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Rapporteurs Samira Rafaela, Dutch MEP with Renew and Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, a Portuguese MEP with the S&D, celebrate on Tuesday (Photo: European Parliament)

MEPs hail 'game changer' as forced labour ban passes

The European Parliament overwhelmingly voted in support of a ban on products made with forced labour, during their plenary session on Tuesday (23 April). 

Parliamentarians from across the political spectrum supported the law, which Dutch Renew MEP and co-rapporteur Samira Rafaela hailed as “groundbreaking and unique”, adding that forced labour - effectiv...

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Rapporteurs Samira Rafaela, Dutch MEP with Renew and Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, a Portuguese MEP with the S&D, celebrate on Tuesday (Photo: European Parliament)

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Piet Ruig is a Brussels-based journalist who previously worked for the Dutch public broadcaster VPRO.

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