A majority of EU lawmakers in the European Parliament approved a supply-chain law on Wednesday designed to protect human rights. The European Supply Chain Act holds large companies accountable if they profit from child labour, forced labour and other human-rights violations in their supply chains outside the European Union. EU, non-EU and parent companies with turnover of more than €450 million ($481 million) are subject to the regulation and will be liable for damages as well fines for non-compliance. For example, if large fashion companies have their clothes sewn by children in Asia, the vic…