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Verified 22 January 2026 · updated monthly
Dutch Child Labour Due Diligence Act (Netherlands) is currently delayed. Every date below is verified against primary sources, with tracker revisions logged openly at the foot of the page.
Senate adopted the act.
Implementing measures deferred while a broader RBC bill was debated.
Dutch due diligence policy consolidated around CSDDD transposition.
The first compliance date for the Dutch Child Labour Due Diligence Act is Not set. All statutory application dates have now passed.
As of 22 January 2026, the Dutch Child Labour Due Diligence Act is delayed in Netherlands. The first European child labour due diligence statute, adopted in 2019 yet still awaiting entry into operation.
Status reviewed; no implementing decree progress to report. That revision was logged in January 2026 on the hredd.org tracker.
Tracker revisions, logged openly
January 2026 Status reviewed; no implementing decree progress to report.
Sources for every date live on the full tracker entry · movement lands in the monthly digest first