Sviluppo sostenibile delle catene di fornitura internazionali e diritti inviolabili

The essay deals with the problem of social sustainability into the international supply chains, especially from the workers’ human rights point of view. After showing the potential offered by the private law in this field, as it seems proved by some soft law instruments, the author analyses the recent French and German legislations, which provide a so-called human rights (and environmental) due diligence obligation for the company leaders of an international supply chain. The final part of the writing is dedicated to the Italian law system. On the one hand, it sets out the main content of the Proposal for a Directive of the European parliament and of the Council on corporate sustainability due diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937.On the other, it aims to check if, in accordance with current law, there is any chance to involve the dominant undertaking in protection human rights of the employees who work for the others foreign company of the supply chain.