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Germany – Impacts of the German Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains on the Sexual Exploitation of Children

by Ecpat International in 2022

The risk of the sexual exploitation of children in the travel and tourism industry is well known. Up until now, Germany-based enterprises have barely been obligated to take action against these human rights violations due to widely branching supply chains. This analysis aims to highlight the extent to which the German Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz – LkSG) now demands such obligations.

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