Terre des Hommes board spokesman Joshua Hofert commented on the abolition of the EU supply chain directive (CSDDD) demanded by Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz: "During his inaugural visit in Brussels, Chancellor Merz called for the complete abolition of the European supply chain directive
in discussions with Ursula von der Leyen. This stance contradicts the newly signed coalition agreement and opens the door to violations of human rights and environmental protection," said a statement issued by the board spokesman of the children's rights organization on May 12.
"This would significantly reduce the planned due diligence obligations for companies. This could mean that more children might have to toil in resource extraction or on cocoa plantations again," Hofert continued. "As a children's rights organization, we cannot accept this! We will continue
to strongly support an EU supply chain directive together with other organizations to ensure that our prosperity is not based on the exploitation of children!"
The new Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz demanded last week that EU institutions abolish the European supply chain directive
