SOMO found out how coronavirus test producer Qiagen receives public money while avoiding taxes
This week, the online training of the Indonesion NGO Prakarsa started. The training is an introduction to (international) taxation, with a focus on the digital economy. Central to the training are the concepts of tax…
Today, on the World Day for Decent work we proudly announce our programme to improve working conditions in the leather supply chain. As a group of seven NGOs from Austria, Bangladesh, Germany, India, the Netherlands…
On 4 September 2020, the European Commission (EC) released a new communication detailing the future of its policies on mining raw materials critical for renewable energy, digital and industrial transitions in Europe. The EC’s public relations…
New research by the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) shows that the German coronavirus test producer Qiagen has been able to dodge millions of euros in tax since 2010 thanks to tax avoidance…
Following a critical research report on the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garment and Textiles (CKT) published in June, Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sigrid Kaag showed a worrying lack of urgency when…
SOMO’s mission is to research, reveal and redress the power of multinationals; however, the corona pandemic has dramatically changed the context of our work and we have had to reconsider our activities. The pandemic shows…
