by Gaia Rea | Jan 29, 2026 | ALERTS
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) ratified the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (P29) on 15 January 2026. The UAE had already ratified the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) in 1982 and the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)... 
by Jasmin Hansohm | Jan 27, 2026 | ALERTS
On 16 December 2025, IndustriALL Global Union (IndustriALL) filed an OECD NCP complaint against Belgian headquartered garment and textile manufacturer, Sioen Industries, over its continued sourcing from Myanmar. The complaint was filed together with Myanmar trade... 
by Jasmin Hansohm | Jan 20, 2026 | ALERTS
On 21 December 2025, China Labor Watch filed a BAFA complaint against Apple, alleging forced labour at supplier Foxconn’s Zhengzhou facility, under the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG). China Labor Watch first submitted an internal complaint directly to... 
by Jasmin Hansohm | Jan 13, 2026 | ALERTS
On 11 December, the Norwegian OECD National Contact Point (NCP) published a Final Statement on a 2021 complaint brought by SOMO on behalf of 474 Myanmar civil society organisations against Telenor regarding its exit from Myanmar. The complaint alleges that Telenor’s...