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Vietnamese workers queue to vote for a union rep courtesy of ILO_IFC

New UN report on marginalised workers’ rights to freedom of association

10 October 2016
The right to join a trade union is enshrined within ETI’s Base Code as a basic labour standard. Ensuring workers are represented is also a key pillar in our 2015-2020 strategy.
A tea picker working on a Fairtrade certified tea estate in India. © Siddarth Selvaraj / Fairtrade International

UN Guiding Principles show us the way to fairer trade

7 October 2016
Linking the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, corporate social responsibility and Fair Trade in global food and farming supply chains.
Photograph courtesy of European Union ECHO/Caroline Gluck under creative commons

Defensiveness will not address the Syrian refugee issue in Turkey’s garment sector

4 October 2016
What is the best approach to building a fair and functional garment sector where Syrian and Turkish workers can find decent employment?
Garment manufacturing in China, courtesy of Shutterstock

China’s rising tide of strikes

30 September 2016
China must deal with worker unrest. Can it learn anything from a thousand-year-old Viking king? 

[VIDEO] Can fast fashion ever be ethical?

22 September 2016
Speakers at our Ethical Insights event reflect on the key themes covered in the discussion, with conclusions that may surprise. 

Find out more about Alliance 8.7

22 September 2016
We’re backing Alliance 8.7, the new global alliance to eradicate forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and child labour
garment production line in Turkey courtesy of seyephoto-Shutterstock.com

Syrian refugees in Turkey: the importance of identifying labour networks

21 September 2016
How do you mobilize refugees to support their entry into Turkey's formal economy and sustain healthy labour relations?

ETI expresses serious concerns over activist Andy Hall's ‘defamation’ verdict by Thai court

20 September 2016
Thailand is a global food exporter but is known to experience widespread exploitation issues in its supply chains.
Turkmenbashi Tekstil Kompleksi is the biggest textile company in Central Asia ©ADB

LIVE BLOG: Can fast fashion ever be ethical?

16 September 2016
Follow our live blog for insight and discussion on whether fast fashion can ever be ethical from 8:30am (BST) on Tuesday 20 September.
A Bangladesh garment worker ©ILO

Do you think fast fashion can ever be ethical?

16 September 2016
For London Fashion Week we're answering some of the burning questions that surround fast fashion? Let us know if there is anything you want to ask?
Scarfs from turkey

What to do with nearly three million Syrian refugees in Turkey?

13 September 2016
Addressing the Turkish legal system as it relates to refugees.
Woman worker at a cement factory in India © ILO Joydeep Mukherjee

Sexual harassment at work: the business case for zero tolerance

1 September 2016
If women workers feel demeaned, if they can’t speak out and if they avoid certain areas in the workplace – there is a cost.

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