OECD Watch Quarterly Case Update Summer 2008

Highlights in this Update, New cases: FOCO and FoE Argentina file complaint against Shell Argentina for environmental and human health violations · GRESEA and Transparency International Germany file third case against Ratiopharm · Parliamentarian and lawyer file case against Accor Service in Argentina · Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand files second case against ANZ Bank; NZ NCP rejects · Korean and Philippine unions and NGOs file case against Korean textile companies' for labour abuses in the Philippines · Colombian lawyers file case against BHP Billiton for coal mine operations in Colombia. read more less

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News / July 2, 2020

Complaint against C&A submitted to Dutch Garment Agreement

Garment giant not addressing problems at supplier in Myanmar Today, SOMO, the Clean Clothes Campaign Netherlands (SKC) and Action Labor Rights (ALR) from Myanmar are submitting a complaint about C&A garment company to the Complaints…

News / June 29, 2020

Reports by clothing companies on corporate accountability are insufficient

A report released today by the Dutch Clean Clothes Campaign (SKC) and SOMO signals substandard reporting by companies that have signed the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile for corporate accountability in international supply…

Publication / June 29, 2020

Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile

Signatory companies’ due diligence reporting comes up short

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Statement / June 15, 2020

Ending SLAPPs: strategic lawsuits against public participation

SOMO is one of the more than hundred signatories of a policy paper on how the EU should end gag lawsuits, also known as SLAPPs. Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation are lawsuits brought forward by…

Statement / May 12, 2020

Emergency action needed for vulnerable artisanal and small-scale mining communities and supply chains

As the corona virus sweeps the globe, affecting the health and lives of millions, the pandemic is wreaking further economic havoc on the lives of artisanal, small scale miners and their communities. Around 83 per…

A young worker checks final products at a garment factory.

News / April 20, 2020

Corona crisis lays bare the need for responsible conduct in dealing with business relationships

Workers in global supply chains at great risk As the corona crisis grips the globe, some of its most severe health and economic impacts are felt by vulnerable workers and communities that sustain the global…

Publication / April 20, 2020

Responsible disengagement in the time of corona

SOMO, ECCHR and PAX position paper

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Statement / March 19, 2020

Joint Statement on Inspection Panel Reforms

On March 13, SOMO shared a statement on the recent reforms to the World Bank’s accountability system, together with the Bank Information Center, the Center for International Environmental Law, Inclusive Development International and Accountability Counsel….

Statement / March 19, 2020

Submission to the UN Open-ended working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises

ACIDH, Al-Haq, ECCJ, PremiCongo, PODER and SOMO sent in a joint submission to the UN Open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights. SOMO and its partners…

Opinion / March 2, 2020

Make binding regulations for companies to conduct their business with respect for the environment and human rights

Ronald Gijsbertsen

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