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Living and working in India

Global partnership and ethical trade

25 April 2014
ETI Director Peter McAllister on changes in the debate around how best to support development and eradicate poverty. What will a development framework that replaces the current model of western donor-driven aid look like?
Workers demonstrate for compensation and safe conditions after Rana Plaza building collapse, Bangladesh | Photo: Awaj Foundation

Marking one year since Rana Plaza tragedy

22 April 2014
The collapse of Rana Plaza on 24 April 2013 saw the loss of more than 1,100 Bangladeshi workers. Our thoughts are with all those who suffered loss and injury as we mark the one year anniversary and ask what has changed since that horrific day.

Living wage – the price of a decent cuppa?

4 April 2014
What would be a sufficient wage for Malawi’s tea pluckers to live on?

Living wage – it takes policy, pricing and participation

4 April 2014
Since wages are driven by multiple factors, ETI's Sabita Banerji focuses on the critical three that need to be tackled.

Rana Plaza Trust Fund compensation payments

20 March 2014
We welcome the news that the ILO-backed Rana Plaza Trust Fund will be the central vehicle for paying compensation to Rana Plaza victims and their families.
Green bananas

Fairtrade: celebrating the first 20 years. What’s next?

14 March 2014
Rachel Wilshaw, Oxfam’s Ethical Trade Manager looks back on the astonishing 20 year rise of Fairtrade. And asks if it's time the UK government intervened on banana pricing.

Migrant women to work in freedom

7 March 2014
Marking International Women's Day, how best to achieve safe migration into decent jobs for poor women?

Sowing the seeds of change in South Africa’s horticulture sector

12 February 2014
ETI's Peter McAllister and Candida Barbato reflect on South African horticulture's journey towards sustainability.
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On ITV’s Exposure of Bangladesh garment factories

7 February 2014
Last night’s 'Exposure: Fashion Factories Undercover', broadcast on ITV, was challenging viewing. The one hour documentary took viewers behind-the-scenes within several Bangladesh garment factories, with hidden cameras capturing truly shocking labour rights abuses.
Morecambe Bay, where 23 Chinese workers died, in 2004

10 year anniversary of Morecambe Bay tragedy

6 February 2014
It's 10 years since 23 Chinese workers lost their lives harvesting cockles in Morecambe Bay. Will the UK Government stand by the measures that were introduced to prevent similar tragedies?
Workshop participants discuss their plans

Living wage: an appetite for action...together

27 January 2014
A clear message emerging from the recent ETI Members Living Wage Workshop was the need - and determination - to move beyond discussion and take practical, collaborative action.

Can prison labour ever be acceptable?

24 January 2014
Reports that prison labour in East Germany produced products for a number of well-known companies should set a few alarm bells ringing.

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