Briefing paper In this briefing paper, SOMO investigates the role of electronics brands in ensuring that freedom of association and collective bargaining is respected all along their supply chain. Download whole publication: Freedom of association in the electronics industry.pdf (Size 276.5…
Despite industry’s promises, young Dalit women continue to suffer exploitative conditions European and US garment brands and retailers have failed in their attempts to structurally improve labour conditions at their suppliers in Tamil Nadu, South India. Despite corporate promises and…
Vale participates in the Global Reporting Initiative and publishes its “Sustainability Report” on an annual basis, aiming to demonstrate its compliance with the international principles of social and environmental responsibilities of which it is a signatory, namely the UN Global…
This report provides snapshots of frontline struggles against Monsanto and other biotech corporations pushing genetically modified (GM) crops. It shows that small-holder and organic farmers, local communities and social movements around the world are resisting and rejecting Monsanto, and the…
Trends and consequences of the rapid development of aviation biofuels, as shown by the impacts of jatropha cultivation on local people in Central Java The aviation sector’s response to its growing greenhouse gas emissions As climate change becomes more and…
This report analyses the activities of 29 European banks, pension funds and insurance companies, including Deutsche Bank, Barclays, RBS, Allianz, BNP Paribas, AXA, HSBC, Generali, Allianz, Unicredit and Credit Agricole. It reveals the significant involvement of these financial institutions in…
The crucial role played by transnational corporations (TNCs) on a planetary scale has been a point of focus for researchers and human rights militants for many years. In a recent publication, one of authors of this critical report summarized the…
In this report, we focus our attention on Morocco, carrying on from other work carried out by the Spanish Clean Clothes Campaign. The document shows the situation of female garment workers in the North African kingdom, paying special attention to the…
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The report contrasts the UK government’s preferred approach of ‘food security’, based on free markets supplemented by aid, with the positive alternative of food sovereignty, which returns control over the food system to farmers. Download PDF here:
WHILE in the safety and comfort of his Japanese junket, and away from the wrath of a powerful tropical storm, Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III ordered government lawyers to look into the option of slapping lawsuits, including “economic sabotage” –…
This work was developed given the need to spread the accumulation of knowledge and experience in the area of the responsibility of transnational businesses for human rights violations, while noting possible methods of intervention. The guide aims to demonstrate some…