The Thai government has announced that it will become the first Asian nation to ratify the International Labor Organization’s Convention on Work in Fishing.
THIS BLOG WAS UPDATED ON 9 JANUARY 2019

In the first of two think-pieces, ETI's Head of Modern Slavery Strategy, Cindy Berman, discusses some of the lessons she's learned from 2018.

Find out how our latest workplace social dialogue training in Bangladesh, which combines face-to-face and digital methods, is progressing.

Agriculture is particularly at risk from unfair trading practices, or UTPs, which are defined as business-to-business practices that deviate from good commercial contact and are contrary to good faith.
THIS BLOG WAS UPDATED ON 20 DECEMBER.

H&M group’s Fair Living Wage Strategy represents a “bold and unprecedented” commitment on wages, yet there are major lessons to be learned around how it has been implemented, according to an independent evaluation published by ETI ahead of H&M group’s Fair Living Wage Summit in Cambodia.

Preliminary reports indicate risks of serious labour abuses in the cashew nut industry, including use of prison labour, child labour, unsafe working conditions and lack of contracts. ETI Norway’s Ole Henning asks: is this really the case, and if so, what can we do about it?

Increasingly, companies are looking at technology, hotlines and mobile applications as a way to understand workers’ needs, and in some cases to use as grievance mechanisms.

CARE International UK's Hester Le Roux reflects on the annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, and asks what businesses can do to support global efforts gender-based violence in the workplace.

There is a definite sense of momentum around getting brands to buy responsibly, with many campaigning organisations planning more work in this area.

The Corporate Human Rights Benchmark has just launched its second league table, ranking some of the world’s largest companies in terms of their approach to respecting workers, consumers and communities. 

It's important that companies know their supply chains - particularly in the stone industry - if they are to avoid modern slavery.

Living wages were not only desirable and feasible, but also inevitable. Here's what companies can do to support their payment.