"G20: Recommendations to the German government on human rights in global supply chains", 16 Mar 2017

In the context of the upcoming G20 Summit, Human Rights Watch therefore urges you to include robust commitments towards human rights due diligence in the draft Ministerial Declaration that you will be preparing and reviewing at the Employment Working Group meeting on 27-28 March in Geneva. We are also urging you to ensure that such commitments are fully included in the final G20 Declaration. In particular, we are recommending that: G20 governments commit to making human rights due diligence in global supply chains a legal requirement for companies...G20 governments commit to legally requiring companies to publicly disclose their suppliers and report publicly on human rights due diligence...G20 governments commit to making independent grievance mechanisms and remedy available and accessible for workers in global supply chains...G20 governments commit to promoting and protecting space for civil society, trade unions, and communities to expose and demand an end to human rights violations in the context of global supply chains...