A group of civil society organistions welcomes the European Commission’s proposed directive on Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs). This directive represents a valuable opportunity to tackle UTPs across the Union and ensure that food supply chains work for everyone. However, there is still significant room for improvement. The main recommendations in this respect are outlined in a joint briefing for European policy makers.
This week the OECD launched its new Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct (the Guidance). Due diligence has emerged as the fundamental and essential behaviour expected of any responsible business. The 2011 revision of…
ActionAid, CAFOD, CIDSE, Friends of the Earth Europe and SOMO sent the attached letter in which they provide substantive input and recommendations to various European bodies for the development of the European position with regard…
The Treaty Alliance sent the letter below to the member states of the United Nations. They call for a substantive contribution to the upcoming consultations in Geneva on the ‘Binding Treaty on Business and Human…
Letter to the Tanzanian government As SOMO works with several civil society and community based organisations on Business and Human Rights in Tanzania, we see the alarming trend of deteriorating civic space in the country….
In April, SOMO co-hosted the third annual retreat of the International Advocates Working Group (IAWG). During this 3-day event, 39 members of the IAWG network gathered in the Dutch city of Dalfsen to share information…
An International Day of Action Against Samsung to protest health, labor and human rights violations by the electronics giant will take place on May 1st in Asia, Europe and the United States. The actions, in…
The European coalition for a binding treaty on human rights violations by transnational corporations has welcomed Luis Gallegos Chiriboga as Ecuador’s new ambassador in Geneva and as the Chair-Rapporteur of the United Nations’ Open-ended Intergovernmental…
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