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Trilogue agreement on forced labor: no compensation for victims

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Published: March 5th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Uyghur workers dig irrigation ditches for a cotton plantation in the Chinese province of Xinjiang.
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Products manufactured using forced labor will no longer be made available on the EU internal market, sold and exported from there. The EU Parliament and Council reached an agreement on the new regulation on Tuesday night. Contrary to the demands of the Parliament and civil society, material compensation for victims of forced labor will not initially be enshrined in law.

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