius #queerpoet #queerwriter #qtbipoc #qtpoc #femmemagic #blacktransfemme (at University of London)

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♲ GLAN (GLAN_LAW@twitter.com) 2019-10-18 16:14:04:

Today is #AntiSlaveryDay2019 #Uzbekistan is one of the world’s main #cotton producers & runs the world's largest state-run systems of #forcedlabour. In spite of this situation, the EU has reduced the import taxes it applies to Uzbek cotton to encourage its sale in Europe 1/4

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Study joe, now! #cat #catsofinstagram #forcedlabour #theboss https://www.instagram.com/p/B1lZr7ehj5r/?igshid=18ap7xa253m3t

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Japan to seek talks with South Korea over Nippon Steel court decision The logo of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.'s Kimitsu steel plant is pictured at its exhibition hall in Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, May 31, 2018.

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🇨🇳 China is forcing hundreds of thousands of Uighurs and other minorities for forced labor - FORTH News

China is forcing hundreds of thousands of Uighurs and other minorities to pick cotton by hand in the western region of Xinjiang, a key source of the world’s cotton, according to a report by a Washington-based think tank. ⁠ ⁠ Rights activists have estimated that Chinese authorities have detained more than one million Uighurs and other, mostly Muslim, minorities in detention camps in Xinjiang since 2017. Beijing denies that Uighurs’ rights are abused and says re-education centres provide vocational training to help people gain employment, and are necessary to curb extremism. ⁠ ⁠. . . #uighurmuslims #uighur #muslims #china #concentrationcamps #china #beijing #xijingping #jingping #chinese #hongkong #labour #forcedlabour #slavery #news #chinanews #breakingnews #journalism #journalist #uk #usa

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Posted @withregram • @themovementind In the thick of the PANDEMIC Second Wave, OPPORTUNITY looms large for CRIMINALS and the VULNERABLE are facing a THREAT like never before. “We cannot sit back while millions of women, girls, men and boys around the world are having their lives destroyed and their potential extinguished by criminals seeking a quick profit.” It’s widely accepted that most human trafficking crimes go unreported and unrecorded, because the victims are marginalised and vulnerable, and the black economy thrives where accountability is absent. The Global Slavery Index (GSI) Report states that 40.3 million people are victims of modern slavery, that these deplorable crimes continue happening out of sight, and at a tragic scale. KNOW the FACTS ✍🏼 to FIGHT the CRIME!💪🏼 TOGETHER, we can END❌ MODERN SLAVERY. 📥DM us TODAY, to host a FREE Anti-Human Trafficking (AHT) Session at your college/corporate. #imthemovement 📸In Frame: @wilson_college_nss Student Volunteer Mukund Palyekar @__khal_nayak___ Source: News Report - ‘Developed nations far more exposed to slavery within their borders than previously thought.’ (18 july 2018) - www.globalslaveryindex.org The Global Slavery Index is a global study of modern slavery published by the non profit Minderoo Foundation’s Walk Free initiative. . . . #enditmovement #enditmovement❌ #humantrafficking #antihumantrafficking #bondedlabour #slavery #antislavery #missinggirls #explorepage #missingpersons #nonprofit #ngoindia #mahalockdown #mumbaipolice #flattenthecurve #covid19 #coronapandemic #newsindia #awarenesscampaign #awareness #stayalert #sextrafficking #explore #forcedlabour #exploreindia (at Meenam - Pattazhy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPGZ61An1b7/?utm_medium=tumblr

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HungryGenius® stands in #solidarity with the millions of #victims who have been #enslaved in #forcedlabour and #sexualexploitation. #Everyone deserves their #freedom and #dignity. Together, we can eliminate all forms of #exploitation and #trafficking. Find out how you can play your part this World Day against Trafficking in Persons at www.worldvision.org.sg/trafficking #HumanTrafficking #EndHumanTrafficking #WorldVisionSG #NoChildForSale #WorldDayAgainstTraffickingInPersons

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US staff cuts hinder efforts to track, block forced-labour goods | China News #block #china #cuts #efforts #forcedlabour #goods #hinder #news #staff #track https://world-update.com/us-staff-cuts-hinder-efforts-to-track-block-forced-labour-goods-china-news/?feed_id=69049&_unique_id=5f99f55b8c8bf

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