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Cambodia crackdowns, Rohingya crisis: where business meets human rights

26 October 2017
Reflections on the role of companies when government support for human rights is deemed problematic.
Image of contract cleaner courtesy of Shutterstock

New roadmap on preventing labour exploitation in the UK

19 October 2017
Find out about FLEX’s action plan “Risky business: tackling exploitation in the UK labour market” on tackling labour abuses and providing protection to workers.
Slave family on an early-1860s American cotton plantation

Ethical trade in the 1850s: breaking the chains of slavery

17 October 2017
The Modern Slavery Act is forcing businesses to discuss slavery openly to an extent that has not occurred since the days of the 19th century abolitionists.
Garment workers in Tamil Nadu courtesy of the ILO

Paying living wages is easier if companies and trade unions work together

16 October 2017
Not only is paying a living wage part of the ETI Base Code of labour standards, it is also part of the responsibilities on business set out in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

The most revolting blog post you will ever read

11 October 2017
Drawing lessons from "manual scavenging", here's why companies need to look out for caste discrimination in their Indian supply chains.

Stand up for decent work!

9 October 2017
Millions of workers and trade unions stand up for World Decent Work Day.
A Haitian garment worker in the country's ILO Better Work programme

Combating gender-based violence at work

4 October 2017
The ILO is in a process of considering whether to establish a new convention on “Ending violence and harassment against women and men in the world of work”.

UK progress on ending labour exploitation since the Modern Slavery Act

2 October 2017
There is increasing awareness around modern slavery and labour exploitation. Not only within businesses but also by policymakers and the public.

Human rights defenders, civic space and the links to modern slavery

29 September 2017
The right to freedom of association and freedom of expression are central to combatting modern slavery and child labour.

[VIDEO] What will submissions to the UK labour market enforcement consultation include?

28 September 2017
Speakers at ETI's ethical insights discussion on labour exploitation comment on the upcoming UK labour market enforcement consultation.
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Great British inventions: trade unions and collective bargaining

28 September 2017
When the United Kingdom ratified ILO Convention No.98 on the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining.

71% of modern day slaves are women: new statistics launched at UN General Assembly

19 September 2017
The ILO launches new global estimates of people in modern slavery – including forced labour and child labour.

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