Co-Determination for Justice in International Supply Chains

Germany's and Europe's supply chain laws (LkSG & CSDDD) are intended to strengthen human rights in global supply chains – but what do they actually deliver in practice? Together with UNI Global Union, the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), and the U.S. union United Auto Workers (UAW), we will explore this question through a current case: UAW has filed a complaint with Germany’s Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) against Mercedes-Benz, accusing the company of attacks on freedom of association. The focus will be on experiences from this procedure – and the broader question of where regulation creates new power resources for co-determination, and where it falls short. An international union session – concrete, controversial, interactive.