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Give non-state actors access to customs trade information
SOMO and 55 other civil society organisations and trade unions wrote an open letter to the European Commission on the ongoing revision of the Union Customs legislation. They call on the Commission to ensure that…
Respecting rights or ticking boxes?
Legislating human rights due diligence
Call to release Daw Myo Aye from Myanmar
We have serious concerns about the safety and wellbeing of Daw Myo Aye (also known as Myo Myo), leader of Solidarity Trade Union of Myanmar (STUM), who has been detained since April by the military…
Call for immediate release of arrested labour activist Myo Myo Aye in Myanmar
The Clean Clothes Campaign global network, of which SOMO is a member, calls for the immediate release of labour activist Myo Myo Aye, who was arrested in Yangoon on 15 April 2021. The leader of…
Garment brands and manufacturers cannot stay silent on Myanmar atrocities
The Clean Clothes Campaign Network – of which SOMO is a part – condemns the silence of garment brands, including Aldi North, Lindex and Marks & Spencer, on the military in Myanmar committing atrocities since…
Brands and retailers need to step up now to protect garment workers
SOMO is a member of the Clean Clothes Campaign network and supports the following statement of the Clean Clothes Campaign: The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing the grossly unequal power relations that define global garment supply…
Letter on alarming developments in Bangladesh
Letter to the Dutch ambassador in Bangladesh to share our deep concern about the further deterioration of political space for workers to exercise their fundamental rights in Bangladesh, and the ongoing serious and systematic labour…
Letter to Bangladesh government to continue the Bangladesh Accord
Civil society organisations drafted a letter calling upon the Bangladesh government to allow the Bangladesh Accord to fully and independently continue operations in the country for the duration of the private contract, which remains binding…
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