SOMO argue that companies need to be more open about their global supply chains, in order to improve the conditions of those that work in them.
Building on recent work on the appalling employment and labour conditions in the Tamil Nadu textile and garment industry, the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) and the India Committee of the Netherlands build the case for substantial supply chain transparency
SOMO and ICN believe that disclosure of detailed information regarding corporate structure, suppliers’ base, employment relations, work force, and due diligence processes, among others, is an important prerequisite to enable different actors along the supply chain, workers in the first place, to address human rights violations and improve working conditions.