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During the week of 15-19 October 2018, more than 94 States and 400 civil society organizations including SOMO were present for negotiations of the first-ever draft binding treaty to regulate — in international human rights law…
New SOMO research shows that working conditions on many certified farms and plantations are still problematic. Workers face an array of challenges including poor pay, unsafe and unhealthy situations, and they are prevented from standing…
Private investors have been investing unwillingly and unintentionally in palm oil companies for years. By investing in funds offered by ABN AMRO, ING and Rabobank, they invest in these companies without being informed about this…
Greenpeace, FIDH, OECD Watch and SOMO welcome the release of the Zero Draft and the Draft Optional Protocol. This new step in the treaty process marks a milestone in longstanding efforts of communities and workers…
This week, we have witnessed a landmark moment in the UN Human Rights Council. States have begun negotiating the text of the UN treaty on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human…
In a ground-breaking development, the first ever OECD Guidelines case on corporate tax avoidance was filed against the Dutch shell companies of American oil giant Chevron. The complaint highlights Chevron’s use of Dutch letterbox companies…
This week, from 15 till 19 October, the EU and Indonesia will continue to negotiate about a new trade agreement (IEU CEPA: Indonesia-EU Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement). SOMO and Indonesia for Global Justice (IGJ) urge…
Today civil society groups from the EU member states have gathered at the UN in Geneva to support the Intergovernmental Working Group tasked with developing a binding instrument to ensure that businesses respect human rights….
The fourth session of the so-called ‘open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights’ will take place from 15 – 19 October at the United Nations (UN)…
In April of this year, SOMO co-organized a workshop in Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania) to share experiences and learning on addressing adverse impacts of business activities on communities and workers in Eastern and Southern Africa….
News / July 21, 2018 Two SOMO researchers denied entry into Israel on arbitrary grounds Continuity of SOMO investigation into the consequences of the occupation economy under threat SOMO has received notice from the Dutch…
We are facing urgent challenges: social, environmental, political. It all starts with freeing society from the grip of finance and democracy from the capture of finance’s private interests. Ten years on from the financial crisis,…
A feature documentary about environmental destruction and human rights abuses at Europe’s largest mining project. ‘ELDORADO — The Struggle For Skouries‘ is a documentary film about the civic struggle against destructive resource extractionism at Europe’s…
