Nick Kightley reflects on what the rescue by the GLAA of two Romanian workers trafficked to London, and the responsibilities of companies to advocate for better protections in countries where there is no GLAA to protect vulnerable workers from trafficking
Global Seafood Assurance has created a global outreach survey to gather data on worker voice mechanisms, as part of its Fishing Vessel Crews Worker Voice project.
"A fearsomely complex task fraught with conflicting vested interests." Nick Kightley, ETI's Strategic Lead on Food, Farming and Fisheries asks how food retailers can begin making procurement decisions which focused on sustainability rather than lowest possible cost
With audits suspended and site visits difficult to arrange due to Covid-19, ETI member Matrix APA has been focusing on data and communication to support its Chinese suppliers. Grace Gao, ETI's Capacity Building Advisor and Consultant, reports on the findings of its recent supplier survey.
Rowlinson's Knitwear's Overseas Director Ken Edgar on how the Pandemic has affected business, and the steps they're taking to protect workers in global supply chains
Today, 30 July, is World Day against Human Trafficking. ETI has countersigned a letter to the US State Department protesting the awarding of a Tier 2 ranking for Thailand in the 2020 Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report
How has Kakuzi, a major supplier avocados to UK supermarkets, supported its workers during Covid-19, and helped to cushion the wider community from the worst impacts of the Pandemic?
ETI and a number of its members has countersigned a letter to the Home Secretary calling for licensing of UK factories following reports of exploitation in Leicester
Peter McAllister responds to a letter to Boohoo executives from the Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee asking serious questions about its treatment of workers in Leicester garment factories