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Undermining Mongolia
Corporate hold over development trajectory
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New research shows: Mongolia forced to give up control over its natural resources
New research by the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) and Oyu Tolgoi (OT) Watch shows how one of the world’s largest copper mines, Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia, was negotiated at the expense of…
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Slight majority in favour of CETA in Dutch Parliament
This week, the Dutch Lower House voted by a small majority in favour of CETA, the trade agreement between the EU and Canada. However, CETA could still be defeated in the Senate, where there is…
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SOMO researchers fight denied entry into Israel
Sfard law firm files request for re-examination of travel ban Today, lawyers Michael Sfard and Haya Abu Warda, from the renowned law firm Michael Sfard in Tel Aviv (Israel), filed a request on behalf of…
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UN list of companies trading with illegal settlements is a step forward
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Does climate policy stop at the Dutch border?
The Port of Rotterdam wants to become CO2 neutral in the Netherlands but invests in fossil energy projects abroad. Publication / February 11, 2020 The far-reaching tentacles of the Port of Rotterdam The Port of…
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The far-reaching tentacles of the Port of Rotterdam
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CETA is an outdated agreement. Don’t ratify it.
In 2009, negotiations began between the EU and Canada on a “deep and comprehensive” trade agreement that should settle mutual trade barriers. Eleven years later, the result is presented to the Dutch Parliament. The world…
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German cement giant involved in serious violations against Palestinians
The German multinational HeidelbergCement is complicit in the pillaging of natural resources from the Nahal Raba quarry in the occupied West Bank, with serious human rights violations against Palestinians, a new report by SOMO and…
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Violations Set in Stone
HeidelbergCement in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
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Supermarkets take action after ‘Pressing Issues’ research
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Labour conditions in South African wine industry remain appalling
Dutch supermarkets are an important player in improving working and living conditions Supermarkets play an important role in the wine supply chain between South Africa and the Netherlands. This is the main conclusion from the…
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Pressing Issues
South African wine farms and the responsibility for due diligence by Dutch supermarkets
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Canadian investors in childcare and housing and more power with CETA
Will Canadian companies receive compensation if gas extraction off the Dutch coast is terminated? If CETA, the new trade agreement between Canada and the European Union is approved, Canadian investors in the Netherlands will get…
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CETA: Rights for Canadian multinationals
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Reviews of World Bank Group’s accountability mechanisms too important to be done in secret
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Is Ethiopia becoming the “new Myanmar” of the garment industry?
Ethiopia is often called the fashion industry’s new hub, or even the “new Myanmar”. However, growth projections of the Ethiopian government are not being met, and the growth expectations of Western brands and retailers are…