Afghanistan: Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

The EU Forced Labour Regulation establishes comprehensive requirements for all companies operating in the EU market, regardless of size or sector, to ensure their products and supply chains are free from forced labour. New guidelines provide practical implementation measures that will shape enforcement practices when the regulation takes effect in December 2027.

As artificial intelligence transforms workplace operations from recruiting to performance management, organizations face mounting regulatory scrutiny over high-risk AI applications under frameworks like the EU AI Act.

Three EU Member States—Italy, Lithuania, and Slovakia—have enacted legislation transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, revealing both common compliance threads and country-specific variations that multinational employers must navigate. These early implementations establish enforceable pay transparency obligations, from recruitment disclosures to employee information requests and gender pay gap reporting.