Press release (ENG) - Dismissal Legal Action against Dutch firms - North Korean Forced Labour case
- Document number
- 3552
- Date
- 29 April 2024
- Title
- Press release (ENG) - Dismissal Legal Action against Dutch firms - North Korean Forced Labour case
- Author/publisher
- La Strada International
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- Document type(s)
- Media/News,
- Keywords
- Press release appeal legal action North Korean workers trafficking forced labour dismissal Polish shipyard labour exploitation
- Summary
On 15 of April 2024, the Hague Court of Appeal decided that two Dutch companies are not to be prosecuted for profiting from human trafficking, money laundering or fencing. The Court dismissed the complaint and found that there is not enough evidence to establish a direct link between those offences and the accused companies.
This is a huge disappointment for La Strada International, who filed the appeal with support of Prakken d’Oliveira, and the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) on 16 December 2022, to challenge the Dutch Public Prosecutor’s rejection to investigate and prosecute the Dutch shipping companies for profiting from North Korean forced labour at their supplier’s shipyard in Poland. See press release.