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Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile is currently a paper tiger
Concrete improvements for garment workers are not forthcoming The ‘Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile’ (CKT) was signed almost three years ago. Today, the CKT published its second annual report. The Clean Clothes Campaign…
Bangladesh Accord in danger
In the aftermath of the Rana Plaza collapse, which led to the death of more than 1100 workers, trade unions and clothing brands created the ‘Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh’. The Accord is…
Letter to garment companies to continue Bangladesh Safety Accord
Letter from the Clean Clothes Campaign, FNV, CNV, India Committee of the Netherlands and SOMO to Dutch companies affiliated with the Bangladesh Accord. In this letter (Dutch only), the organisations strongly urge the companies for…
The Netherlands should provide input for a binding UN treaty on business and human rights
On 14 November 2018, the Dutch Committee on Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation (BuHaOS) will meet in the House of Representatives to discuss the binding UN treaty on business and human rights, during a Parliamentary…
Open letter: High time for the European Commission to impose transparancy in the Garment Supply Chain
Together with the 80 civil society organisations, SOMO calls upon the European Commission to require that companies disclose, on a regular basis, the names, addresses and contact details of all production units and processing facilities…
The shrinking space for civil society
Civil society organisations (CSOs) play a vital role in safeguarding a society that is socially just, inclusive and environmentally sustainable. However, there is a worrying trend that the space for CSOs to operate in is…
New possibilities for partnership with Foreign Affairs
Minister Ploumen has published the list of organisations she has selected for strategic partnerships with Foreign Affairs. These partnerships are aimed at strengthening their capacity for advocacy and increase their influence on policies for sustainable…
Industry organisations’ action plan generates little action among garment companies
At thursday 30 October, the annual congress ‘Groen is de rode draad’ (Green is the red thread) by industry organisations Modint, InRetail and VGT took place. The industry organisations presented a status update of the…
A greener and fairer way out of the crisis?
In the run-up to the European elections, SOMO and partners in the Fair Green and Global (FGG) Alliance are organising an electoral debate in De Brakke Grond in Amsterdam (23 April). Sandra Rottenberg will be…
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