European Parliament · 18 January 2024

Shaping the EU’s position on the UN binding instrument on business and human rights, in particular on access to remedy and the protection of victims

Adopted

426 in favour · 43 against · 86 abstained. 555 members voted.

What it asks for, in the Parliament's words

• Welcomes the proposal for the establishment of an international fund for victims under the LBI that would provide legal and financial aid to victims seeking access to remedies
• Believes that business activities should be understood in line with the UNGPs
• Underlines the importance of closing the legal and regulatory loopholes which are being exploited by some business enterprises, including investors, at the cost of human rights and the environment

Quoted from A9-0421/2023, which says more than these lines. Each is a whole paragraph; this site does not rewrite them.

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