Thank you.
You're right. Until recently, France had set the bar as far as duty of vigilance legislation was concerned. It was the first country to enact this type of legislation regardless of sector, so it captured all sectors. However, the law applies only to companies of a certain size that operate transnationally. Since then, other countries have enacted duty of vigilance laws, including Norway and the Netherlands. Germany's duty of vigilance law, which I consider to be the most progressive of any country's legislation, will come into effect a month from now, on January 1 of next year.
It will apply to a significant number of businesses and capture numerous types of human rights, including the gamut of basic labour rights. Companies will be required to pay workers decent wages and to adhere to environmental standards. The law will also address the excessive use of security officers by certain companies and industries. In addition to a broad range of measures to ensure good working conditions for employees, the law contains environmental, anticorruption and other standards.
It's quite the law because it imposes pretty extensive due diligence requirements on companies. Not only will companies that break the law face penalties, but so will company directors and any employees who were aware of the violation.