Final Statement IUF vs. Perfetti van Melle

The Dutch National Contact Point (NCP) published the Final Statement of the Specific Instance of the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF) versus Perfetti Van Melle on June 15, 2020.

The specific instance concerns alleged violations of worker’s rights and alleged child labour in Perfetti Van Melle’s factory in Bangladesh. The Dutch NCP concluded that the notification merited further consideration, and offered its good offices to address the issues raised in the specific instance.

For further information on the course of the NCP-process and the NCP’s recommendations, please refer to the Final Statement.