Photo: Comfreak via PixabaySOMO, as part of a group of the Clean Clothes Campaign global network, is publishing a call to garment brands and manufacturers to condemn the military coup and support workers in Myanmar. We stand in…
In the early morning of 31 January 2021, the military took power in Myanmar by means of a coup. Democratic institutions and processes have been shut down, free media outlets are closed, numerous people have…
Documents from the Israeli Ministry of Strategic Affairs show that two SOMO employees are no longer allowed to enter Israel because of research done by SOMO on companies in occupied Palestinian territory (OPT). The two…
Child labour, wages too low to support a family and workers who feel trapped in their work because of debt owed to their bosses – these are the main findings of an investigation into labour…
The case against agricultural multinational Camellia for alleged human rights abuse at its Kenyan subsidiary, Kakuzi, has ended in a settlement between the British company and 85 claimants. The settlement for a sum of GBP…
SOMO is co-organising two debates (in Dutch) in the run-up to the Dutch elections on 17 March. Het Grote Buitenlanddebat – 24 February During the “Grote Buitenlanddebat”, candidate MPs will debate the role of the…
The Dutch development bank FMO is not sufficiently transparent about the projects it finances and is therefore acting contrary to its mandate. This is evident from a new report published by the International Accountability Project…
The German energy company RWE has filed a complaint against the Netherlands because of its regulation banning the use of coal in electricity generation from 2030 onwards. Milieudefensie, SOMO, the Transnational Institute and the Handel…
In a joint letter, SOMO together with 53 civil society organisations are calling upon the Dutch government to ensure that pharmaceutical companies share their knowledge of vaccine development with other companies in an existing pool…
Audrey Gaughran has been appointed as the new director of SOMO. Mid February, she succeeds Ronald Gijsbertsen, who has held the position for the past 17 years. With a long track record of successful campaigning…
Over 30 prominent human rights organisations, networks and trade unions from Palestine and Europe have submitted a report to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva, demanding that…
Mass adoption of electric vehicles is widely seen by governments and businesses as a key element of the energy transition. But the soaring demand for batteries to propel these vehicles comes with devastating social and…
