Implementing the EU Forced Labour Regulation for Business
Webinar series | 15 July 2026 | 14:00 Warsaw Time (CET) | Online (Zoom)
The Bulgarian Foundation for Business and Human Rights (BFBHR) and the Polish Institute for Human Rights and Business (PIHRB) invite you to a practical webinar on the EU Forced Labour Regulation and its implications for businesses operating in Poland and Bulgaria.
Regulation (EU) 2024/3015 bans products linked to forced labour from the EU market. It applies to all economic operators, regardless of size, sector or origin — and with full application beginning 14 December 2027, implementation is already underway at both the EU and national level.
Poland and Bulgaria offer two distinct but complementary perspectives. Poland, with over one million third-country nationals employed in construction, agriculture, and domestic care, faces structural risks associated with subcontracting and agency-mediated recruitment. Bulgaria, operating as both an origin and a destination country, brings experience from an established national referral mechanism alongside growing pressure on inspection and enforcement capacity.
During the webinar, participants will gain a practical understanding of:
- The key requirements of Regulation (EU) 2024/3015, current implementation developments, and upcoming European Commission guidance
- How the Forced Labour Regulation and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) interact and what this means for corporate due diligence
- How labour exploitation can persist within formally lawful arrangements and how to identify and address risks in practice
- The state of implementation and enforcement readiness in Poland and Bulgaria, including key challenges for labour inspection and regulatory systems
Speakers
- EU Forced Labour Regulation: key requirements and implementation developments
- National perspective: preparing for FLR enforcement in Poland by Marta Gromnicka, Senior Specialist, Technical Law Unit, Ministry of Development and Technology (MRiT), Poland
- National perspective: identifying labour exploitation and preparing for FLR enforcement in Bulgaria by Ernesta Rousseva, Chief Expert, Secretariat of the National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (NCCTHB)
- European Commission guidance and the role of due diligence under FLR
Event details
📅 Date: 15 July 2026 | Time: 14:00 CET / 15:00 EET
💻 Format: Online (Zoom)
🌐 Language: English with simultaneous interpretation in Bulgarian
The event is organised with the financial support of the European Coalition for Corporate Justice.
