Businesses see delay of EU forced-labor risk database as commission checks evidence
By Cynthia Kroet ( November 5, 2026, 11:12 GMT | Insight) -- Businesses face a longer wait for an EU database identifying forced-labor risks in products and regions, as the European Commission is in the process of checking the underlying evidence for the entries. The commission said it would be ready well before the EU’s ban on products made with forced labor starts applying in December 2027.The European Commission has acknowledged missing a deadline to publish a database identifying products and regions at risk of forced labor, as checks on the underlying evidence are delaying the setting of a new publication date, according to a commission official....
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