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Plane on Dhaka airport runway, with high-rise buildings in background

Who cares about workers’ safety in Bangladesh?

9 December 2015
Stirling Smith looks at new labour law in Bangladesh.

Gross exploitation of migrant workers still found in Italian tomato sector despite clean-up efforts

9 December 2015
Illegal gangmasters hold on migrant workers in Italy's agricultural sector appears to be growing.

ETI responds to government labour market consultation

4 December 2015
Read ETI's response on the joint consultation on labour market exploitation - issued by the UK Home Office and Department for Business, Innovation & Skills.
Female garment factory worker, Bangladesh

What the whole world wants but women rarely get: a good job

4 December 2015
Sabita Banerji tells us why gender matters in ethical trade.
Five guiding business principles for Black Friday

Five guiding business principles for Black Friday

27 November 2015
How companies can reassure their customers that the goods they're selling on Black Friday - or any other day - are ethically traded.
Female garment workers, Tamil Nadu, India | Photo: Sabita Banerji

Greater confidence for young Tamil Nadu cotton mill workers

24 November 2015
Young female mill workers are learning to stand up for their rights in a local spinning mill that produces thread for the world's garment production.
Oxfam Behind the Brands scorecard

How the Behind the Brands campaign has driven change in corporate policies

9 November 2015
What are the key elements that have led to the changes attributed to Oxfam's successful benchmarking campaign?
Why trade unions are a good thing

Why trade unions are a good thing

6 November 2015
Helping unions to organise would give a boost to the British economy of nearly £30 billion.
Female agricultural worker, Tanzania

Stay standing if you are in work but trapped in poverty

6 November 2015
This Living Wage Week we reflect on why so many people around the world are still trapped in poverty despite being in work.
ETI hosts successful Ethical Trade and Human Rights Forum

ETI hosts successful Ethical Trade and Human Rights Forum

21 October 2015
More than 300 delegates converged in London from 19 – 20 October, for the inaugural Ethical Trade and Human Rights Forum. The conference looked at how we can move beyond the incremental progress of an audit and CSR-based era, to a future of transformative change for sustainable trade.
Migrant worker

Study gives insight into company responses to modern slavery

17 October 2015
Our new snapshot study into company perspectives and responses to the risks of modern slavery in their global supply chains.
Graphic equalizer lights

Benchmarks: do they drive change for the benefit of workers, and if so, how?

6 October 2015
Phil Bloomer on how benchmarks can play a powerful role in encouraging companies and governments to respect human rights by driving a ‘race to the top’.

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