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Heineken and factory workers previously employed by Heineken’s Congolese subsidiary, Bralima, have reached an agreement after 168 of the workers filed a complaint against the Dutch beer brewer for abuses of the workers’ rights. The…
Both ENDS and SOMO welcome the announcement done today by the Dutch and Finnish development banks, FMO and FinnFund, to exit the controversial Agua Zarca hydroelectric project in Honduras. Conflict about the project has led…
SOMO signed the statement of the global movement for a binding treaty. The movement calls States to participate actively in upcoming negotiations of the international treaty (October 207) to ensure protection of human rights from…
Together with a group of civil society organizations, SOMO wrote an open letter to Ben & Jerry’s CEO. The organisations urge the company to protect workers’ rights to join the Milk with Dignity Program.
Yohannes Wasi Gede Puraka and the social research institute Inkrispena focus on social scientific research on the economic crisis and its socio-political impacts on society in Indonesia. Inkrispena’s activities include research, training and facilitation of…
Research carried out by SOMO shows that labour rights and human rights are being violated in Indonesia by companies who are signed up to the RSPO – an initiative to ensure ethical practices in the…
